Tiffany Haddish turned a ladies’ journey into a private milestone when she married herself throughout a personal ceremony in Africa, aiming to embrace self-accountability and interior progress.

The Emmy-winning actress and comic, 45, staged the symbolic wedding ceremony whereas filming her upcoming Peacock docuseries, Tiffany Haddish Goes Off, set to premiere Thursday (November 13).

The six-part sequence follows Haddish and her childhood pals—Selena Martin, Shermona Long and Sparkle Clark—by means of Zimbabwe and Cape Town, South Africa.

“I thought to do that because first, I wanted to have a little party,” Haddish instructed the New York Post. “Second, I also wanted to hold myself accountable for some things.”

The journey wasn’t only for journey. Haddish used the journey to replicate on her private challenges and renew her dedication to herself.

The self-marriage comes after a turbulent stretch for Haddish, together with two DUI-related arrests in 2022 and 2023.

In 2024, she additionally drew backlash on social media after posting a TikTok video expressing shock at discovering a grocery retailer in Zimbabwe. Some seen the clip as culturally tone-deaf.

Haddish additionally confronted criticism on-line after visiting Israel in early 2024, stating it was an “educational trip” to study firsthand concerning the aftermath of the October 7 assaults and the continuing battle.

Haddish likened the criticism to bodily ache. “Getting social media backlash feels ‘like walking on a Lego,’” she stated. “I’ve got to be more careful about what I post. It’s irritating, but it’s a part of the business.”

Tiffany Haddish Reveals “Marriage” Has Boosted Her Dating Life

The actress was beforehand married to William Stewart from 2008 to 2013 and dated Common from 2020 to 2021. But this time, she’s committing to herself.

“This marriage to me has been going very good. We have been having a fantastic time seeing who our third is going to be,” Haddish joked. “Who is gonna be the third wheel?”

The unconventional ceremony has even modified her courting life. “I’m getting more dates now, when I tell [men] I’m married. If you tell a man you’re married, but you’re willing to go out with him, he’s like, ‘Oh, she’s a freak!’”

Haddish additionally maintains a detailed bond with fellow comic Kevin Hart, who as soon as helped her throughout a tough patch by paying for a lodge when she was homeless. When requested if Hart knew about her new marital standing, she replied, “You just told him.”

“It’s not everybody’s business that I’m in a relationship with me. I mean, first of all, my relationship with me is my relationship…So I haven’t told everybody,” the comedian stated. “Sometimes I wear my wedding ring and people are like, ‘Oh, my God, where did you get that?’ I’m like ‘Africa. I’m married!’”

She closed the dialog with a message about honoring private commitments.

“If you going to keep any promises in life, the promises you make to yourself are the main ones you need to be keeping,” she defined. “That’s the longest relationship you’re going to have, and there’s no ceremony for you, to you. There’s no ceremony for that. So, f### it, I’m marrying me.”

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