8 Things to Know About Israel Houghton
We're spilling the tea on Adrienne Bailon's new bae.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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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