Jada Pinkett Smith has confirmed the future of her and Will Smith’s marriage after previously revealing that they have been separated for several years.
In a preview for The Drew Barrymore show, the Red Table Talk host opened up about being committed to their marriage.
Barrymore says in the teaser: “I feel like maybe your and his shadow separated in a way in this book, whether they stay together forever or not. It sounds like you’re staying together forever.”
Pinkett Smith then confirms: “We’re staying together forever. I tried. We tried.”
This comes after the 52-year-old revealed that she and her husband had been separated for seven years in her book, Worthy.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Pinkett Smith said that she and Will were ‘still figuring things out.’
“We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.”
She also said that their children helped her stay confident.
“My children, they’re little gurus.point 197 | They’ve taught me a deep sense of self-acceptance,” the actress continued.point 265 |
“They love every part of me.point 25 | The level of love, unconditional love that they have for me and their dad.point 86 | And it’s one thing to want to be the person that gives that unconditional love.point 157 | And then there’s, to be the recipient of that.point 201 |
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After the revelation, she shared more details during an interview with Hoda Kotb on Today.
Pinkett Smith told the host: “First of all, I’m really shocked, because mind you, I’m not there. We haven’t called each other husband and wife in a long time.”
When asked why they don’t file for divorce, she replied: “We don’t want to because we love our family and we love each other. You know, it’s more of a life partnership. Now 10 years from now, Hoda? Who knows.”
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