Tika Sumpter and Nicholas James have a beautiful love story in Hollywood. Sumpter, a famous African American actress, liked James secretly before they started dating.
Both are actors, with James starting his career in the early 2000s. They got engaged in 2016 and waited six years before getting married. But do you know how they met? Let's find out more in this article. Also, discover more about Nicholas or simply Nick James.
How Nick James Met Tika Sumpter
Tika and James met in 2013 on the set of "The Haves and The Have Nots." This was the TV series where Sumpter played Candace Young. James, on the other hand, played Officer Justin. Tika had a crush on James from the start of the shooting.
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Even though Sumpter tried to show James that she liked him, he didn't realize it until a friend told him. They started dating and got married in May 2022. James began acting in the 2006 comedy "Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds." He then got a prominent role in the 2008 horror film "Prom Night" and appeared in the 2009 comedy "Fired Up!".
James has been on TV shows like "Jane By Design" (2012), "The Client List" (2013), and "Revenge" (2014). He is also known for playing Officer Justin on "The Haves and The Have Nots," and he has been on shows like "NCIS" and "NCIS: New Orleans."
How James Proposed Sumpter
It all happened during the holiday season. On Christmas Day in 2016, James interestingly proposed to Sumpter. It was Christmas morning, and the family was opening gifts. A weird thing happened, James decided they would play a game, a scavenger hunt for her throughout their home.
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Tika was slowly getting suspicious and suspected James was going to propose to her. However, she found a new Peloton bike he got for her. But a twist came at the end, their daughter Ella gave Sumpter a letter that was a proposal. About their daughter, you'll read more about her later in the article.
Their wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, was beautiful. Sumpter wore a Galia Lahav dress, and James wore a custom Franc Milton suit. Sumpter is excited about their future and the importance of a strong relationship foundation.
Nick Has a Daughter Named Ella
In October 2016, Ella-Loren, the daughter of Tika Sumpter and Nick James, was born. Sumpter had kept her pregnancy private until August 2016, wanting to experience it without social media scrutiny. Nick and Tika had their daughter before tying the knot.
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Nick and Tika are actors who welcomed children before marriage. Reflecting on Ella-Loren's birth in 2022, Sumpter described her as a "happy accident," recalling finding out she was pregnant on the same day she went skydiving.
Despite their relatively short time together, Sumpter and James were committed to starting a family. James admired Sumpter's parenting on Mother's Day 2022, praising her love and dedication to their daughter and family on Instagram.
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