01of 15GettyBoris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker wed in 2005, after costarring on Showtime’sSoul Foodfor years prior. In 2014, the actor gave PEOPLE some of his best marriage advice.“Remember when you used to date before you got married — [treat] your wife like she’s still your girlfriend,” he said. “You have to water the plant every day, not just once a week. [Give her] surprises, little gifts, notes, texts, flowers. Just little things, but do them consistently.”
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Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker wed in 2005, after costarring on Showtime’sSoul Foodfor years prior. In 2014, the actor gave PEOPLE some of his best marriage advice.
“Remember when you used to date before you got married — [treat] your wife like she’s still your girlfriend,” he said. “You have to water the plant every day, not just once a week. [Give her] surprises, little gifts, notes, texts, flowers. Just little things, but do them consistently.”
02of 15Getty"I’ve seen people stutter when they talk to him," Parker told PEOPLE in 2002, when Kodjoe, a former model, was named one of the magazine’s 50 most beautiful. “He calms them with his looming, peaceful presence.”
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“I’ve seen people stutter when they talk to him,” Parker told PEOPLE in 2002, when Kodjoe, a former model, was named one of the magazine’s 50 most beautiful. “He calms them with his looming, peaceful presence.”
03of 15GettyDaughter Sophie joined the family on March 5, 2005, two months before the couple tied the knot. Eighteen months later, son Nicholas (pictured) was born.“They’re good kids so far,” Parker told PEOPLE in 2022. “We’re lucky.”
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Daughter Sophie joined the family on March 5, 2005, two months before the couple tied the knot. Eighteen months later, son Nicholas (pictured) was born.
“They’re good kids so far,” Parker told PEOPLE in 2022. “We’re lucky.”
04of 15Getty"She’s drop-dead, smashingly gorgeous and sexy," Kodjoe told PEOPLE of his wife in 2019. “It’s the truth. She’s inelligent. She’s confident. The fact that she’s so comfortable with who she is, that to me is everything.”
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“She’s drop-dead, smashingly gorgeous and sexy,” Kodjoe told PEOPLE of his wife in 2019. “It’s the truth. She’s inelligent. She’s confident. The fact that she’s so comfortable with who she is, that to me is everything.”
05of 15GettyIn that same 2019 chat, Parker said of her husband, “He’s devestatingly handsome. But he is the rare human that is literally one of the goodest people I know. When it says goodest in the dictionary — it’s not a word — it shows [his] picture. He’s exactly who his persona is, kind, loves being a husband and father. An incredible human being who thinks of others. He’s just authentically good.”
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In that same 2019 chat, Parker said of her husband, “He’s devestatingly handsome. But he is the rare human that is literally one of the goodest people I know. When it says goodest in the dictionary — it’s not a word — it shows [his] picture. He’s exactly who his persona is, kind, loves being a husband and father. An incredible human being who thinks of others. He’s just authentically good.”
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07of 15GettySpeaking to PEOPLE in 2019 for The Beautiful Issue, Kodjoe said, “To me, my family is beautiful because everyone is kind. They’re compassionate, they’re considerate … and they don’t talk back to me!”
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Speaking to PEOPLE in 2019 for The Beautiful Issue, Kodjoe said, “To me, my family is beautiful because everyone is kind. They’re compassionate, they’re considerate … and they don’t talk back to me!”
08of 15Nicole Ari Parker with her husband Boris Kodjoe.Mark Sullivan/BET/Getty"She’s one of the most present people you will ever meet in your life," Kodjoe said of his wife in a 2022 interview with PEOPLE. “She doesn’t hide anything about what she feels.”
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Nicole Ari Parker with her husband Boris Kodjoe.Mark Sullivan/BET/Getty
“She’s one of the most present people you will ever meet in your life,” Kodjoe said of his wife in a 2022 interview with PEOPLE. “She doesn’t hide anything about what she feels.”
09of 15Getty"He is totally a king," Parker told PEOPLE in 2022. “Something I’ve always loved about him and his work ethic is his diligence. He literally doesn’t give up.”
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“He is totally a king,” Parker told PEOPLE in 2022. “Something I’ve always loved about him and his work ethic is his diligence. He literally doesn’t give up.”
10of 15Getty"I count my blessings every day," Kodjoe told PEOPLE in 2004. “I really have to pinch myself every once in a while. It’s like, ‘Wow! This is really my life.’ "
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“I count my blessings every day,” Kodjoe told PEOPLE in 2004. “I really have to pinch myself every once in a while. It’s like, ‘Wow! This is really my life.’ "
11of 15Getty"Once you become a parent, you’re introduced to a whole new level of emotion,” Kodjoe told PEOPLE in 2007. “I want to do well and conquer the world for them, like Superman. It’s as if a whole new chamber in my heart has opened up.”
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“Once you become a parent, you’re introduced to a whole new level of emotion,” Kodjoe told PEOPLE in 2007. “I want to do well and conquer the world for them, like Superman. It’s as if a whole new chamber in my heart has opened up.”
12of 15GettyOf directing his wife in the upcoming Lifetime seriesSafe Room,Kodjoe joked to PEOPLE, “It was great that the tables were turned for once, because usually she directs me. This time I got to tell her what to do.”
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Of directing his wife in the upcoming Lifetime seriesSafe Room,Kodjoe joked to PEOPLE, “It was great that the tables were turned for once, because usually she directs me. This time I got to tell her what to do.”
13of 15Getty"I’m glad my kids have him as a dad,” Parker told PEOPLE in 2022.
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“I’m glad my kids have him as a dad,” Parker told PEOPLE in 2022.
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15of 15GettyOf their affection on theAnd Just Like That …red carpet in N.Y.C. last month, the pair joked that not seeing each other much because of work schedules lets them “save the spark,” Kodjoe said. “And when we see each other, we let it out.”
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Of their affection on theAnd Just Like That …red carpet in N.Y.C. last month, the pair joked that not seeing each other much because of work schedules lets them “save the spark,” Kodjoe said. “And when we see each other, we let it out.”
source: people.com
