After 41-year long friendship, Blair Underwood announces engagement with actor Josie Hart

After 41 years of friendship, Blair Underwood announced his engagement with actor Josie Hart.

The "Sex and the City" star shared the wonderful news on Instagram following their first red-carpet outing as a couple at the 50th International Emmy Awards.

Taking to Instagram, he shared a photo of himself and Hart with a caption, saying,

"My personal highlight was walking the red carpet with my new fiancée Josie Hart."

He adds, "The most amazing, brilliant, beautiful, hilarious, thought provoking & insightful person I know who continuously lives life out loud. The future is crazy-bright Girl! None of us ever know where God will guide our paths."

"She's had my back since before I even became an actor. When a 41 year friendship slaps you in the back of the head & blossoms into romance, you stand up, pay attention & step forward in gratitude.

Gently forward. It begins! #trinilife," Underwood continued.
The actor Blair Underwood was previously married to Desiree DaCosta. The couple had three children together during their 27-year marriage: sons Paris, 25, and Blake, 21, and daughter Brielle, 23. They announced their divorce in a joint statement in May 2021. However, in the statement, they also mentioned their kids as their "proudest achievement."

Although it is unknown how long Blair and Josie have been dating, their friends were overjoyed by the engagement news and expressed their congratulations in the comments section of his post.

While congratulating them, Yvette Nicole Brown wrote, "Congrats, friend!," while Sherrie Shepherd made a joke, saying, "Somebody call 9-1-1 – my breathing is laboured and I can’t feel my heartbeat anymore," and later added, "okay I revived myself! Congrats Blair and Josie – glad you got someone in your corner❤️."

FAQs:

1. Who is Blair Underwood’s first wife?
   Blair Underwood was previously married to Desiree DaCosta, a singer, and comedian.
2. When were Blair Underwood and Josie Hart first seen as a couple?
   Blair Underwood and Josie Hart first appeared as a couple on the red carpet of the 50th International Emmy Awards.