Niecy Nash And Wife Jessica Betts Become First Same-Sex Couple To Cover ‘Essence’
etcanada.comNiecy Nash and Jessica Betts are making history. The 52-year-old actress and her 39-year-old bride cover the March/April 2022 “Black Women in Hollywood” issue of Essence, becoming the first same-sex couple to cover the mag.
On the cover, Nash and Betts both pose topless, with the former looking at the camera as the latter lovingly cradles her face.
In the accompanying interview, the women open up about their unexpected love story. “Not only was it challenging for me to realize I’m having feelings for a woman that I’ve normally had for a man… but it was compounded by the fact that this is my friend,” Nash explains. “I thought, ‘What I do not want to do is anything that would allow this person to not be in my life for the rest of my life.’ So I backed up.
I was very afraid.” Ultimately, Nash conquered her fears, and jumped into a relationship with Betts. When the pair announced their marriage in August 2020, Nash was shocked by the public reaction to the news.
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