#RelationshipGoals: Love Tips From the Red Carpet

Celebs dish on love, marriage and self-worth.

Love Famously - Celebs are people, too, and they also can dish some really great advice on a topic we can all relate to: love and relationships. Here’s some of the most empowering advice from famous folks we admire and respect. By Kellee Terrell (Photos from Left: Mike Theiler/Landov, Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LACMA, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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Love Famously - Celebs are people, too, and they also can dish some really great advice on a topic we can all relate to: love and relationships. Here’s some of the most empowering advice from famous folks we admire and respect. By Kellee Terrell (Photos from Left: Mike Theiler/Landov, Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LACMA, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

First Lady Michelle Obama: Look Beyond Looks and Money - While FLOTUS does have a fine and powerful man by her side, she is clear that we need to look beyond looks and status. She told Glamour, “Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, ‘Who are you as a person?’ That's the advice I would give to women: Don't look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And more important, how does he treat you?” (Photo: Mike Theiler /Landov)

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First Lady Michelle Obama: Look Beyond Looks and Money - While FLOTUS does have a fine and powerful man by her side, she is clear that we need to look beyond looks and status. She told Glamour, “Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, ‘Who are you as a person?’ That's the advice I would give to women: Don't look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And more important, how does he treat you?” (Photo: Mike Theiler /Landov)

Beyoncé: Love Takes Work - Bey usually keeps her private affairs, well, private. But in a 2011 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she shed some light on what keeps her and Jigga solid. “Like anything great and successful in your life, marriage takes hard work and sacrifice. It has to be something both you and your husband deeply want. The best thing about marriage is the amount of growth you have because you can no longer hide from your fears and insecurities. There’s someone right there calling you out on your flaws and building you up when you need the support. If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.” (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Variety)

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Beyoncé: Love Takes Work - Bey usually keeps her private affairs, well, private. But in a 2011 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she shed some light on what keeps her and Jigga solid. “Like anything great and successful in your life, marriage takes hard work and sacrifice. It has to be something both you and your husband deeply want. The best thing about marriage is the amount of growth you have because you can no longer hide from your fears and insecurities. There’s someone right there calling you out on your flaws and building you up when you need the support. If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.” (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Variety)

Nicki Minaj: Live in the Moment - Rapper Nicki Minaj recently told Billboard magazine that while she can’t predict the future with her and Meek, she just loves being in love. “Right now we are really, really enjoying each other’s company. So, shout out to everybody in the world that’s just trying to find love or be happy. Everybody should have someone to hold at night.” (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Nicki Minaj: Live in the Moment - Rapper Nicki Minaj recently told Billboard magazine that while she can’t predict the future with her and Meek, she just loves being in love. “Right now we are really, really enjoying each other’s company. So, shout out to everybody in the world that’s just trying to find love or be happy. Everybody should have someone to hold at night.” (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Presented by COVERGIRL- - Kelly Rowland's feathered dress gave us all the feels. She's a beautiful chocolate lady, and this all black ensemble is one-hundred percent gorgeous!

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Kelly Rowland: Choose Happiness - Singer and exercise guru Kelly Rowland might have been singing about being an independent woman, but there was a time when she was trapped in an abusive relationship. Looking back, she reminds women that they deserve better. “A piece of me would just go away every time he would say something," she said. "I had to walk away. You just get tired, you get tired of not being happy. That's not a life you want to live." (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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Kerry Washington: Keep It Private - Scandal star Kerry Washington may have her face plastered on magazine covers and TV screens, but her marriage and baby are a different story. She told Marie Claire this spring, “Earlier in my career I was much more super-sharey… there were moments when I wanted to process things that were happening to me more privately, and I didn't have the space to do it, because once you let people in, they're in and you don't get to say, ‘Oh, I want this for myself.’” Translation: Stop putting your business on Facebook. (Photo: Ron Sachs-Pool via Getty Images)

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Kerry Washington: Keep It Private - Scandal star Kerry Washington may have her face plastered on magazine covers and TV screens, but her marriage and baby are a different story. She told Marie Claire this spring, “Earlier in my career I was much more super-sharey… there were moments when I wanted to process things that were happening to me more privately, and I didn't have the space to do it, because once you let people in, they're in and you don't get to say, ‘Oh, I want this for myself.’” Translation: Stop putting your business on Facebook. (Photo: Ron Sachs-Pool via Getty Images)

Jada Pinkett Smith: You’re Not His Babysitter - Jada and Will are the epitome of Black love in an era where staying together is rare. What keeps their bond stronger than ever? Trust. “You've gotta trust who you're with. And at the end of the day, right, I'm not here to be anybody's watcher. I'm not his watcher. He's a grown man,” she told Howard Stern in June. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Jada Pinkett Smith: You’re Not His Babysitter - Jada and Will are the epitome of Black love in an era where staying together is rare. What keeps their bond stronger than ever? Trust. “You've gotta trust who you're with. And at the end of the day, right, I'm not here to be anybody's watcher. I'm not his watcher. He's a grown man,” she told Howard Stern in June. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Tia Mowry: Don’t Forget About Date Night - The former Game star and famous twin says the best way she keeps the flame going with her husband, Cory, is make sure they go on real dates. She told Rolling Out, “Make time for one another. Don’t forget about those date nights. Put on a sexy dress and some sexy high heels and have a great night and enjoy each other. Also, incorporate your husband. Get him involved and let him know how important he is with taking care of your joy.” (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Tia Mowry: Don’t Forget About Date Night - The former Game star and famous twin says the best way she keeps the flame going with her husband, Cory, is make sure they go on real dates. She told Rolling Out, “Make time for one another. Don’t forget about those date nights. Put on a sexy dress and some sexy high heels and have a great night and enjoy each other. Also, incorporate your husband. Get him involved and let him know how important he is with taking care of your joy.” (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

La La Anthony: Have Other Friends - Actress and reality star La La Anthony has been with her basketball husband for a minute now — and one of the secrets to their success is having a life outside of one another. She told Rolling Out, "I think it's a very healthy thing for us to have other friends. It's also important for us to have independence, and give each other space. Mel and I are not together all the time; we like to give each other space. I think that's what keeps us going... he's on the road working, and I'm working.” (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

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La La Anthony: Have Other Friends - Actress and reality star La La Anthony has been with her basketball husband for a minute now — and one of the secrets to their success is having a life outside of one another. She told Rolling Out, "I think it's a very healthy thing for us to have other friends. It's also important for us to have independence, and give each other space. Mel and I are not together all the time; we like to give each other space. I think that's what keeps us going... he's on the road working, and I'm working.” (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

Alicia Keys: Bury the Hatchet - For many, love is about blending new families with existing ones — and that isn’t always easy when there is drama. But Alicia Keys says it’s about being mature and doing what’s best for the kids. She told Wendy Williams last year, “When everybody is able to be an adult, which we all are able to be, and we’re able to really recognize that actually, there’s a beautiful value about the way that we can all influence each other’s lives and the lives of the kids. They can really see that they have more than one woman to look to and say, ‘What can I learn here?’” (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Alicia Keys: Bury the Hatchet - For many, love is about blending new families with existing ones — and that isn’t always easy when there is drama. But Alicia Keys says it’s about being mature and doing what’s best for the kids. She told Wendy Williams last year, “When everybody is able to be an adult, which we all are able to be, and we’re able to really recognize that actually, there’s a beautiful value about the way that we can all influence each other’s lives and the lives of the kids. They can really see that they have more than one woman to look to and say, ‘What can I learn here?’” (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian West: Appreciate His Opinion - Kim Kardashian West believes that one important factor in her marriage is asking for and respecting Kanye's opinion. "I love my husband's opinion, so I always ask his opinion on everything and he always helps me put together my looks... Kanye sees what's out there on the streets and just knows how to translate that into something that would look good on me. Just helping me push my limits a little bit and trying new things." (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LACMA)

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Kim Kardashian West: Appreciate His Opinion - Kim Kardashian West believes that one important factor in her marriage is asking for and respecting Kanye's opinion. "I love my husband's opinion, so I always ask his opinion on everything and he always helps me put together my looks... Kanye sees what's out there on the streets and just knows how to translate that into something that would look good on me. Just helping me push my limits a little bit and trying new things." (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LACMA)

Taraji P. Henson: Think Outside the Box - While waiting on your Black Prince to come is completely fine, Oscar-nominated actress and Empire star Taraji believes you should keep your options open. She told Wendy Williams last year, “I have started dating other cultures, so it was a celebration of other cultures… I think there is a cultural difference with men from other countries. They are not as bitter and jaded and closed up as a lot of the men here. I’m not saying all men, [but] broaden your spectrum.” (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Taraji P. Henson: Think Outside the Box - While waiting on your Black Prince to come is completely fine, Oscar-nominated actress and Empire star Taraji believes you should keep your options open. She told Wendy Williams last year, “I have started dating other cultures, so it was a celebration of other cultures… I think there is a cultural difference with men from other countries. They are not as bitter and jaded and closed up as a lot of the men here. I’m not saying all men, [but] broaden your spectrum.” (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)