After months of rumors, Common and Jennifer Hudson are finally prepared to publicly confirm their connection.
On Jan. 22, Common will be a guest on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” and he is expected to open up about his love life.
In a video from the episode announced on the show’s official Instagram account Jan. 21, Hudson cheekily presses Common to discuss romance.
Let’s get down to business, Mr. Common,” Hudson playfully says. “I’m a host, and so I have to questioned you this, because everybody always wants to know this. Are you dating someone?”
The audience squeals and cheers as the 51-year-old rapper nervously giggles. And answered.
He answered, “So, yes. And I’m in a relationship that is (with) one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met, in life.”
The crowd cheered up while he continues to list specific qualities that confirm he is complimenting the vocalist and Academy Award-winning actor.
“She’s smart. She loves God. She has something real down-to-earth about her. She’s talented. But I set my standard kind of high because she had to have an EGOT,” he adds. “She had to win an Oscar on her first film. I set my standard high. She had to get her own talk show.”
After hearing him praise her, Hudson, 42, said, “Oh, OK,” and simply giggled before the video ended.
Common mentioned his response to Hudson’s question during an appearance on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna on Jan. 22.
“We had a little fun and it’s great to be on ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show,’” he said. “I feel like, man, why not just be loving and to be real with who I am and who we are? And it felt good.”
He said, that he’s typically a private person who holds certain stuffs in his life “sacred.”
“So any connections that I have are not for public consumption, but at the end of the day we were on a show. We had a good time,” he continued.
When Hoda Kotb questioned Common if he’s the “marrying type” and if his current connection could be the “one,” he laughed before giving his answer.