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Just Engaged: Kendaya and Covelle's Blended Family Bliss

Kendaya and Covelle met at their kids’ little league games. Although they were there to watch the kids play, they wound up hitting a home run when they fell in love throughout the season.
By Charli Penn · Updated October 27, 2020
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Love Grand Slam

Kendaya and Covelle met at their kids’ little league games. Although they were there to watch the kids play, they wound up hitting a home run when they feel in love throughout the season.

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Unconditional Love

“He is the best man for me because he thinks about me before he thinks of himself,” says the bride-to-be. “He loves hard and he supports my goals and my madness. Through all of our trials and tribulations he has loved me unconditionally.”

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A True Sweetheart

“He is funny, caring, and a great family man,” says Kenyada.

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Right On Time

The happy couple dated for three years before Covelle popped the question.

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The Only Man I Love

“The night Covelle called and told me that he had been in a shooting in the line of duty, my heart dropped and I could not sleep,” Kenyada recalls. “I waited on him to arrive to my home once he had been debriefed. I realized I care and love him more than I put on. I did not care how many times he relived the incident, I would listen to him no matter what time it was day or night. His well-being was and is very important to me. Through that ordeal I discovered that I didn’t want to be without him and that I want to spend the rest of my life with him.”

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Come Away With Me

“The best vacation we ever took together was to the Hawks Cay resort in Key West, Florida for my 32nd birthday,” Kenyada recalls “It was very romantic and adventurerous!”

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Foodies Forever

“We like to go to dinner we are foodies. We make take in a movie. We are a spare of the moment type people,” the bride-to-be reveals.

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A Thoughtful Man

“All of our dates are romantic because he is so thoughtful and works hard to carry out his plan and his objective to make me happy,” Kenyada shares.

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Something New

“I’m most looking forward to having a partner to spend the rest of my life with,” says Covelle.

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Plan Ahead

The couple are planning a modern wedding this summer followed by a honeymoon escape to St. Lucia.

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He Gets The Part

“The perfect person to play my future hubby in a movie is Cedric the Entertainer,” Kenyada says. His sense of humor is one of the qualities she loves most about him.

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Closer Than Close

“I can’t wait to just simply sign my new last name,” says the bride-to-be “He has been like my husband since we decided to take our friendship further.”

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