8 Things to Know About Israel Houghton

We're spilling the tea on Adrienne Bailon's new bae.

Adrienne Bailon's New Boo - Adrienne found love in a hot, tropical place: Mexico! Pictures surfaced of The Real co-host this week enjoying some fun in the sun while boo'd up with Christian music singer Israel Houghton. Why is the news so juicy? Well, for one, the former Cheetah Girl was engaged to someone else less than a year ago. And two, details of her new man's marital status came into question. We told you it was juicy! Click on to get the rest of the deets on their romance. By Jazmine A. Ortiz (Photos from left: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Super Bowl Gospel, X17online.com)

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Adrienne Bailon's New Boo - Adrienne found love in a hot, tropical place: Mexico! Pictures surfaced of The Real co-host this week enjoying some fun in the sun while boo'd up with Christian music singer Israel Houghton. Why is the news so juicy? Well, for one, the former Cheetah Girl was engaged to someone else less than a year ago. And two, details of her new man's marital status came into question. We told you it was juicy! Click on to get the rest of the deets on their romance. By Jazmine A. Ortiz (Photos from left: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Super Bowl Gospel, X17online.com)

Ex-Lovers - Here's the scoop on Israel's past: Last month, he wrote an open letter admitting to cheating on his wife, Meleasa Houghton, five years ago. The couple had been together 20 years, but finalized their divorce in 2016.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Ex-Lovers - Here's the scoop on Israel's past: Last month, he wrote an open letter admitting to cheating on his wife, Meleasa Houghton, five years ago. The couple had been together 20 years, but finalized their divorce in 2016.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Old Flame - Israel posted this pic 58 weeks ago (thanks, Instagram!) congratulating Adrienne and her fiancé at the time, Lenny Santiago, with the following caption:"Huge congratulations to our friends @adrienne_bailon & @kodaklens on their engagement - we are so happy for you guys, May God Bless all of your days..."(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET Networks)

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Old Flame - Israel posted this pic 58 weeks ago (thanks, Instagram!) congratulating Adrienne and her fiancé at the time, Lenny Santiago, with the following caption:"Huge congratulations to our friends @adrienne_bailon & @kodaklens on their engagement - we are so happy for you guys, May God Bless all of your days..."(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET Networks)

Boy Meets Girl - Adrienne and Israel met while working on the 2013 straight-to-DVD movie I'm in Love With a Church Girl. He worked on the music for the faith-based film while she handled the acting with Ja Rule.(Photo: Reverence Gospel Media)

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Boy Meets Girl - Adrienne and Israel met while working on the 2013 straight-to-DVD movie I'm in Love With a Church Girl. He worked on the music for the faith-based film while she handled the acting with Ja Rule.(Photo: Reverence Gospel Media)

Photo By Photo: Reverence Gospel

Man of God - He's a six-time Grammy winner and known for Christian hits "Not Forgotten" and "Moving Forward." Adrienne practices Christianity as well and has expressed how finding a "man of God" is important to her when dating, so she's winning here. (Photo: Israel Houghton via Instagram)

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Man of God - He's a six-time Grammy winner and known for Christian hits "Not Forgotten" and "Moving Forward." Adrienne practices Christianity as well and has expressed how finding a "man of God" is important to her when dating, so she's winning here. (Photo: Israel Houghton via Instagram)

Photo by @israelhoughton via Instagram

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Doting Dad - He's the father of three with his ex-wife and seems like a pretty darn good dad. His kids, Mariah, Israel and Milan live in Kingwood, Texas. And it's no secret that Adrienne wants children of her own. She's been super vocal about it on The Real, so the fact that he comes with a built-in family is a bonus.(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Super Bowel)

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Doting Dad - He's the father of three with his ex-wife and seems like a pretty darn good dad. His kids, Mariah, Israel and Milan live in Kingwood, Texas. And it's no secret that Adrienne wants children of her own. She's been super vocal about it on The Real, so the fact that he comes with a built-in family is a bonus.(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Super Bowel)

Grandpops - That's right, he's a grandfather, too! In case you were wondering, Israel is 44 years old. Adrienne turned 32 last October. By today's standards, not a big age gap at all.(Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for Super Bowl  Gospel)

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Grandpops - That's right, he's a grandfather, too! In case you were wondering, Israel is 44 years old. Adrienne turned 32 last October. By today's standards, not a big age gap at all.(Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for Super Bowl  Gospel)

First Friends, Then Lovers - It all started with friendship, like the best relationships do. Here's an early snapshot of the two back when they were promoting I'm in Love With a Church Girl.(Photo: Image by Ac Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd./Corbis)

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First Friends, Then Lovers - It all started with friendship, like the best relationships do. Here's an early snapshot of the two back when they were promoting I'm in Love With a Church Girl.(Photo: Image by Ac Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd./Corbis)

Coupledom - He was on hand to celebrate Adrienne's 30th birthday at Studio XXI in New York City. They even look like a couple here!(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Coupledom - He was on hand to celebrate Adrienne's 30th birthday at Studio XXI in New York City. They even look like a couple here!(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Bye, Haters! - Adrienne's been posting bikini-clad pics of her living it up in Mexico, so clearly she is unbothered. She hit the 'gram with these pearls of wisdom:"'Just keep swimming...' I'm pretty sure Dory (Finding Nemo) got these words of wisdom from my mother... 'Put your phone down... And just keep swimming!' There's a message there. Thank you Mami. I will..."(Photo: Adrienne Bailon via Instagram)

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Bye, Haters! - Adrienne's been posting bikini-clad pics of her living it up in Mexico, so clearly she is unbothered. She hit the 'gram with these pearls of wisdom:"'Just keep swimming...' I'm pretty sure Dory (Finding Nemo) got these words of wisdom from my mother... 'Put your phone down... And just keep swimming!' There's a message there. Thank you Mami. I will..."(Photo: Adrienne Bailon via Instagram)

Photo by @adriennebailon via Instagram