Jeannie Mai Jenkins is an Emmy winner who co-hosted the nationally syndicated talk show The Real for eight seasons and can currently be seen as a sideline correspondent for ABC’s extreme mini-golf competition series Holey Moley, currently in its fourth season. In 2018, Mai and her fellow The Real co-hosts received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host. The show received multiple Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Talk Series, and received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series. In 2020, Mai competed on Season 29 of the hit ABC series Dancing with the Stars. In May 2021, Mai was included in the Gold House A100 list, recognizing t
Jeannie Mai Jenkins is an Emmy winner who co-hosted the nationally syndicated talk show The Real for eight seasons and can currently be seen as a sideline correspondent for ABC’s extreme mini-golf competition series Holey Moley, currently in its fourth season. In 2018, Mai and her fellow The Real co-hosts received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host. The show received multiple Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Talk Series, and received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series. In 2020, Mai competed on Season 29 of the hit ABC series Dancing with the Stars. In May 2021, Mai was included in the Gold House A100 list, recognizing the most impactful leaders in the Asian community.
In 2019, Mai launched her weekly web series Hello Hunnay, which takes fans on her journey through fashion, fitness, food, finances and relationships. As a self-described foodie, she enjoys the art of cooking and often showcases cultural cuisines with her family across her social platforms. Mai also hosts the podcast Listen Hunnay, where she interviews everyone from sex therapists to divorce lawyers and morticians to crime scene investigators in an effort to understand the journeys at the heart of the human being behind the career. Mai partnered with Owl’s Brew, the leader in tea-based spiked and sparkling beverages as chief brand officer, assisting with new product innovations and overall brand strategy. In addition, Mai recently launched her first fashion collection in collaboration with Macy’s, Jeannie Mai x INC. Now on her third drop, the versatile collection features the perfect spring staples for the girl ready to make a statement.
In 2017, Mai executive produced Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking, a documentary that investigates the international crisis of human sex trafficking from a deeply personal point of view. The follow up, Stopping Traffic 2: Surviving Sex Trafficking, is now available on demand.
