Queen Latifah shares ‘love’ for accomplice at 2021 BET Awards

The Queen is beaming with delight. 

Throughout her coronation because the Lifetime Achievement doyenne on the 2021 BET Awards Sunday, lyrical voluptuary Queen Latifah lastly addressed her long-questioned sexual orientation.  

“Peace — glad Delight!” exclaimed Latifah (actual identify Dana Owens) within the closing remarks of her acceptance speech. 

The Grammy Award-winning diva went on to make considered one of her first public declarations of affection to her longtime accomplice of almost a decade, Eboni Nichols. 

“Eboni, my love,” mentioned Latifah, 51, touching her coronary heart in salute to Nichols, 43. 

“Insurgent, my love,” she added, warmly acknowledging the son she and Nichols reportedly welcomed collectively in 2019. 

Latifah has savvily sidestepped inquiries into her sexuality since she first stormed the popular culture continuum as a militant mistress of the mic with the traditional hip-hop observe “Girls First” in 1989. 

All through the years, the New Jersey-born musician-turned-Golden Globe winner has refused to verify or deny suspicions of her homosexuality. 

“I don’t have an issue discussing the subject of someone being homosexual, however I do have an issue discussing my private life,” Latifah insisted throughout an interview with the New York Occasions in 2008. 

“You don’t get that a part of me,” the “Equalizer” star continued.

“I don’t really feel like I must share my private life, and I don’t care if individuals suppose I’m homosexual or not. Assume no matter you need,” she went on. “You do it anyway.”

Nichols is a former Los Angeles Lakers Woman dancer who now works as an expert choreographer on main Hollywood productions just like the characteristic movie “Women Journey” and the ABC comedy “Recent Off the Boat.” She and Latifah reportedly met on the set of “Dancing With the Stars” in 2009, however they didn’t embark on their ultra-private relationship till 2013. 

In 2015, the hush-hush honeys have been noticed smiling and sunning in bikinis on the seashores of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. 

Rumors that the Queen had requested for Nichols’ hand in marriage circulated in 2017.

Neither sweetheart has ever formally confirmed their engagement. 

However Latifah’s latest expression of unabashed delight and love was sufficient to ship social media romantics spiraling.  

Awww Queen Latifah shouted out her spouse & child! 🌈

— kevosupremo (@styledbykevo) June 28, 2021

Yaaaasss Queen Latifah shouted out her spouse & mentioned Joyful Delight! Let’s goooo! 🥺😩😍👑🙌🏾 #BETAwards

— ♓☥ Ѵ SHΛKTĨ ☥♓ (@RighteousRoar) June 28, 2021

Representatives for Queen Latifah didn’t instantly return The Put up’s request for remark.