Celebrity of the week( Boris Kodjoe)

Birth Name: Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe

Birth Place: Vienna, Austria

Ethnicity:*Ghanaian (father)*German, Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Boris Kodjoe is an actor. He was born in Vienna, Austria, to a Ghanaian father and a German mother. He resides in the United States, and is married to actress Nicole Ari Parker.Boris’s maternal grandmother’s mother was Jewish, and survived the Holocaust in hiding. The rest of Boris’s mother’s ancestry appears to be non-Jewish German. Boris is fluent in German, French, English, and Spanish.Boris is known for his role in the Show time drama Soul Food. He also starred in the 2002 movie Brown Sugar.One of Boris’s grandfathers was named Cecil.
Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine in 2002, Kodjoe is perhaps best known as one of the seven regular cast members from the Showtime drama Soul Food, which aired from 2000 to 2004. He appeared in the 2002 film Brown Sugar and starred in the short-lived sitcom Second Time Around with his Soul Food co-star Nicole Ari Parker, whom he eventually married. He played the role of David Taylor, the wayward son of Pastor Fred Taylor in the October 2005 film The Gospel.

Nicole Ari Parker is madly in love with husband, Boris Kodjoe. That we know for sure! Parker spoke about the moment she met the man of her dreams on the set of"Soul Food." How romantic! She says, "When Boris walked into our first rehearsal, I thought of him as the really hot guy that got to play my boyfriend in the first couple episodes," reports YBF."But for some reason we connected and found it easy to talk to each other and laugh and be comfortable... and then I married him. Vanessa called it from the beginning just like a sister would."The two have been married for six years and have two beautiful children, Sophie and Nelson. Kodjoe was once recorded saying, "Nicole and I make a big effort to keep it sexy. We go out on dates, we work out together and we make sure we look good for the other."Talk about keeping it sexy. This couple is the definition of eye candy --

Taye Diggs Steps Out With New Girlfriend 6 Months After Split From Idina Menzel

Broadway fans may still have hope Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel will get back together, but when the actor arrived at Sunday's BET Awards, the woman on his arm suggested otherwise.
The Private Practice star brought girlfriend Amanza Smith Brown as his date to the event and wasn't shy about packing on the PDA with his new love, six months after his split from Idina.
According to various reports Taye and the model have been dating for a while, though it remains unclear whether their relationship started before December, when he announced his separation.

After 10 years of marriage — the couple met in the musical"Rent"— Taye said he understood why people were shocked by the announcement.
"I'd be lying if I said there weren't times when I thought,'Oh, man, people are going to trip out [if we split],'"the 43-year-old shared with Redbook magazine.
"There weren't a lot of couples like us in the theater community...It was easy for people to root for us. Right now, we're still trying to figure out a lot of stuff because we're on different coasts and our son is getting older,"he added.

The former couple shares 4-year-old son Walker, who splits his time between Taye in LA, where the actor is filming his new TNT series Murder in the First, and Idina in NYC, who is currently starring on Broadway in"If/Then."
Before his separation, Taye hinted to Closer at a Men's Health event that his marriage was on the rocks, admitting,"It's work. Relationships take work, you know. We're still working at it."

First photo is Taye and new girlfriend. Second and third is he and ex wife and son Walker

Rapper Eve is a married girl!!

Eve has finally said “I do!” The 35-year-old rapper wed her billionaire British Gumball3000 motor rally CEO and co-founder fiance Maxmillion Cooperon June 13 in Spain. Congrats to the newlyweds!Eve and Maximillion wed in a beautiful and romantic ceremony in Ibiza, Spain,E! News confirms. The two newlyweds became engaged in December 2013 after he proposed on Christmas Day with a huge ring, and they just couldn’t wait to tie the knot! Maximillion was just the cutest when talking about his new wife Eve.“I’m so happy to make Eve my wife,” Maximillion told E! News. “The whole experience has been amazing and we are both so happy to have tied the knot.” That is the sweetest thing ever!“We met on the 2010 Gumball 3000 rally so it only seemed right to have the wedding at the finish of this years rally in Ibiza, which was the final stop on this years event,” he told the outlet. “We couldn’t be happier to celebrate such a special day with all our family and friends.”Are you happy for Eve and Maximillion?Yes, so happy! No, I don't really care.Eve wore a wedding gown by Alice Temperley for the special occasion. This is the first marriage for Eve. Maximillion has four kids with his ex-wife.
We wish them well!!

Chioma and Walter Von den Driesch

How many of you Nigerians watched the kokomansion reality tv show? If you did, you will remember Chioma.

The beautiful Chioma Akuezue met Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Walter von den Driesch on a plane from Germany to Nigeria in 2010. Their meeting was brief – they parted at the airport, but when the beautiful aspiring singer – who participated in D’banj’s reality show Koko Mansion - and diplomat crossed paths again months later, he wouldn’t let her go without getting her number … the couple have been married over a year!

BN Weddings caught up with Chioma on her current adventures as a diplomat's wife and asked about her future endeavours. We have to say we are so happy to see an increase in inter-cultural and inter-racial marriages recently. Love truly has no limits.

How has life been away from the spotlight? How’s married life treating you? - It has been great, apart from my family I have been more focused with my current projects in Germany and at the moment I do not need the spotlight as I have to concentrate on my goals and achievements. I am happily married, my husband and my daughter are doing great in their fields.

Aww, you just mentioned your adorable daughter. She looks just like you! How was it like finding love with a beautiful daughter in tow? Did she warm up to Walter quickly? It’s been great finding love with someone I love and admire. I have learned and am still learning a lot from my husband, he’s the best thing that has happened to me, and he adores me a lot, has so much respect for me and, most importantly, he loves my daughter and cares so much for her. They both make crazy jokes and laugh a lot. My daughter wasted no time in warming up to him, the first time she saw him she asked me, “mum who is he?” and I said to her, “he is my friend and he is going to be my husband” and I told her so much about him, they both got to know each other and after only some hours of playing together and my daughter told me, “mmhmm ok I like him, and I think I can call him dad when the two of you get married”. I was quite impressed by her response and immediately I knew I wouldn’t have problems with her getting to know my husband. And for sure as soon as I got married I took her with me, she’s really happy and having fun with her life, she’s very communicative and sociable, she is just my carbon copy, and the fun part of it is people actually believe she is my younger sister lol! which is good I believe, and by the way my daughter will be 9 years old this coming Sunday, she grows so fast lol! Soon we will both wear the same shoes. She attends school in Berlin. She is the only African student in her international class and everybody likes her.

Aww, that’s so beautiful to hear. We wish her a happy birthday in advance! It’s great that she’s adjusting well. Now, your parents … We all know African parents can be a little bit conservative. How did your family feel about marrying a non-Nigerian?

Earlier my father thought it was not okay as I will be living far away from home but after a while he accepted and saw that I am very happy and he had no choice; my parents, family and friends are all happy for me.

Was your husband’s family accepting? Unfortunately my husband’s parents are late, he lost them already a couple of years ago, but his younger brother and friends in his hometown are happy for us.

Talking about Walter’s hometown, how’s life in Germany? The experience has been great living in Germany – new faces, new challenges, integrating into the culture, it has been great am loving it.

Do you speak German? I do speak German, when I met my husband I already started to attend German classes in Lagos and I have continued doing so in Berlin.

Can you cook German dishes? I cook German dishes, I took a one month crash course with a German friend of ours – Mr Jost, who runs a hotel in Ikoyi as managing director and chef. My husband taught me a few things as well and now I am almost a pro. In fact, now there is asparagus season in Germany; asparagus being one of the German national dishes

Your family life has been splendid! How’s your professional life? You were an aspiring singer in Koko Mansion, but now you also design. How has the transition been? There was no sharp transition from music to fashion design, I am doing both – I’m attending classes with a renowned vocal coach and apart from that I foster my existing contacts with Berlinale Annual Cinematographic Film Festival in Berlin. I took a long break because I had a job with Nigerian-German Business Association and later moved on to work for Lufthansa – the German Airline. Music and fashion has always been my passion, and fashion runs in the family, since my mum is a fashion designer and I am taking after her.

Like mother, like daughter, how cute! Now back to your love story! How did Walter propose? In December 2011 I went to Germany for training. He called me on the phone and said, “we should go see your parents” and I said “For what exactly?” and he said ”Chi Chi I want to marry you”. So I started laughing as I thought he was joking, because he didn’t propose the usual way – like with an engagement ring and all. When I returned to Lagos he picked me from the airport and in the car he said, “So what do you think about my proposal the other day?” I asked how serious he was and he confirmed he was serious about it. I told him I’d like to think about it and he said “Chi, there’s nothing to think about”, (as he already bought our flight ticket to Abuja to see my parents in 2 days!) I was both happy and surprised how fast things were happening, so I called them immediately to get ready –their in-law was coming!

You’ve now been married for over a year, but looking back to the wedding planning, what advice do you have for engaged couples? Take your time planning your wedding, as it can be very stressful. Communicate often to understand each other better and also consider your partner before making final decisions.

It’s been great chatting with you! What next can we expect from Chioma von den Driesch? Success and great achievements.

We wish them more blessings!

Source: Bella Naija

Robert De Niro,70 steps out with 2year-old daughter(Photos)

The movie legend Robert De Niro was out with his very cute two year old daughter Helen Grace Tower.
Many online fans reacted negatively to the fact that he a 70 year old has a two year old. They insinuated that by the time she is a teenager he wouldnt be alive to witness it.

The Oscar-winning actor and his wife had Helen Grace had her via a surrogate mother when they were 68 & 59 respectively.They have been married for 16 years and before their little girl was born ,they had a son who is 13..They are a private couple and are rarely seen out together.

He has 4 other kids from other women & also dated Naomi campbell in the early 90s

Robert and his wife Grace have been married since 1996 with 2 kids

Robert De Niro and Toukie Smith dated in the '90s and had twin boys

De Niro was married to Diahnne Abbott from 1976 to 1988. The couple have two children, Drena and Raphael.