“Mufasa” star Aaron Pierre, who had the web in a collective swoon, is formally off the market—and his new romance is with none apart from multi-hyphenate powerhouse Teyana Taylor. Collectively, the 2 could have simply secured the title of Hollywood’s most tasty couple.
After months of hypothesis, Pierre and Taylor confirmed their relationship this previous weekend. In celebration of the “Mufasa” actor’s thirty first birthday on June 7, the “Straw” actress took to Instagram with a candy tribute to her man. Posting a collection of never-before-seen photographs, Taylor gave followers an intimate glimpse into their romance, captioning the submit: “Cheers to Thirty-WON & many extra wins across the solar. H‘AP’PY BIRTHDAY Woody.”
Pierre responded within the feedback with a easy but heartfelt: “Now and at all times. Thanks Tey 🌹”
Shortly after the submit, a video of Pierre strolling into his shock birthday celebration started making the rounds on-line, capturing the second he kissed Taylor, sealing the connection reveal with somewhat PDA. Although this weekend marked their official affirmation, followers have been piecing issues collectively for months.
Again in March, romance rumors first sparked when Taylor posted a carousel of putting black-and-white, James Bond–esque photographs from the Oscars. Pierre shared photographs from the identical shoot on his personal Instagram, solely including gasoline to the fireplace. Then, earlier this month, Taylor teased her musical return with “Escape Room,” a visible album starring Pierre alongside LaKeith Stanfield. He additionally appeared within the video for her first single, “Lengthy Time.”
Pierre, who’s sometimes saved his love life underneath wraps, has beforehand provided refined insights into his views on romance.
“I’m a romantic,” he shared in a 2024 interview with BBC 1Xtra. “However on the identical time like many people, I’m very protecting of my coronary heart and issues of the center. I’m an unlimited romantic; it simply takes me some time to get there. However as soon as I do, I’m at your beck and name.”
Taylor, in the meantime, is embracing her subsequent chapter following her seven-year marriage to Iman Shumpert. Amid swirling rumors concerning the particulars of their divorce, she saved it candid, and fashionable when shutting down the discourse.
“Actually, this divorce is signed, sealed, and delivered, so hopefully, this by no means even has to return up once more,” she mentioned, as beforehand reported by theGrio. “However please, let him do what he’s doing in peace, and let me do what I’m doing in peace. I’m begging y’all to let me get my again blown out in peace, alright bye.”
