All about 911 and Oscar-nominated Black Panther star Angela Bassett
12.03.2023 - 11:59
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Black Panther and 9-1-1 star Angela Bassett is back at the Academy Awards as a nominee, but this time she'll be joined by her beloved husband Courtney B. Vance.Courtney has been by the 64-year-old's side this entire awards season, and the two celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in October 2022.
They first met in the early 1980s when they were both studying at Yale's School of Drama, but they didn't connect again until the mid-1990s when they crossed paths in Los Angeles.Angela Bassett And Courtney B. Vance's Love Story"I was single; he was single, and I had such an appreciation for him over those years — of his consistency, how he treated other people, of what a supporter he is, what a connector of people and ideas he is, how passionate he is," Angela previously revealed - although it wasn't love at first sight, as she once admitted the first date was hardly memorable."He just seemed like a really, really nice guy, which translated to kind of boring.
That was it. Wasn't gonna give him a second thought," she told Oprah Winfrey in 2007 of their 1994 date.Luckily, the actress gave him a second chance and by 1997 the two were married.
But in the lead up to the big day, things were complicated for the pair, as Anglela was preparing for her work in the acclaimed How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and she had asked for them to abstain from sex for the year.Exclusive: Corinne Massiah opens up on 9-1-1, working with Angela Bassett - and finding her voice Angela and Courtney in 1997 the year they married"We knew this relationship was so special we decided to abstain from sex until after we were married," Courtney once revealed, with Angela adding: "That was my brilliant idea, but it wasn't easy. Actually, one night, I did beg
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