Jada Pinkett has been married to Will Smith for 21 years. Two marvelous children and the creation of the quintessential celebrity couple later, it is far from likely that she regrets having committed to their union back in 1997. But if she had to do it all over, the veteran actress says she would have waited until Will was done with his first marriage, before becoming his lover.
In the Mother's Day premiere of her new Facebook show, Red Table Talk, Jada and her co-host mother (Adrienne Banfield-Jones) and daughter (Willow Smith) sit down with Will's first wife.
It is a fitting opener for a show that promises to draw viewers into Jada's process of reconciliation with women she's feuded with over the years. She recently disclosed that one of the episodes will feature Gabrielle Union, from whom she was on the outs with for 17 years before they talked out their problems with one another. However, episode No. 1 is much more personal.
“Because I did not understand marriage, I did not understand divorce, I probably should have fell back,” Jada tells Sheree Fletcher at one point during the show. “You think?” Fletcher replied.
Fletcher married Will as Sheree Zampino back in 1992. At the time he was experiencing the height of fame thanks to his classic role on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. They did have a son together, but they wouldn't last as an item - divorcing only three years later. But prior to their break-up being official, Will reportedly began seeing Jada.
Fletcher admits it was hard accepting the fact that Will had brought another woman into their life. But she talks about being put at ease as it became apparent to her that her son with Will, Trey, developed a liking for her soon to be ex-husband's new partner. “Thank you for loving my baby,” she goes on to tell Jada during the premiere.
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