Monica is spilling the tea about her current romance with Anthony “Formiga” Wilson.
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Monica talks about “Falling In Love” with her “friend” Anthony Wilson
On Monday, April 22, HelloBeautiful published its latest cover, featuring the 43-year-old singer. Furthermore, the cover was accompanied by a exclusive interview with Monica.
At one point in the conversation, the singer discussed having a “ride or die mentality” while in love. She acknowledged that “sometimes” this can “allow people to just walk all over you.”
“I found myself in my loyalty and dedication to people who did not share the same in return for me. For years I thought giving up was wrong because I put it in the same package as loyalty. I think I was around 30 when I really understood it,” she explained.
Now, the singer explained that she is “in a relationship that has been incredible.” The outlet noted that her current romance is with a businessman and film executive named Anthony “Ant” Wilson.
“When you fall in love with someone who’s been your friend for a long time, I think it’s different,” she said.
Monica explained that her current romance is the “first time” that “in my life” has happened to her.
“I’m new to the space, but I’m definitely enjoying it. I’m enjoying being supported. I’m enjoying being truly loved in a way that allows me to be much softer than I normally am,” she explained. “There’s a lot of new things happening for me right now.”
The singer shares what stands out most about her new love
As the conversation continued, Monica opened up about things she’s experiencing for the first time in her romance with Wilson. Furthermore, she explained what “stands out” most about him.
“One of the things that stands out to me the most is that he consistently does it, he fixes things…I mean, in any capacity, if I’m looking for it,” she said. “…he is able to help me do things that I always had to do alone. And taking some of the burden off my shoulders on a daily basis allows me to be more free, even with the kids or in other places… if he calls me and hears the slightest sign of stress in my voice, whatever I say to him is wrong. He fixes it. And that’s something I’ve never experienced before, ever.”
According to the outlet, Wilson arranged for the singer’s three children to visit her while she was stationed in Denver as a guest artist on Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ tour in March. The surprise would have brought the mother to tears.
“In my relationship now, I don’t have to take control… I can just be myself, express myself, explain what’s going on in my day to day life, and it just works out,” she said. “He can tell where all my kids are most of the day. He loves making sure his relationship with them is intact. Not in a way that feels forced, but natural. Whatever they love, it goes there, it meets me, it meets them where they are.”
A Brief Recap of Monica and Anthony Wilson’s Public Romance
As The Shadow Room previously reported, in June 2023, Monica revealed the Essence that she was “open” to having more children. Additionally, she shared that she was open to marriage despite her “past experiences” with love.
“I can’t wait to meet the person I could spend the rest of my life with,” she explained. “…I’m open to having more children and getting married. I am not bitter or tainted by my past experiences. I just feel like the things I went through were meant to build me up, not break me down…”
Then, in October of that year, Wilson took to Instagram to share some posts celebrating the singer’s birthday. In one photo, he called her “baby.” In the others, he placed red heart emojis.
Then in December, Monica and Wilson appeared to make things red carpet official when they appeared alongside Ashanti and Nelly at a black and white event.
At the time, social media users questioned the ‘So Gone’ singer about her ex-boyfriend, C-Murder. However, Monica made it very clear where she wanted fans to keep their attention.
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Most recently, in March, Monica returned the public affection to her boyfriend, wishing him a happy birthday via Instagram.
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