When did Matthew Lawrence and Chilli start dating?

February 02, 2024

THE TWO stars have expressed their admiration for each other after confirming their relationship.

Actor Matthew Lawrence and TLC singer Chilli have been dating since November 2022.

When did Matthew Lawrence and Chilli start dating?

As TMZ reported in January 2023, Matthew, 43, and Chilli, 52, started an "exclusive relationship" right before Thanksgiving 2022.

Chilli's rep, Christal Jordan, confirmed the pair's relationship to People.

Jordan revealed that the couple spent Thanksgiving and Christmas in Atlanta, Georgia, where Matthew was introduced to Chilli's family.

She also told the outlet: "I've been with Chilli since 2005 and I've never seen her this in love. She is glowing. They are really cute together."

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"I've never gotten to be able to experience that kind of relationship before, so it's quite special. She's a really, really special human being. I wish more people on the planet were like her. We'd be much better off."

How did Matthew Lawrence and Chilli meet?

In his interview with Entertainment Tonight, Matthew shared the story of how he and Chili — whose real name is Rozonda Thomas — met for the first time.

The actor — who was previously married to former Dancing with the Stars' dancer Cheryl Burke from 2019 to 2022 — revealed that the pair met in passing at an event where he believes he was involved in a Q&A session.

He said: "It was just real friendship, you know, for like five or six months, just talking on the phone long distance, like, getting to know each other, see each other here and there.

"But, really, just keeping it as friends and being, you know, let's keep our priorities straight here. We wanna know what we're all about. We don't wanna take this too fast."

The couple's meeting story also involves a plane ride.

Matthew told the publication: "So we were at this thing. We were working. We just said hello in passing and probably nothing would've come of that, but there was this big snowstorm. I had to be back for work, so I was getting them [the airline] to change my flights all around.

"The only flight I could get was a connecting flight through Atlanta. She lives in Atlanta. So, she was flying on that flight. So, really it was the flight, talking and then afterwards saying, 'Hey, let's keep in contact.' That's really what made it, and it almost did not happen.

"I mean, literally, an hour before the flight took off they were like, 'OK, we got you on this flight. You gotta go.' So it was just like that kind of thing."

What did Chilli's son say about her relationship with Matthew Lawrence?

Singer Tron Austin — Chilli's son from her previous relationship with musician Dallas Austin — spoke to People about his mom's new romance.

The 25-year-old, who is married to Jeong Ah Wang, said of Chilli: "Oh man, I just like seeing her happy, you know?

"As someone who is now five years into my relationship, I love seeing humans connect and witnessing that genuineness. I feel that from him.

"We've only met a couple of times because they're really building their relationship since she's very careful about that kind of stuff."

Tron also told the outlet that relationships in the public eye "are not as easy as it seems."

When did Matthew Lawrence and Chilli start dating?

When did Matthew Lawrence and Chilli start dating?

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