Rebecca Soteros is the ex girlfriend of the late Hollywood star Paul Walker. They have a daughter Meadow Rain Walker who was born in the year 1998.
Rebecca Soteros – How she met Paul Walker
Rebecca Soteros was was born in 1974 to Mark and Julie Ann Soteros. She has a brother called Joshua.
The pretty lady graduated in 1992 from the Town Christian School in California. She chose to become a teacher and obtained a bachelor’s degree in secondary education.
Rebecca came from a humble background and has no Hollywood affiliations. Sparks flew when she met Paul Walker in the year 1997, who was preparing to become an actor.
Paul who was on the cusp of a feature film debut preferred to chose a career in the movies, instead of getting married right-away. By March 1998, Rebecca has become pregnant with Walker’s child and since he was not interested in marriage, she moved to Hawaii.
Meadow Rain Walker was born on November 4, 1998. She was raised in Hawaii under the watch of her mother, while Paul Walker stayed in California.
Paul’s big break came in 2001 when he was chosen to play Brian O’Conner in the Fast And Furious series.
It turned out to be a huge hit, and as of August 2021, nine films in the series had been released, with more supposedly in the works.
When Meadow Walker was 13 years old, she moved back to California to live with her father in the year 2011. It is said that Meadow left her mother because she had begun getting addicted to alcohol. It is also reported that Meadow wanted her parents to stay together, so she had come to California in a bid to get her parents to stay together. However fate willed it differently, when Paul Walker passed away in a car crash on November 30, 2013. Meadow was only 15 when the tragic event occurred.
Rebecca Soteros – Custody dispute about Meadow
Rebecca flew to California shortly after learning of the passing of her ex-boyfriend. to comfort her daughter, who was then residing with Paul.
After her boyfriend’s passing, Rebecca’s situation turned for the worse. Rebecca and daughter Meadow found themselves in a custody dispute with Paul Walker’s mother Cheryl Ann. The latter, according to TMZ, claimed that Rebecca had a “drinking problem” and was unsuitable to raise Meadow.
Walker had appointed Cheryl Ann, his mother, as his daughter’s guardian just before he passed away.
So Rebecca was embroiled in her daughter’s guardianship battle with Cheryl Ann. Rebecca and Cheryl eventually resolved to settle their custodial dispute, when Rebecca made it clear that she would be staying in California to raise her daughter and agreed to complete an alcohol recovery program, in in exchange for Cheryl agreeing to give Meadow’s authority to Rebecca
Meadow Rain Walker – Rebecca Soteros’ daughter
Meadow stayed away from limelight till she attained an age when she could do modelling. To date, she has participated in several photo sessions for numerous companies and publications. She is a member of the DNA Model Management group as well.
Meadow Walker announced her engagement to actor Louis Thornton-Allan in August 2021. Later in October that year, the couple got married in the Dominican Republic.
Despite being a modest and intimate event, the wedding received extensive media coverage, including an interview with Vogue. She was handed away by her godfather and Vin Diesel’s Fast & Furious co-star.
Walker is drawn to holistic healthcare, yoga, and acupuncture.
Through the conservation organization The Paul Walker Foundation, which she established in 2015, she carries on her father’s charity activities. Student of marine biology (Paul Walker’s favorite subject) can apply for grants from this organization
Rebecca Soteros – Alcohol Addiction and Recovery
According to reports, Rebecca was detained twice for DUI, the first time in 2003 and the second time in 2013. However, Cheryl decided to withdraw her application on the condition that Rebecca enrol in a rehabilitation program, therefore the case was never brought before a judge.
Why did Rebecca Soteros and Paul Walker break up?
Although the couple’s breakup and end date are unknown, it is assumed that their relationship was brief and that they never got married.
Some assert that Paul and Rebecca’s split in late 1999 was the result of their protracted disagreements around Rebecca’s drinking issues. However as mentioned before, sources close to them cite that the couple broke up because they envisioned different future for themselves.
Where is Rebecca Soteros now?
Rebecca works as a primary school teacher while maintaining a low profile. She is not active on social media either, but she is on good terms with daughter Meadow. The mother-daughter both reside in California. The Paul Walker Foundation, the organization they founded in Paul’s honor, is run by the mother-daughter team.
Rebecca Soteros – Net worth
Rebecca has been a teacher for a long time and has done exceptionally well during her time in Hawaii.
Her net worth is estimated to be between 300k and 450k USD.
Meadow, Rebecca’s daughter, also received a $10 million settlement from the driver of the vehicle in which Paul Walker died.