Taylour Paige Says A Healer Predicted That She'd Fall In Love With Jesse Williams
It's one thing about that damn universe: it always, and only always, aligns how it's supposed to. Let me explain. In a recent joint interview with GQ Magazine, Jesse Williams revealed that back in September 2018, when he first laid eyes on the Ma Rainey's Black Bottom actress, Taylour Paige, their chemistry was so magnetic that the Grey's Anatomy actor thought of it as "this rom-com effect." Usually the coy couple keep their relationship out of the spotlight. But they are finally giving us all a glimpse into their love story. So, take it in ya'll, because this one is one to read, honey, whew!
OK, so although the two have different memories of the night they met (at Williams' Emmys party), Jesse's side of the story starts with him remembering being enamored by Taylour, who caught his eye with her fiery crimson-colored dress. The actor also admitted he had no idea who Taylour was prior to seeing her at the party.
"I was in the middle of a conversation with a very close friend, and she walked by. Everything got quiet. I stopped that conversation and said, 'I'll be right back.' I just zoomed in on her."
He continued:
"The rest of the night, we were this close to each other, talking, laughing, dancing and ended up together in conversation until six in the morning."
Well, according to the former Hit the Floor actress, she noticed Jesse long before he glanced over to her. She added:
"Little did he know. I had spotted him first."
And it wasn't until Taylour revisited a conversation, that she realized that it was always in the cards for her to be with Jesse the entire time. In the months prior to this Emmys party, Taylour was told by her healer that a mysterious "J" figure, who worked in her industry, would "approach her in a dark, crowded space."
Yes, a healer predicted how Jesse Williams and Taylour Paige met, y'all!
Even though months went by before they would meet, Taylour recalled the vision she had. "I had a dream that I was sleeping next to him," she shared, to which Jesse clarified that her dream happened "the night before we met."
Of course, when the stars eventually aligned, it was draped in divine purpose, doing the shit that divinity does. "It was just like, 'There he is,'" Taylour shared. "Almost like, 'Where have you been?'"
And although she's a lot more in touch with her spiritual side, whereas Jesse "can be very literal—facts, facts, facts," this "unfamiliar" territory for Jesse wouldn't allow him to deny their connection and attractive energies towards each other. He admits:
"We came from very different worlds. She's very feminine and into spiritual planes, astrology. I'm very practical, fact-based, and masculine. I was having a wild, unfamiliar, uncomfortable experience because it was all just happening in a very spiritual way—a way that's not how I usually arrange things in my life. But I'd been going through a lot of transitions in life, and I had deliberately positioned myself to be open to saying yes, to be available to whatever, more than I had in the past."
He continued:
"I don't often let things happen to me. But because I had decided I was going to be open, I didn't pull the brake like I normally would. I didn't try to control, or position or take a breath, and I just went along for the ride, as scary as that was and has been. She blew in."
Fast forward three years and the couple are closer than ever, which we wouldn't have any other way.
Lord...please bookmark this one for us!
Read Taylour and Jesse's full GQ interview here.
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This article is in partnership with Lexus.
Luxury is often defined by someone else’s standards. But what if the finer things in life looked different through the lens of those crafting and shaping Black culture?
In Redefining Excellence, a two-episode short-form video series presented by Will Packer Media in collaboration with Lexus, we dare to broaden how we think about luxury. Here, it’s not just about the price tag. Luxury is a practice.
At its core, Redefining Excellence is a celebration of intention woven into every detail of how we live: our joy, our spaces, our craft, but also our rituals of care. These are the Black creators who not only give the best to themselves in what they build, but also pay it forward to the communities around them.
Through their vision, they embody the same precision and artistry that Lexus embraces when in pursuit of a higher standard, the Standard of Amazing.
In Episode 1, “Ingredients of Success,” the series follows chef, restaurateur, and Lexus Culinary Master Kwame Onwuachi, whose artistry is imbued with rich cultural storytelling. We see him wander purposefully through a garden, gently testing the ripeness of fresh fruits and vegetables. “Luxury isn’t about exclusivity. It’s about being intentional with your choices and craft,” he says.
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“Now, because of my work and the ingredients I use, luxury means something different. I am boldly setting a new standard of amazing and innovation.”
As he chops vegetables, plates vibrant dishes, and loads the finished product into the sleek Lexus LC Convertible, he continues, “For me, luxury means ingredients that carry memory… dining experiences and locations that honor the stories that raised me and feel like us.”
In Episode 2, “The Texture of Luxury,” the lens turns to founder and CEO of CurlyCon LA Ava Pearl, whose ingredients take a different form. As the trunk of her Lexus LX 700h lifts, she says, “When I think of luxury, it isn’t expensive, it’s expansive.” The scene shifts, and we watch Ava lay down a bouquet of fresh flowers upon entering her home before using aloe vera leaves to prepare gel by hand.
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“When I was younger, I thought luxury was something you bought. Now I know it’s about living up to a higher standard… Black women have always defined what’s next, setting the standard for beauty, luxury, and excellence.”
Like Kwame, she builds with intention, pouring care into the details, believing, like Lexus, that “luxury isn’t just a finish, it’s a standard. One that’s built to amaze.”
Through these stories, Redefining Excellence serves as a reminder that the journey is not just about the destination, but also the ingredients you choose along the way.
Watch both episodes now and learn more about how Kwame and Ava set their own standard of amazing.
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Cree Summer Opens Up About Her Sex Evolution: From Performance To Presence
Cree Summer is considered by many to be the voice of our generation. Beyond her iconic turn as Freddie Brooks on the cultural staple A Different World, she's managed to breathe life into countless animated characters throughout the decades, adding soul and technicolor to our collective Black girl childhoods.
These days, the decorated entertainer has been using that same voice to speak openly about intimacy and reminding us that our sexuality only grows richer with age.
On a recent episode of the rewatch podcast, ReLiving Single, hosted by former series co-stars Erika Alexander and Kim Coles, Cree got candid about how her relationship with sex has evolved in recent years. And according to the Ironheart actress, the sex has never been better.
Cree Summer On Her Sexual Evolution
"I'm having better sex now than I've ever had in my life," she said on the podcast. "I think I enjoyed sex when I was younger but it was performative many times. Something had to get me loose or to set me free. And at this age, everything is where it is...I breastfed two babies. And I've been through some shit, and nothing--it doesn't look like it used to, but it feels better because I don't have the ability to put on a performance.
"I don't have the ability to pretend. You get the honor to be alive for this long. Who the fuck wants to do all that?"
Menopause As A Turning Point
When Kim asked what flipped that switch for her, Cree shouted out menopause as the real MVP in her sexual evolution. "Honestly it's going to sound crazy. I think it was when I went into menopause because my body became out of my control... When your body starts behaving in a way that you have no control over then you don't have that 20-year-old control where it's like, 'Oh I'm going to pose like this,' and 'I'm going to moan like this.' And it's all just a 'Hollywood handjob' in the end.
"But now I think it's just delighting in how present I am... I feel like I want to try all kinds of things and I'm becoming less shy. I used to be quite shy."
This isn't the first time the 56-year-old has talked about the liberation that comes with sex after menopause. In her appearance on Shannon Boodram's podcast Lovers By Shan earlier this year, she also reflected on how her relationship with intimacy has deepened with age. "Now in my 50s, I just don't care anymore. I'm feeling things I've never felt before and trying things I've never felt before," she shared with Shannon in the April 29 episode.
Intimacy Beyond Performance
"There's a freedom now that I never had, not even in my 40s." She even revealed some of her newly discovered turn-ons like taking things slow, maintaining eye contact, and in her words, "I like to be choked a little bit."
Hearing her speak so openly and lovingly about how menopause has "freed" her sexually offers a reframe we don't hear often enough.
Because in a world where hot flashes and vaginal dryness are often the loudest parts of the menopause narrative, Cree's POV is as refreshing as it is potent in reminding us that this chapter doesn't have to be an end for pleasure and feeling good in our bodies. For many women, it can also be an awakening to parts of yourself you didn't know were waiting to be explored.
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