Does Victoria Monet have a husband?
Maybe, but if she did, she doesn’t anymore.
A few months after the magnificent and talented Victoria Monet performed at the 2024 BET Awards On Sunday, June 30, she made a sad announcement about her love life.
She and her longtime love were no more, their relationship had come to an end. But the question remains: Did Victoria ever marry her boyfriend John Gaines? Is she divorcing a husband or leaving a lover?
Let’s dive in.
Does Victoria Monet have a husband? Or a wife?
Victoria Monet and John Gaines have been together for a long time.
The two clearly meant a lot to each other, even if they kept things low-key in the beginning. In fact, avoiding a public relationship in the beginning may have been part of the key to their success.
In December 2020, however, things became much more public — because Victoria and John were expecting their first child.
In addition to their love for each other, Victoria Monet and her boyfriend John Gaines have a daughter, Hazel.
The two welcomed their baby girl in February 2021.
Before the pregnancy announcement, their biggest connection — in the public eye — was that Gaines appeared in her 2020 music video for “Moment.”
Did Victoria Monet marry John Gaines?
In September 2021, just half a year after her daughter was born, she addressed this issue.
Victoria spoke to Essence on the prospect of marrying Gaines, saying marriage was “the plan, for sure.”
But it doesn’t look like this plan is going to come to fruition. In fact, the couple has become so focused on their daughter that everything else has melted away.
In the same interview, she continued, gushing: “We are completely in love and enjoying our new chapter.” So, clearly, there is no rush.
“(Hazel) really has him wrapped around her finger,” Victoria Monet said of her daughter.
“And,” she continued, “I’ve seen him change in ways I know he didn’t expect.”
Victoria characterized the experience of being a mother to her daughter, who was still a baby: “She is raising us.”
Both Victoria Monet and John Gaines continued to compliment each other, until they didn’t anymore.
In May 2023, Gaines took over his Instagram to celebrate Victoria on Mother’s Day.
“I couldn’t ask for a better role model for @itshazelmonet,” he praised. “You are killing it at this mom thing, my love. I’m proud of you and I love you.”
Victoria responded in a comment, gushing: “I love you and wouldn’t be half the mom I am without you and all the ways you support me!”
But that was 2023. By early 2024, fans began to suspect something was wrong.
It became more of a conversation about Victoria having an ex than about having a husband.
And then the hammer fell.
Victoria Monet and John Gaines announce end of relationship
Posting on it Instagram stories On September 23, 2024, Victoria announced that she and John were no longer together.
“We have spent the last 10 months trying to respectfully and privately navigate the fact that we are no longer in a relationship. While we still adore and completely respect each other, we are no longer a couple,” the joint statement read.
Note that they say “couple,” not “spouses.” Technicality, but worth mentioning. They continue:
“We still think the world of each other and operate with love in every interaction for our family. We have an amazing daughter to raise for life and that is without a doubt our #1 priority forever. No relationship status can remove or replace that fact. We are committed to doing the inner work and trust that God will place us where we belong in due time.”
We hope they can handle the separation on good terms.