The Queen is beaming with pride.
During her coronation as the Lifetime Achievement doyenne at the 2021 BET Awards Sunday, lyrical voluptuary Queen Latifah finally addressed her long-questioned sexual orientation.
“Peace — happy Pride!” exclaimed Latifah (real name Dana Owens) in the closing remarks of her acceptance speech.
The Grammy Award-winning diva went on to make one of her first public declarations of affection to her longtime partner of nearly a decade, Eboni Nichols.
“Eboni, my love,” said Latifah, 51, touching her heart in salute to Nichols, 43.
“Rebel, my love,” she added, warmly acknowledging the son she and Nichols reportedly welcomed. Latifah has savvily sidestepped inquiries into her sexuality since she first stormed the pop culture continuum as a militant mistress of the mic with the classic hip-hop track “Ladies First” in 1989.
Throughout the years, the New Jersey-born musician-turned-Golden Globe winner has refused to confirm or deny suspicions of her homosexuality.
“I don’t have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a problem discussing my personal life,” Latifah insisted during an interview with the New York Times in 2008.
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