Bobby Brown recalls the moment he was experiencing pre-wedding jitters before marrying Whitney Houston. in 1992.
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In a preview of his A&E documentary, “Biography: Bobby Brown”, the singer discussed his marriage to Whitney Houston and recalled how scared he was on the day of his wedding. His wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, who was Brown’s friend at the time, helped him calm down before the wedding as he locked himself in the bathroom. “My friend was talking to his fiancé and had mentioned that Bob didn’t want to come out of the bathroom,” Etheredge said.
Brown added that he was drinking and smoking while being “scared to death” in the bathroom. The singer said he was nervous because he was unsure if Whitney Houston love him or not.
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Etheredge continued to say she talked Brown out of the bathroom and set him straight: “Bobby, it’s Alicia. Listen, you gotta get out of this bathroom now.” Brown later married Houston on July 18 of that year and remained together until their divorce in 2007. According to Insider, accusations of infidelity and drug use contributed to their divorce. During their marriage, Brown and Whitney had one child together, Bobbi Kristina, in 1993.
“I think we could have helped each other out. I think she would still be here if we hadn’t divorced. I wasn’t there. I beat myself about it because I wasn’t there. I wish I could have been there for her. We had made our beds and had to lie in them. We always felt that our love was strong enough to overcome any obstacle put in front of us. We would still be together if it wasn’t for drugs. Drugs got the best of us.”
Brown married Etheredge-Brown in 2021 after a decades-long friendship. They have three children together, Cassius, 13, Bodhi, 6, and Hendrix,5. The singer also has a Bobby Jr., who passed away in. November 2020 due to a deadly combination of “alcohol, cocaine, and fentanyl.”
As previously reported, Bobby Brown also revealed that he was visiting Houston and Bobbi Kristina’s graves for the first time.
“I brought you guys some flowers. Sorry I have not come by. Sorry, this is my first time. But you guys know I don’t like cemeteries. I know you are looking down watching me, watching your siblings. I hope you are taking care of little Bobby I know you guys are frightened up there. I miss you guys so much. Y’all take care of each other okay,” he said in a preview of the documentary.
He also said he’s had dreams about Bobby Jr. and Bobby Kristina: They’re running away, but they’re laughing. And they’re always together. I didn’t have many dreams about Bobbi Kris before Bobby Jr. died. But then all of a sudden — floods of dreams.”
The documentary is set to premiere on May 30 on A&E in a two-part night special at 8 PM EST.
SOURCE: Insider