'The Color Purple' star Fantasia Barrino says her husband is the first person who ever called her 'beautiful' and 'a queen.' Here's a timeline of their relationship.
Lauren Edmonds
- Fantasia Barrino recently spoke about her "soulmate" husband, Kendall Taylor.
- Barrino and Taylor married three weeks after meeting each other in 2015.
Fantasia Barrino can't help but gush about her husband, Kendall Taylor.
Barrino, 39, shared details about her relationship during an interview with People this month.
"My husband's been in the trenches with me," Barrino told the outlet. "He came into my life and was the first person that ever called me beautiful and a queen every day, even when I felt like I didn't look good or my hair was all over my head."
Barrino stars as Celie in "The Color Purple," which hit theatres on Christmas Day to rave reviews. She told People that Taylor's support has been invaluable.
"It means a lot to share this moment with him. He's invested so much into my life and I feel like he's my soulmate," she said.
Barrino and Taylor have been together for eight years. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
Barrino and Taylor got married three weeks after meeting at a bar in 2015.
Barrino shared details about how she and Taylor met during a July 2019 interview on The Breakfast Club. Barrino said they were both at a rooftop bar in North Carolina and "talked all night long."
Fantasia added that she had a small list of things she looked for in a partner, including a man who loved her, her two children, and God.
"All the things that were on my list, he was," Barrino said of Taylor.
Barrino and Taylor tied the knot in a courthouse wedding just three weeks after meeting.
Taylor accompanied Barrino to the 2019 Grammy Awards that October.
The couple were all smiles when they posed on the red carpet for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards that October. That year, Barrino collaborated with Yolanda Adams and Andra Day in a tribute for Aretha Franklin.
On Instagram, Taylor shared photos of Barrino alongside a caption with the words "exquisite" and "elegance."
Barrino and Taylor published a relationship book in April 2022.
That April, the couple published "No Crowns in the Castle: Building a Strong Relationship and a Harmonious Life." A description of the book said Barrino and Taylor discuss "what a Godly marriage looks like and encourage readers with faith-forward and Biblical relationship advice."
Taylor was the first person to tell Barrino she scored a Golden Globe nomination for her work in "The Color Purple" in December 2023.
The 2024 Golden Globe nominations were announced this December when Barrino learned she was in competition for the Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture award.
Barrino told People that she learned about the accomplishment from her husband during a phone call.
"My husband picked up and it sounded like a bunch of screaming, The first thing I thought was that something [bad] had happened, so I immediately hung up to prepare myself," Barrino told the outlet. "I called back like, 'Babe, you have to tell me what's wrong,' and he's like 'Tasia, you just got nominated for a Golden Globe!' I literally started crying. Like, the ugly cry."
In a separate interview, Barrino recalled watching "The Color Purple" with Taylor, saying, "my husband went with me and he ended up grabbing my shoulders and whispering in my ear, 'I'm going to have to catch myself. I'm about to cry.'"
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