Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
In 2014, J. Cole dropped it in his song, “No Role Modelz.” He wanted to fall in love … He “wants a real love, dark-skinned and Aunt Viv love … That Jada and that Will love … That leaves a toothbrush at your crib love.”
Well, after 23 years of marriage, almost 100 films, the fall of Will’s music career, and the rise of her, her daughter, and her sons (yes, Trey is the bonus boy), controversy after controversy, they are still standing tall as life partners.
The picturesque power couple has been standing confidently before the world since they tied the knot back in late 1997. Over the years, we have watched and celebrated them for challenging Black socialization and breaking out of the rigid boundaries of boxes. The reality is that Jada doesn’t have boxes.
At 5’0 even, Jada is probably one of the most dynamic women in Hollywood, walking through those golden soundstage streets with the certitude and fearlessness of a person 8 feet tall.
With her golden skin and amber-jeweled eyes, Jada is just as beautiful as she is astounding. Always fit, always articulate and always a lion, this Virgo stands out in a crowd no matter who is in her circle.
Most of the time, that is. The producers of her now husband’s first TV sitcom, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, thought she was too short to play his love interest, Lisa Wilkes in the show. The role went to another bombshell actress, Nia Long, but ultimately she got the prize. THEM BEES MARRIED.
Them bees married and best friends, through ups and downs, public scrutiny and embarrassment, The Smiths are a force to be reckoned with and Jada is simply a fabulous force.