Ciara recalls the moment she knew husband Russell Wilson was 'the one'
Pittsburgh Steelers star Russell Wilson had a 'love at first sight' romance with wife Ciara. The couple knew they were meant for each other on their first date. During an interview, Ciara recalled that particular moment when she knew the quarterback was 'the one.'
Ciara made an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Tuesday, during which she opened up about her first date with husband Russell Wilson. Recalling how she fell in love with the quarterback, she said:
"When you know, you know. From day one, we sat down, we talked. It’s so funny, ‘cause we always laugh about the first time we met. We were talking too long and having such a good time and in such great conversation, we forgot to eat. He told his friend in the elevator going down, 'She's the one.'" (1:02)
"I called my best friend, Yolie, who’s my matron of honor, my makeup artist for legitimately 24 years — my best friend. I said, ‘Yolie, I don’t want to jinx anything, but I think …’ And she goes, ‘He’s the one?’ And I go, ‘Yes,'" Ciara further added.
Ciara shares Russell Wilson's superhero moment during QB's first interaction with stepson
Before getting married to Russell Wilson, Ciara was engaged to rapper Future, with whom she shares a son Future Zahir. Shortly after the couple's first date, Ciara introduced the quarterback to his future stepson and her father, Carlton Harris. Recalling that moment, Ciara said:
"We were all in the house together. My dad was in the living room, Future was crawling on the floor, and there was a silver chair in the kitchen and it was about to fall. [Wilson] legit slid across that kitchen, so smooth, and caught that chair, and I was like, ‘Oh, okay.' I mean, it was pretty sexy, but it was pretty cute." (2:07)
Russell Wilson and Ciara had their first date in March 2015. Almost a month after that, the couple went public with their romance. In March 2016, they got engaged during their vacation in Seychelles, East Africa.
Three months after their engagement, the couple exchanged vows in an inmate wedding ceremony in England. The marriage was conducted in Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, in July 2016, according to PEOPLE. Almost a year after their marriage, the couple welcomed their first kid Sienna Princess Wilson in April 2017.
The couple had their second child Win Harrison Wilson in April 2020, followed by another pregnancy in 2023. In December 2023, the couple welcomed their third kid, whom they later named Amora Princess Wilson.