Alexis Wilkins
American singer (born 1998)
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Alexis Wilkins (born November 3, 1998) is an American country singer and actress.[1][2][3] Since 2023, she has dated Kash Patel, a Trump administration official who became FBI Director in 2025. After he became FBI Director, he controversially used taxpayer funds to pay for his travels to see Wilkins and for an FBI SWAT unit to serve as her security detail.[4][5]
Alexis Wilkins | |
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Wilkins in 2025 | |
| Born | November 3, 1998 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Belmont University (BBA) |
| Occupations | Singer, actress |
| Partner | Kash Patel (2023–present) |
Biography
Wilkins was born on November 3, 1998, in Boston, Massachusetts,[6] to a mother who was a financial specialist in the aerospace industry and a father who was a global consumer products executive for the Gillette Company. They lived in the Boston suburb of Weymouth.[7] According to Wilkins, she grew up in Arkansas after having lived in Windsor, Berkshire, and in Switzerland,[8] where she attended elementary school at the Collège du Léman boarding school for a time.[7] As a child, she also appeared in bit parts on two episodes of Modern Family, a television sitcom filmed in Los Angeles, California.[7] She is an only child and was raised Christian.[9] She is of Armenian descent.[10]
Wilkins graduated from Belmont University in 2020, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration.[9]
In December 2024, Wilkins announced that she would begin to work as the press secretary for Representative Abraham Hamadeh.[6][11]
In October 2025, Wilkins performed the national anthem before RAF 02 in State College, Pennsylvania.[12][13][14][15][16]
Lawsuits
In November 2025, Wilkins filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Samuel Parker, a former banker and social media influencer, who had run in the 2018 Utah Senate Republican primary. Wilkins alleged that he had falsely claimed she was an Israeli spy.[17][18]
Wilkins also filed two defamation lawsuits against conservative influencers Kyle Seraphin and Elijah Schaffer. Schaffer responded to Wilkins's lawsuit, calling it "delusional and paranoid".[19]
Personal life
In October 2022, Wilkins met Kash Patel, then a board member of Trump Media & Technology Group, at an event as part of the ReAwaken America Tour. They began dating in January 2023.
In 2025, it was reported that Patel had used taxpayer funded trips to bring Wilkins on private planes and pay for her security.[4][20][21]
On March 13, 2026, Alden Welch Ruml was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors in Boston for making profane and violent threats against Wilkins.[22]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Modern Family | Party Guest/Fencer | 2 episodes; uncredited |
| 2011 | The Victorville Massacre | Young Lane | |
| Jack and Jill | Sistine Chapel Girl | Uncredited | |
| 2012 | Dog with a Blog | Tiff | Episode: "Dog with a Hog" |
| 2013 | Instant Mom | Lola | Episode: "Yoot There It Is" |
| 2014 | The First Minute | Denise | Short film |
| 2016 | The Crooked Man | Alice | Television film |
| 2017 | Painted Horses | Zoey |
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