Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert have graced the cover of EBONY Magazine’s latest digital issue and consumers cannot get enough. The photoshoot came amid rumors of infidelity between the couple. “These types of rumors and lies hurt the most because I take pride in being a mother and would never be that irresponsible,” Taylor told Ebony. “I’ve never used drugs a day in my life, nor do I smoke and only drink occasionally.” She continued, adding: “My health issues were never a secret. We actually outwardly shared them with the world on our reality TV show, We Got Love. So for someone to take that and make it a joke is extremely hurtful. It makes me emotional thinking about it.”The longtime couple poses with their two daughters, Iman and Rue. The Coming 2 America star and NBA champion fell in love in 2014. Two years later, they tied the knot with the daughter Iman at their bathroom wedding, where their baby was born donning matching outfits. Shumpert proposed to Taylor when she was pregnant with Iman at their baby shower with a Ruby diamond. Though they are official #couplesgoals now, Taylor says it wasn’t love at first sight.
“I did not like him at first because when I first met him, he had just got drafted. He was young and doing a lot. I was at a party. He was drunk and had his shirt off. It was just too much going on, baby,” she told Wendy Williams in 2018. “We eventually wound up becoming friends, and I actually shot him for one of my styling companies.”
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They’ve been practically inseparable ever since. And thanks to their reality series We Got Love: Teyana & Iman, the world has fallen even more in love with them. Their EBONY Magazine spread only amplified the gushes. Fans can’t get enough of their picture-perfect family.
It gets no better
Keeping their family intact and creating legacy is their goal. “We’re working to build generational wealth. We’re young and what I respect about Iman and I’s dynamic is that we empower and push one another to be better versions of ourselves all across the board. I love that our relationship goes beyond just support—we hold each other accountable to be greater. We are the example for our girls. And that’s our mentality: there’s always a new goal, a new dream, a new narrative that we want to create for our family and our legacy,” Teyana told EBONY.
The definition of Black love
Showcasing Black love is also intentional for the couple. “Black love looks like the pain you share with someone else, so it’s not as heavy. It means unconditional love because you’re going to celebrate together when it doesn’t hurt anymore. It’s affectionate and unapologetic; it is bold and needed in a world full of hate. I love Black love,” Iman told EBONY.
The photos are unmatched
Iman and Teyana have shared their lives with the world through their respective crafts. Letting fans into their romantic life only makes them more relatable.
The Shumpert girls
No other celebrity kids compare. Ask Black Twitter, and they agree that the Shumpert’s have the best looking children and family.
The head and the neck
The couple is open about how their family would not work without them being a team. Raising their daughters to be strong is paramount. “She sees her mom do a lot of things that are just bold. Whether it’s in fashion, whether it’s on stage, whether it’s in a quick snippet of an interview—it’s very bold and she watches her mom do it. So, for her to even try and emulate that at such a young age, it’sour job to nurture that and to keep preaching that. What I love most about being a girl dad is the consistency my daughters have in making sure that I don’t harden my heart,” Iman said in the EBONY interview.
Beauty is the only adjective
The earth-tone colors only add to the family’s beauty. Fans want the Shumperts to have as many kids as possible to add to their love.
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