The youngest of three kids — sister Ava, 31, is a shiatsu therapist, and brother Jason, 33, is a San Bernardino County deputy sheriff who served in Iraq with his Army Reserve unit and is now at Fort Bragg, N.C. — she grew up in the Fresno area. Her parents — Brenda, 51, a hospital supervisor, and Ron, 51, a general contractor — divorced when she was 5. At various times in her childhood she lived with each. Her dad partly ascribes his daughter's lifelong passion for fitness to the fact that when she was a teen, he had a woman who was a bodybuilder come to babysit.
After high school Frey clerked at a jewelry store and then worked at a child-care center while getting her two-year degree in child development from Fresno City College. She then studied massage therapy at a vocational school. Recently, she has worked at American Bodyworks, a physical therapy center in Fresno where she treats elderly people and athletes recovering from injuries, though she has lately been taking skin-care classes as well. Those who know her say Frey tends to be fairly reserved but not stiff or formal. "She's always been a fun girl," says Dean Hoffinger, a Fresno party promoter who dated Frey from 1999 to 2000 and has remained friendly with her. "Always into different things. Not prudish, kind of hippie-ish."
Her taste in men has hardly been unerring. Five years ago she met Josh Hart, a male stripper in Fresno. Recently married, Hart and his new wife had a child on the way but weren't living together full-time.
The relationship came to an ugly end in 1998, Hart says, after Frey accused him of physically abusing her and stealing money. Hart denies the charges and contends he later pled no contest to misdemeanor battery only to avoid the possibility of a long sentence.
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1. I didn't know Ava was a Shiatsu Therapist. (I guess therapy runs in the family)
2. I knew Amber was a physical therapist, but there was speculation on here if she was the medical kind or the oil and scent kind.
3. I didn't know Amber's brother was a deputy sheriff and served in Iraq.
4.I knew about Josh Hart but I didn't know he was a male stripper and that amber had pressed charges against him.