Photo: Mike Coppola/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagicWill Smithisn’t the onlyThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirstarJada Pinkett Smithhas romanced.BeforeAlfonso Ribeirohelped Smith meet his now-wife Pinkett Smith, it turns out he and the actress went out.“I actually think I dated Alfonso,” Pinkett Smith, 47, said on Monday’s episode of her Facebook Watch seriesRed Table Talkfeaturing Smith, their daughterWillowand Pinkett Smith’s mom Adrienne Banfield-Jones. “I think I went one date together.”This didn’t come as a shock to Smith, though. “And he, like, took you on a motorcycle or something,” the actor, 50, added.She continued, “My memory is: I dated a lot of people, but we went on one date.”Pinkett Smith also auditioned forFresh Prince. Though she didn’t get the job, the actress did meet her eventual husband.Kevin Winter/Getty“The first time I met you was atFresh Prince, when I came to audition,” she recalled. “I think I was 19 and they told me I was too short. But you were there.”And Smith knew from the moment he noticed Pinkett Smith that they had something special.“When I saw you onDifferent World, it was that thing and I don’t know what it is, the bell rings,” he said. “And I knew that there was something in our energy that would be magic.”RELATED VIDEO: Alfonso Ribeiro Reveals Why a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion ‘Will Never Happen’The pair got to know each other while Smith wasstill marriedto Sheree Zampino — with whom he shares son Trey, 25 — but both he and Pinkett Smith insist theynever cheated.“We did not have an affair while he was married,” theGirls Tripstar said. “Let’s be clear about that.”“Not at all, not at all,” Smith confirmed.Hesplit from Zampario, now 50, in late 1995 andmarried Pinkett Smithin December 1997. Though shewas reluctant to walk down the aisle, Smith knew he wanted to tie the knot.Bryan Steffy/WireImage“I read something when we first got together that the most successful men in history have been married,” he told Pinkett Smith. “And for me, I knew that I would squander my life if I was running around. The way my mind works, I can only excel for a woman.”The “Miami” singer credits Pinkett Smith for helping him be the best version of himself.“The one thing that I think has been the greatest motivator and assert for me with you, is your absolute refusal to accept anything from me other than the best that I can possibly be,” Smith said.Pinkett Smith agreed: “And vice versa.”
Photo: Mike Coppola/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Will Smithisn’t the onlyThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirstarJada Pinkett Smithhas romanced.BeforeAlfonso Ribeirohelped Smith meet his now-wife Pinkett Smith, it turns out he and the actress went out.“I actually think I dated Alfonso,” Pinkett Smith, 47, said on Monday’s episode of her Facebook Watch seriesRed Table Talkfeaturing Smith, their daughterWillowand Pinkett Smith’s mom Adrienne Banfield-Jones. “I think I went one date together.”This didn’t come as a shock to Smith, though. “And he, like, took you on a motorcycle or something,” the actor, 50, added.She continued, “My memory is: I dated a lot of people, but we went on one date.”Pinkett Smith also auditioned forFresh Prince. Though she didn’t get the job, the actress did meet her eventual husband.Kevin Winter/Getty“The first time I met you was atFresh Prince, when I came to audition,” she recalled. “I think I was 19 and they told me I was too short. But you were there.”And Smith knew from the moment he noticed Pinkett Smith that they had something special.“When I saw you onDifferent World, it was that thing and I don’t know what it is, the bell rings,” he said. “And I knew that there was something in our energy that would be magic.”RELATED VIDEO: Alfonso Ribeiro Reveals Why a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion ‘Will Never Happen’The pair got to know each other while Smith wasstill marriedto Sheree Zampino — with whom he shares son Trey, 25 — but both he and Pinkett Smith insist theynever cheated.“We did not have an affair while he was married,” theGirls Tripstar said. “Let’s be clear about that.”“Not at all, not at all,” Smith confirmed.Hesplit from Zampario, now 50, in late 1995 andmarried Pinkett Smithin December 1997. Though shewas reluctant to walk down the aisle, Smith knew he wanted to tie the knot.Bryan Steffy/WireImage“I read something when we first got together that the most successful men in history have been married,” he told Pinkett Smith. “And for me, I knew that I would squander my life if I was running around. The way my mind works, I can only excel for a woman.”The “Miami” singer credits Pinkett Smith for helping him be the best version of himself.“The one thing that I think has been the greatest motivator and assert for me with you, is your absolute refusal to accept anything from me other than the best that I can possibly be,” Smith said.Pinkett Smith agreed: “And vice versa.”
Will Smithisn’t the onlyThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirstarJada Pinkett Smithhas romanced.
BeforeAlfonso Ribeirohelped Smith meet his now-wife Pinkett Smith, it turns out he and the actress went out.
“I actually think I dated Alfonso,” Pinkett Smith, 47, said on Monday’s episode of her Facebook Watch seriesRed Table Talkfeaturing Smith, their daughterWillowand Pinkett Smith’s mom Adrienne Banfield-Jones. “I think I went one date together.”
This didn’t come as a shock to Smith, though. “And he, like, took you on a motorcycle or something,” the actor, 50, added.
She continued, “My memory is: I dated a lot of people, but we went on one date.”
Pinkett Smith also auditioned forFresh Prince. Though she didn’t get the job, the actress did meet her eventual husband.
Kevin Winter/Getty
“The first time I met you was atFresh Prince, when I came to audition,” she recalled. “I think I was 19 and they told me I was too short. But you were there.”
And Smith knew from the moment he noticed Pinkett Smith that they had something special.
“When I saw you onDifferent World, it was that thing and I don’t know what it is, the bell rings,” he said. “And I knew that there was something in our energy that would be magic.”
RELATED VIDEO: Alfonso Ribeiro Reveals Why a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion ‘Will Never Happen’
The pair got to know each other while Smith wasstill marriedto Sheree Zampino — with whom he shares son Trey, 25 — but both he and Pinkett Smith insist theynever cheated.
“We did not have an affair while he was married,” theGirls Tripstar said. “Let’s be clear about that.”
“Not at all, not at all,” Smith confirmed.
Hesplit from Zampario, now 50, in late 1995 andmarried Pinkett Smithin December 1997. Though shewas reluctant to walk down the aisle, Smith knew he wanted to tie the knot.
Bryan Steffy/WireImage
“I read something when we first got together that the most successful men in history have been married,” he told Pinkett Smith. “And for me, I knew that I would squander my life if I was running around. The way my mind works, I can only excel for a woman.”
The “Miami” singer credits Pinkett Smith for helping him be the best version of himself.
“The one thing that I think has been the greatest motivator and assert for me with you, is your absolute refusal to accept anything from me other than the best that I can possibly be,” Smith said.
Pinkett Smith agreed: “And vice versa.”
source: people.com
