Truth About Queen Latifah's Husband, Marriage and Family Life

Publish date: 2024-05-18

Queen Latifah does not have a husband but she has a female partner named Eboni Nichols. As far as the public knows, the two are not married but they have started building a family together. The couple has a male child named Rebel who was born either in late 2018 or early 2019 and is about 4 years old right now.

The famous American entertainer’s family life mostly revolves around Eboni and the son they have right now. Before this and a long time ago, she had a family comprised of her parents, Rita Lamae and Lancelot Owens Sr., and three siblings. But as of this writing, she has two living siblings. Her mother and her brother Lancelot Owen Jr. have passed on.

Does Queen Latifah Have a Husband?

While so many questions have been asked about Queen Latifah’s husband, she does not have one as she is gay. The American actress who is also a rapper and a singer prefers to keep her personal life private. However, it is no secret that she is sexually and romantically attracted to her gender.

While she has kept her romantic relationship away from the press, it is known that she likes women and is currently in a relationship with one. Back in 2008 when her sexual orientation was still speculated upon, Latifah told The New York Times that she does not care what people think she is and wouldn’t be cajoled into sharing her personal life with the public.

As far as the public knows, she acknowledged her sexuality for the first time at the 2021 BET Awards. She was honored at the event with a Lifetime Achievement Award and she ended her acceptance speech with “Happy Pride!”. This, of course, was her finally paying homage to her queer sexual inclinations. Queen Latifa also acknowledged her long-time partner, Eboni Nichols, and their son, Rebel, for the first time in her acceptance speech.

Who Is Queen Latifah’s Partner?

While there is no one known as Queen Latifah’s husband, she has a partner named Eboni Nicholas. While Nicholas is not as famous as Latifah, she is quite accomplished in her showbiz career. Eboni is a choreographer and actress who also makes a living as a model, television personality, and entrepreneur.

She was born on the 12th of May 1978. That means she is currently 45 years old and nearly eight years younger than Queen Latifah who is currently 53 years old. Eboni is a citizen of the United States of America and like her partner, she belongs to the African-American ethnic group. According to reports, Queen Latifah’s partner spent most of her early life in Eagle, Idaho, where she fell in love with dancing.

When her parents noticed she was cut out for a career in entertainment, they enrolled her for dance lessons at the Bre Dance Studio in California. This didn’t get in the way of her education as she attended Valley View High School in Moreno, Valley, and thereafter furthered her education at Chapman University in Orange, California. Records have it that she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the institution with a major in Theatre and Dance.

What Does Eboni Nichols Do for a Living?

As stated earlier, Queen Latifah’s partner, Eboni Nichols, wears many hats as a choreographer, actress, television personality, model, and entrepreneur. However, outside of her relationship with Latifah, she is most known for her work as a dancer and actress/television personality. She is a member of the Television Academy’s Board of Governors and co-governs the Choreography Peer Group.

Eboni is one of the highly sought-after choreographers in Hollywood at the moment. This has made it possible for her to collaborate with several popular brands and feature in television shows like Jane the Virgin, American Idol, and much more. As an actress, some of the popular movies Eboni Nicholas has been a part of include Night School, Girls Trip, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Dreamgirls.

Queen Latifah and Eboni Nichols Have Been Together Since 2013

Although Queen Latifah only publicly acknowledged Eboni Nichols in 2021, it is said that they have been a couple since 2013. According to several reports, they met for the first time in 2009 on the set of Dancing with the Stars. While they didn’t start to date immediately, they became friends and it paved the way for their romantic relationship to begin.

After they started dating, they were seen together in public several times and even attended industry events together. However, they kept details of their relationship away from the public and refused to comment on what they had. It eventually became clear that the two were in a relationship but wanted to keep things private. To a large extent, people respected this decision until it emerged that Queen Latifah would become a mother.

Does Queen Latifah Have Biological Children?

Queen Latifah and her long-time partner Eboni Nichols have a son named Rebel but it is not known if Latifah is the biological mother of the child. Right now, it is only known that her partner gave birth to the child. The identity of the biological father of Rebel has also not been disclosed.

Rebel is the only child of the famous American entertainer and he is currently 4 years old. Reports have it that he was born either in late 2018 or late 2019. It was first reported that the actress was expecting a child in 2018. This partially gave rise to questions about Queen Latifah’s husband. Soon enough, it became clear that she was having the child with Eboni Nichols.

Latifah and Nichols who was heavily pregnant were seen in public in October 2018. Eboni was also wearing an engagement ring, so it circulated that the couple were set to become parents and were as well planning for marriage. However, neither of the two confirmed or debunked anything until they were seen with a baby who was a few months old in May 2019. It was later confirmed that the child was theirs and that his name is Rebel.

Apart from Eboni and Rebel, Queen Latifa’s family life also revolves around her father, Lancelot Owens Sr. who is a police officer, and two of her siblings; a sister named Raven Owens and a brother named Angelo Owens. Sadly, she lost her brother in a motorcycle accident in 1993 and her mother Rita in 2018.