Rob Kardashian’s ex, Adrienne Bailon, married Israel Houghton on November 11, 2016, at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris, France.
“I genuinely just feel so blessed and grateful. I’ve honestly never been happier in my entire life,” the then 33-year-old The Real co-host and former Cheetah Girls star told People.
“I’ve never felt what I feel right now. I can’t even describe what it is, but it’s such a peace mixed with total excitement,” she said.
“I’m so glad we chose such an intimate group who have shared in our journey and know our hearts. I honestly feel comfortable crying in front of them,” she added.
Their 70 guests included Adrienne’s The Real co-hosts Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
“I didn’t want to invite people I felt I had to put on a performance for. I wanted every moment to be genuine and really special and that’s what it is going to be.”
Adrienne Bailon and Israel Houghton Welcome Their Baby Boy
In August 2022, Adrienne Bailon and Israel Houghton welcomed a baby together. “For this child we have prayed. Just to hear our baby cry. Skin to skin and face to face. Heart to heart and eye to eye…” Adrienne wrote on social media.
“Our baby boy is here & we are so in love! If you have followed our love story… you know that our journey to baby has been very challenging – But God is true to His word and His promises,” she added.
“We have quietly prayed while sitting on this most magnificent secret for the last 9 months. He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything. All we feel is joy and overwhelming love & gratitude. Grateful to God, to our angel surrogate and to all of our friends and family who have stood with us for over 5 years on this journey. He’s here and we have never been happier to lose sleep! #HappilyEverHoughton 🤍”
Israel Houghton’s Ethnic Background
Her husband was born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father. His mother, Margaret Houghton, experienced a downward spiral while pregnant with Israel. Struggling with drug addiction, she split from his father and ran away.
Luckily, a concerned Christian helped Israel Houghton’s mother turn her life around.
Adrienne Houghton and her husband Israel Houghton arrive at the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 3, 2019, in Pasadena, California (Credit: WENN / Johnny Louis / Apega)
“God sovereignly knew what was going on and made it such that this lady came up to her out of the blue and said, ‘I don’t know you, and I don’t want to give you a hard time, but I was driving by and I really felt that I needed to come tell you Jesus loves you. You’re not forgotten. You did the right thing. It’s going to be all right,’” he told the Christian Broadcasting Network in an interview.
American Christian music singer Israel Houghton was born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father (Credit: WENN / Johnny Louis / Apega)
Israel Houghton’s First Wife
He married American gospel artist Meleasa Houghton in 1994, and their divorce was finalized on February 22, 2016.
Israel has three children with his ex-wife. While married, he also fathered two sons, Kingston and Khristian, with mistress DeVawn Moreno. All his children were in their teens and twenties when he started dating Adrienne.
How Israel Houghton and Adrienne Bailon Met
They met for the first time on the set of “I’m in Love with a Church Girl,” a 2013 Christian drama film directed by Steve Race. She starred in the movie as a Christian girl named Vanessa Leon. Her future husband was one of the producers.
“I met Adrienne Bailon a bit over 2 years ago. We worked together and became friends,” Houghton wrote on his Facebook page in March 2016 about meeting Adrienne. At the time, she was still engaged to Lenny Santiago.
“Our circles connected, and we remained good friends. From a friendship, as two single adults, we have very recently begun to explore a dating relationship.”
He continued, “My marriage had been over for quite some time before going public with my divorce announcement.”
After dating for six months, Israel proposed to Adrienne in Paris on August 12, 2016.
Adrienne Bailon Stuns at the G-Shock “Shock the World” 2013 Event
In August 2013, Adrienne Bailon attended the G-Shock “Shock the World” 2013 event at Basketball City in New York.
Adrienne Bailon styled her leopard print pants with a white blazer (Credit: WENN / Johnny Louis / Apega)
The then-29-year-old The Real co-host looked fresh and glowing in a Topshop ensemble. She wore a sophisticated white blazer and a white corset. To make the look even fiercer, she wore animal-print skinny trousers! Love the look?
Adrienne Bailon wears animal-print skinny pants at G-Shock “Shock the World” 2013 in New York City on August 7, 2013 (Credit: WENN / Johnny Louis / Apega)
The pop of leopard print in this entire ensemble was perfect. Adrienne was indeed hot and fierce in this kind of outfit! Her high-waisted pants feature an overall leopard-print design, which could instantly make one look chic and hot!
Whether for red carpet events or a stroll around town, these trousers will surely earn you extra style points:
Topshop Animal-Print Skinny Trousers, $84