Standing the check of time! Ice-T and Coco Austin have been a celeb energy couple since they met in 2001.
The twosome related on a video set that yr and have been going robust ever since. The “I’m Your Pusher” rapper recalled the assembly throughout a 2017 Mario Lopez: One on One interview.
“[I asked], ‘Would you ever think about courting a gangster rapper?’” Ice-T remembered. “The rationale I mentioned that, Mario, is I used to be sporting a purple snakeskin swimsuit.”
Austin revealed she “didn’t know what a gangster rapper was” based mostly on being a “white valley lady,” so she responded, “Oh, nicely, if he’s good.”
The Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit star had a fast retort, firing again, “Nicely, child, in the event you take the ‘n’ off ‘good’, you get ‘Ice.’”
The pickup line labored because the duo started courting lengthy distance — Ice-T was in New York for Regulation & Order, whereas Austin labored in California as a mannequin. The pair’s romance progressed rapidly, they usually tied the knot on New 12 months’s Eve in 2001. Us Weekly later confirmed that the pair didn’t legally wed till January 2006 in Nevada, based on court docket paperwork.
“We obtained married fairly quick,” Austin later wrote in her weblog in regards to the Las Vegas nuptials. “He grew to become my finest buddy and this immediately was somebody I didn’t need to reside with out. We simply knew we wished to be collectively, we have been like yin and yang, like peanut butter and jelly. LOL.”
She confessed that they didn’t inform anyone in regards to the marriage ceremony at first as a result of nobody was invited to attend. “We simply saved it between us, we didn’t need to harm anybody’s emotions so we simply saved it to ourselves,” Austin wrote. “I’ll always remember taking a look at him nose to nose simply me and him nobody else within the room however a priest and a pianist. He obtained choked up whereas he spoke which made me get choked up.”
The pair went on to welcome their daughter, Chanel, in 2015, and have remained dedicated to their relationship for greater than 20 years.
“Joyful twenty second Anniversary! To my unbelievable Spouse and Love of my life @Coco,” Ice-T wrote through Instagram in December 2022. “Getting married is like casting for a Film. Ya gotta discover somebody who is prepared for ALL the scenes … The Good, dangerous, ups and downs.’ 22yrs and nonetheless going Sturdy as F. I Love You ❤️.”
Austin additionally gushed about her partner on their 2022 anniversary, writing, “Time flies while you’re having enjoyable .. actually!! My love for you has gotten stronger yr after yr … Thanks for all of the great a long time we’ve had collectively! I’m so blessed for our lovely household.”
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