Are Taraji P. Henson And Fiance Kelvin Hayden Still Together?
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People are wondering what the status of Taraji P. Henson and Kelvin Hayden‘s relationship is after months of the pair being pretty quiet about their relationship.
Over the weekend, Henson turned the big 5-0, and she celebrated, and is still celebrating, on a girls trip to Mexico. In photos from the getaway, Henson can be seen with a ring on her finger that’s not her engagement ring:
The last post she shared on Instagram about Hayden was from March, and the last post where she flashed her engagement ring was in April. His last post about her came on Valentine’s Day, and things seemed great between them at that time. The couple traveled to Cabo for a romantic Valentine getaway, which we shared photos from.
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He also didn’t say anything on her birthday, which isn’t a big deal, even though it was a milestone birthday.
All that being said, there have been a number of signs that could point to the pair taking a break, or possibly them calling it quits altogether. The couple have broken up and then reunited in the past, though. Henson shared with SELF that after miscommunication and concerns of possible cheating, she cut him off years ago, and “blocked and deleted” his number and email. It took for him to come and explain himself and his intentions to her in front of friends and family in order for them to move forward.
“He had to suck in his pride and he still didn’t stop,” she said of his efforts to get her back at the time. “I said, ‘That’s my husband.’”
And though the couple were close to making it down the aisle, they pushed back their wedding date a few times, with Henson saying she was overwhelmed by the planning process and wanted to keep things simple. The pandemic was the most recent cause for pause.
“I’m pausing because there’s so much to take into consideration now. We’ve all been changed after this,” she told Access Hollywood back in March.
“I just lost an uncle who we think may have had complications of corona. It’s a lot to think about, and I just think we should pause, stop, and just think this thing through. Humanity will be forever changed after this!”
Henson and Hayden have been together since 2015. He proposed to her in 2018 on Mother’s Day, and in 2017, she went public with their relationship.
“You know, I’m not the type to blast my personal business, but you know, I think that it’s important for people to know that I’m happy,” she told Essence’s Yes, Girl! podcast. “I’m very very happy. I just am. We’ve been together for two years. And no one would really know that because I don’t blast my info like that but I’m very happy.”
Hit the flip to see photos of the couple from over the years:
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SANTA CLARA, CA – FEBRUARY 07: NFL player Kelvin Hayden (L) and actress Taraji P. Henson attend Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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“I mentioned one date. It was 4/4/20 and we were really going to do it 4/4/20, but my wedding planner was like, ‘Okay, in case it rains, we’ll have umbrellas’…and I was like, ‘You know what, never mind about April, let’s move it later,’ ” she shared when speaking on the couple’s decision to move their wedding date last year.
Love was in the air for Taraji P Henson and her fiancé Kelvin Hayden as they whisked off to Nobu Hotel Los Cabos for a romantic vacation for two!
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“He’s just like, my no. 1 fan, there for support,” she’s said of Hayden. “What I love is that he doesn’t really pay attention to it all. He loves me for me.”
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 8: Taraji Henson and boyfriend Kelvin Hayden attend the women’s final on day 13 of the 2018 tennis US Open on Arthur Ashe stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2018 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images)
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“I’m grateful to God that I found a partner that I can work with, and that’s what I prayed for,” she’s said of him. “I said, ‘I’m not looking for perfection, God. I’m looking for somebody who wants to do the work.’”
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – SEPTEMBER 22: Kelvin Hayden and Taraji P. Henson attend Taraji’s Boutique Of Hope Launch Of The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation on September 22, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation )
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“I was like, ‘Wow, something about his eyes are so gentle.’ And you know how they say you can fall in love at first sight from a picture? That’s exactly what happened,” she said of Hayden.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MAY 22: Kelvin Hayden (L) and Taraji P. Henson attend Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation’s 10th Annual ‘Big Fighters, Big Cause’ Charity Boxing Night Presented by B. Riley FBR at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation)
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“We’ve gone to therapy together,” she said, remarking that doing work on herself also has gone a long way. “And you have to love yourself, because how you love yourself, you’re telling the other person this is what I deserve. So, that love thing starts here first. No one is going to make you a better person. We go to therapy together.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: Kelvin Hayden (L) and Taraji P. Henson attend as Grey Goose toasts to the 2019 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Grey Goose)
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“It’s overwhelming, because in my work life, I have dates and emails and now in my personal life it’s like, ‘Ah,'” she said of planning their wedding. “I don’t think people understand what goes into wedding planning, trying to match everything up is so crazy.”
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 05: Taraji Henson and Kelvin Hayden attend Tyler Perry Studios Grand Opening Gala – Arrivals at Tyler Perry Studios on October 5, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
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Out of everything that would come with the wedding day, Henson said she was most looking forward to her gown, which was to be made by Vera Wang.
“I want my Vera Wang! That’s the only exciting part to me, to be quite honest.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 14: (L-R) Kelvin Hayden and Taraji P. Henson attend Sean Combs 50th Birthday Bash presented by Ciroc Vodka on December 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Sean Combs)
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The proposal came on Mother’s Day 2018, and was a shock to the star.
“He started with the Cartier love bracelet BUT that was my #Mothersday gift and then he dropped to his knee and I almost passed out!!!,” she said.
Taraji P. Henson Star Ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 28, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA
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Speaking on the day that the couple actually met, Henson said, “it was like people parted like the Red Sea, a light came on, I heard angels and he reached out to shake my hand and we danced and we talked and we were hanging out every day since.”
Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California
