One of Hollywood’s most prominent names is Tracee Ellis Ross. From her famous family to her own work in movies and television, Ross’ name is always popping up in headlines. However, not much is known about her romantic life, or why she’s remained single all these years.
Ross’ Perspective On Singleness And Relationships
Ross is the daughter and son of Motown singer Diana Ross, and Robert Ellis Silberstein, a music business manager. Ross was raised in a family of stars, which taught him what it meant to be famous. “sacred”She is a private person.
“I was born into a very public family,” Ross said ABC News. “What is important to me [is] what is sacred in my life.” While keeping some things under wraps is important to the actress, she was quick to say that she’ll never say never.
“I think there’s no one rule that works for everything,”She elaborated. “I don’t make a decision like ‘I will never talk about my relationships.’ [But] here are certain things that are sacred to me that are not for public consumption. They are mine and they are meant to stay sacred.”
Ross prefers to keep her private life secret, but she did reveal her relationship status in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2017. Ross stated that she was “single…and loving myself more than I ever thought possible,”This was in addition to the cultural and social expectations of how she should feel “full or whole has not happened, and yet what has happened is so perfect.”
She did admit that she had once dreamed of having children and a husband. “Well, how could you not?” She told Marie Claire. “Our society spoon-feeds it to you. I used to put myself to sleep dreaming of my wedding. And I would still love all of that, but what am I going to do, just sit around waiting? Shut up. I’ve got so many things to do.”
Ross repeated that sentiment in An interview with ShapeCalling herself “Me” “happily single.”She revealed that she was “open” to a relationship, but it wasn’t something she was actively pursuing.
“In my wonderful and robust experience of being single, I have learned to have a productive relationship with loneliness and an intensely juicy relationship with my joyful solitude,”Ross shared. “I really enjoy my company.”
It’s not true, she And Black-ishAnthony Anderson and Co-Star Anthony Anderson have Never Been in a Relationship
Even though Tracee Ellis Ross is very open about her single status, that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning. Many wonder if she has a boyfriend. Black-ish Anthony Anderson and co-star Anthony Anderson were romantically associated.
The pair are friends now, but Anderson revealed that wasn’t always the case. “We laugh about this now, but Tracee didn’t like me for maybe 10 years!” The actor said Parade. Anderson and Ross hosted the 2005 Vibe Awards.
“As we were walking onto the stage there was a loud sound over the speaker, and I said, ‘Tracee? Did you fart?’ The audience loved it, but what I did not know is how offended Tracee was by that comment,”Anderson stated.
Anderson’s appearance in 2011 continued the animosity. Reed Between the Lines The actress. According to him, she didn’t even want to be on the set with him, but Anderson claimed he had no clue it was because she didn’t like him. Anderson thought she was being too respectful and letting him take the set.
“Looking back on it, she didn’t want to be around me!”He laughed. “She really didn’t start liking me until we were midway through the first season of Black-ish, and so we laugh about it now.”The pair is now close friends. Anderson telling Los Angeles Magazine, “I would do anything for her today and I believe she would do the same for me.”
She once dated Abou ‘Bu’ Thiam
Ross is quite private about her love life. But, one relationship has been confirmed. Ross had a very serious relationship with Abou, a music exec. “Bu”Thiam, brother to singer Akon.
While appearing on The Breakfast ClubThiam provided some details about their relationship, and why they ended up splitting. “Yeah, I was in love,” He remembered.. “Me and Tracee [were going to] be lovers forever, man. Like, I really do believe that. Me and her have this genuine, unconditional relationship. … And anybody that comes in my life, like, they have to know that and vice versa with her.”
He said that the reason they broke up was because he couldn’t fully devote himself to their relationship. “If I can’t give her all of me, I don’t wanna waste … her time,”Thiam explained. “So why not give her the opportunity to find somebody else that can?”Their relationship was not established in writing, although some reports suggest that it occurred between 2011 and 2013.
Unfounded Rumors About A Romance With Kenya Barris
There were more romance rumors for 2020. Some rumored that she and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris were coupled up. Barris filed for divorce against his wife in 2019. LoveBScottRoss and the showrunner, it was alleged, began a relationship..
According to the site “multiple sources”The couple said they were together, but there was no proof. Ross and Barris have not commented publicly on the relationship rumors. It seems unlikely that they were ever romantically involved.
Ross’ dedication to keeping certain things in her life “sacred” means there are very few tales about her dating history, and that the public stays pretty focused on her work—and that’s just how Ross wants it.