Wedding bells will be ringing forTaraji P. Hensonin just over six months’ time!
TheEmpireactress, 49, confirmed at the2019 Emmy Awardson Sunday evening that she and fiancéKelvin Haydenwill tie the knot on April 4, 2020.
“I trust Vera! That’s why I had her make the dress — I don’t have to lose sleep. I know she’s going to have me look beautiful,” added the star, who presented at Sunday’s awards ceremony and has been nominated twice in the pastfor her role as Cookie LyononEmpire.
Henson hinted at the couple’s wedding date on Instagram last month,sharing a photo galleryof herself and the former Super Bowl-winning NFL cornerback, 36, cuddled up on a boat.
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Henson — who has a 25-year-old son namedMarcel— and the athlete first confirmed their relationship back in December 2017.
The actressannounced her engagementto Hayden in May 2018, sharing aphoto of her new diamondand captioning it, “I said yes y’all!!!”
“He started with the Cartier love bracelet BUT that was my#Mothersdaygift and then he dropped to his knee and I almost passed out!!!” theHidden Figuresstar continued on Instagram.
Adding several emojis, she wrote, “😩😩😂😂😂 #sheisofficiallyoffthemarket and she is sooooooooooooo HAPPY!!!!!! #GODIS 💍💋💋💋.”
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Speaking to reporters in January at the Los Angeles premiere of her comedyWhat Men Want, Henson revealed that she and her fiancé still had yet to finalize a wedding timeline.
“I don’t have a date yet,” she admitted. “I’m trying for the summer. I have scripts coming in, you know — you got to strike while the iron is hot — and he is patient.”
Still, Henson wasn’t sweating it when it came to her personal life. As the star explained with a laugh, “We live together, we’re not going anywhere. Buttrust me, we are getting married.”
“And soon! It won’t be a 10-year engagement!” she insisted.
The 71st PrimetimeEmmy Awardsaired live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Sunday starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
source: people.com
