Niecy Nash and her wife, Jessica Betts, appeared on the latest episode of "Red Table Talk ."- The pair talked about how they began dating (and wed in August 2020) after years of being friends.
- Nash said that she "never dated a woman in my life" prior to her relationship with Betts.
Niecy Nash says that her wife Jessica Betts, who she married in August 2020, is the only woman she's ever felt attracted to.
"I've never dated a woman in my life until now," Nash said on Wednesday's episode of "Red Table Talk" on Facebook Watch.
During the episode, Nash and Betts sat down with hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, and Willow Smith for a candid conversation about their relationship. Nash also spoke about her past romances with ex-husbands Don Nash (with whom she shares three kids) and Jay Tucker.
"It was the first time in my life I had ever felt fully seen," Nash said of being with Betts. "And it changed me."
Nash and the musician first connected on social media in 2015.
Nash said that she came across footage of Betts singing in the documentary "The Same Difference" released that year and followed her on social media.
Betts eventually followed the "Claws" star back and they maintained a friendship for four-and-a-half years.
Betts even appeared on an episode of "Claws," but the pair were friends at the time and said that neither of them cheated on their partners.
On "RTT," Nash said that she wasn't looking for a relationship when she met Betts.
Betts, on the other hand, "knew something was special about her and I knew that I wanted her when I desired nobody else."
"I gave myself permission to feel what I felt in the moment and to be unapologetic about it," Nash said, explaining that she was partly hesitant to jump into a relationship with Betts because she worried that their friendship "might not survive it."
The turning point came when they met up to have wine and crabs one day.
"When we talked this time, my eyes crossed and I saw her different in that moment," Nash recalled, saying that they "exchanged some energies."
Then they went to Nash's place after to watch one of her favorite movies and shortly before the end of the film, the "Never Have I Ever" actress put her hand on Betts' neck.
Later that evening, Nash kissed her on the cheek "and I asked her if she wanted to go lay down," Betts said.
The couple got engaged on July 3, 2020. Betts was the first to propose and said it happened while "skinny dipping in the hot tub."
Betts recalled the actress "getting on my nerves that day." So when she popped the question to Nash, she said, "If anybody's gonna get on my nerves, it's gonna be you. Marry me."
In response, Nash said, "whatever" and the ring was placed on her finger. Then Nash proposed to Betts with a ring that she had already picked out for her.
Nash surprised followers when she revealed their backyard wedding via Instagram on August 31.
The event actually took place two days prior, the couple said on "RTT." Before the nuptials, fans weren't aware that she was in a relationship with Betts, who Nash now refers to as her "hersband" and "the greatest love of my life."
Regarding how she labels herself, Nash said that she was left feeling confused after her youngest child showed her a video that explained different types of sexuality. On "RTT" Nash called herself "free" and explained why she was confused when people used the phrase "coming out" when she revealed her marriage to Betts.
"I wasn't in anywhere," she said. "I wasn't living a sexually repressed life. I loved the boys I was with when I was with them. And now this is who I love. I wasn't living a lie or trying to make myself like a man. I liked them."
Watch the full episode of "Red Table Talk" below.