Jussie Smollett Debuts New Romance With 'Queer Eye' Star Karamo Brown
- Kris Avalon
- Jun 30
- 2 min read
Jussie Smollett's found a new leading man, and word on the homoseggshuh streets is that he's dating former "Queer Eye" star Karamo Brown.
via: JJ
TMZ is reporting that the pair were spotted on Monday (June 29) looking affectionate while having a full day together.
The 44-year-old actor and Karamo, 45, ran some errands, went on a hike, and grabbed lunch with Karamo‘s mom.
It’s unclear how long they have been together and when they actually started dating.
This new dating news comes after some other personal info was confirmed. News broke earlier this month that Jussie and his fiance, Jabari Redd, called off their engagement after less than a year. At the time, sources told TMZ that Jussie called off the engagement with Jabari “within the last couple of weeks.” If you don’t know, they starred together in the 2024 movie The Lost Holliday, which Jussie also directed.
Karamo was previously in a long-term relationship with Ian Jordan, but they split in 2020.
To add a little more seasoning to the gumbo, Karamo confirmed he and and Jussie are dating, after they were photographed together, with Smollett touching Brown's face.
"I am dating a celebrity," the former Queer Eye star said on Tuesday's episode of Reality With The King, hosted by his friend Carlos King.
When King asked if the unnamed celebrity was the one, Brown didn't hesitate.
"I know it. I'm 100 percent sure," he said. "I could get emotional. I've met my equal. And it's powerful when you meet someone who you feel 100 percent safe with, you feel 100 percent secure with, who you can just trust with your heart, because you know they are just a great human being, and they get everything. It's special. It's pretty amazing."
He continued, "That's the reason why we're taking it slow and — not taking it slow, we are deep in love — but why we are not public yet, because we don't want comments. We are protecting the love we have, because I do believe this is going to be my husband. I believe this is going to be my forever person. I feel it every single day."
Brown and his new love truly enjoy each other's company.
"We don't have any arguments. Everything is just easy," he said. "And not saying that we don't have discussions but everything is just easy. We just get each other. It's constant laughter. It's constant love. It's just constant everything."
Still, the reality star joked that he was "following Dana," in a reference to rapper and actress Queen Latifah, whose real name is Dana Owens, and largely keeps her personal life private.
"It's not like we're hiding. We go out, we do whatever. We're together, we hold hands everywhere," Brown said. "It's just that once the public gets involved … I just want to protect what I'm doing."
You can watch the full interview below.
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