A&E Network's runaway hit reality series Storage Wars has a simple but intriguing premise: when owners of storage lockers in California fail to pay rent on their units for three months in a row, an auctioneer swoops in and auctions off the entire container in a cash-only public sale. Naturally, these auctions can get pretty heated - especially when they are attended by a number of astute professional buyers, each with their own unique approaches and insights, all bidding for the same unit. Sometimes they hit the jackpot with a unit filled with items they can sell for a huge profit, and other times… well, not so much.

Viewers have been hooked on Storage Wars ever since the show premiered back in 2010, and the series has been hugely popular ever since - largely thanks to the star buyers at the forefront of the show. One of the biggest Storage Wars figures is Brandi Passante, the level-headed wife of fellow pro buyer Jarrod Schulz. Passante has been a part of the Storage Wars gang since the very beginning - but what has she been up to recently?

Well, four years after Storage Wars swept the nation, Passante and her husband scored their own spin-off show. Brandi & Jarrod: Married to the Job debuted in August of 2014, airing eight episodes that followed the titular duo in day-to-day situations beyond their Storage Wars life. The series featured Passante and Schulz's "anti un-engagement" party, which saw Schulz throwing his lady love a surprise engagement bash at a dive bar; an episode where Schulz and Passante embarked on a new diet; lots and lots of wedding planning; and even the appearance of a certain unwanted guest in Schulz and Passante's home.

She and Schulz appear to run a clothing company called Outlaw Apparel, which makes shirts, hoodies, and headwear for buyers to, in the company's words, express their "individuality and unique approach to life." The duo also owned and operated an Orange County-based second-hand shop called Now and Then Thrift Store, which garnered some - let's say interesting - reviews on Yelp. Sadly, Now and Then is now a thing of the past, as it appears the shop has closed for good.

Business may not quite be booming for 39-year-old Passante, but she at least looks like she's doing well for herself, maintaining a strong online presence via her Instagram account, which she updates on the regular. Across her Instagram feed, you'll find photos of her on a night out with friends, taking a tour of a winery, visiting Disneyland with her son Cameron, meeting country singer Tim McGraw at the 2019 Coastal Country Jam in California, goofing off with her husband, reminiscing on old times with Schulz, and even riding on her tricked-out bicycle around her California neighborhood. Clearly, beyond all the drama and excitement of her life on reality television, Passante is actually a pretty normal woman.

So there you have it - while you may know her as "Brandi from Storage Wars," at the end of the day, Passante's far more than just that: she's a wife, a mother to son Cameron and daughter Payton, and the owner of two seriously adorable French bulldogs. She's clearly managed to avoid buckling under the pressures of fame and has remained as normal as you could hope to under the circumstances. And you've gotta give her a little credit for that. Keep watching the video to see that Brandi from Storage Wars is an absolute bombshell today!

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