Joey Lawrence has nothing but love for his brother Matthew Lourenço It is Rozonda “Pimenta” Thomas.
O Flourish The former student was asked about the romance between the 90s icons in an interview with Page six, telling the outlet that he thinks it’s “really cool.”
“At the end of the day, man, it’s just about being happy, right?” he says. “You just try to find someone you can be happy with, so I’m happy that my brother is happy and that Chilli and him are happy together. That’s all you hope for, no matter what.”
Chilli, 53, and Matthew, 44, confirmed their relationship on social media last year. Chilli representative Christal Jordan also confirmed to ET back when the two were dating and met each other’s families.
“She’s fantastic,” Joey, 47, gushes to Page six. “We have great conversations.”
He also admits to a “surreal” moment when the family began impromptu singing TLC’s 1994 hit “Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls” in their living room.
“(It’s) really cool,” he says.
The actor and father of three — who is married to his third wife, Samantha Cope — also notes that his wife teases him about his own nature as a “hopeless romantic.”
“My wife jokes with me, I’ve been married 100 times,” he says. “You just try to find happiness, you know? I don’t know. I wish there was a book because I’m a hopeless romantic and I wish there was some way to guarantee that things would work out the way you thought they would.”
Last year, Chilli and her TLC bandmate Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins participated in ET’s “Spilling the E-Tea” and reflected on their journey to girl group icon status while also released some details about Chilli and Matthew’s love story. .
“So, is he a good kisser? We all want to know, curious minds want to know,” T-Boz asked teasingly.
Although she tried to hide, Chilli shyly responded that Lawrence is “perfect,” calling him “the best kisser of all time.”
Their romance, she said, began when they met at an event. After having seen him in “a few movies,” she admitted that she “always thought he was so cute. ever.“
“And then when I saw it in person, I was like, ‘Oh, okay.’ And you know how I am,” she continued. “So long story short, once we started talking on the phone and getting to know each other, (we) obviously (have) a lot in common. He’s a phenomenal man. I saw that immediately and thought, ‘Wow.'”
More recently, Chilli’s family grew up as a musician welcomed his first grandchild earlier this month. Chilli’s son, Tron Austin, and his wife, Jeong Ah Wang, announced the arrival of their daughter, Lua, in a sweet Instagram post.
Tron wrote that he is “beyond proud of your bravery and courage” and that he is “forever grateful to say we have officially started our family!”
Chilli shares Tron with her ex, Dallas Austin.
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