One of 5 children in the family of Kathy Samuels, a producer for unscripted series, and Scott Samuels, a U.S. Marshal.
She has three brothers: Cody Samuels, Harrison Samuels, and Jack Samuels; and one sister, Heather Samuels.
She is a distant relative of Dakota Johnson, (Skyler's paternal grandfather was Fred Samuels, whose wife Nanita Greene was Skyler's step-grandmother. Nanita's previous husband was Peter Griffith, whose granddaughter is Dakota).