Blair Underwood is ENGAGED! Star set to wed pal of 41 years Josie Hart… 18 months after divorce from Desiree DaCosta

Blair Underwood is engaged to be married – 18 months after his divorce from Desiree DaCosta.

The longtime actor, 58, revealed he’s set to tie the knot with Josie Hart, his pal of 41 years.

He wrote on Instagram: ‘My private spotlight was strolling the purple carpet with my new fiancée Josie Hart.’

He gushed to his 232,000 followers: ‘Essentially the most wonderful, good, lovely, hilarious, thought frightening & insightful particular person I do know who constantly lives life out-loud.’

Trying forward he mentioned, ‘The long run is crazy-bright Woman! None of us ever know the place God will information our paths.’ 

The daddy-of-three briefly make clear the historical past of his relationship as he added, ‘She’s had my again since earlier than I even grew to become an actor. 

‘When a 41 12 months friendship slaps you behind the pinnacle & blossoms into romance, you rise up, listen & step ahead in gratitude. Gently ahead. It begins! #trinilife.’

Former flame: In Could 2021 the longtime spouses shared they had been divorcing after 27 years of marriage

Underwood wed DaCosta in 1994, the identical 12 months his hit authorized drama LA Legislation got here to an finish after an eight-season run.

On Could 31, 2021 the twosome shocked followers with a joint announcement stating they had been separating.

In a prolonged message shared through Instagram, they mentioned they might stay the ‘better of mates’ and proceed to concentrate on their kids – Paris, 25, Brielle, 23, and Blake, 21.

The assertion learn: ‘After an incredible quantity of thought, prayer & work on ourselves individually & collectively, we have now come to the conclusion to finish our marriage that started 27 years in the past.’

Previous life: The previous couple attended the 2016 Tony Awards collectively in New York Metropolis

The message went on, ‘Our proudest achievements are our three kids. Three souls to which God entrusted us. We proceed to be awed & humbled by the blessings of parenting.

‘We now have all the time put their finest pursuits first & will proceed to take action. We’ll proceed to be one of the best of mates and co-parents and have the utmost respect for each other as we embark on this new chapter of our lives, individually.

Blair went on to thank his followers for his or her ‘help all through the years’ and requested for ‘privateness and understanding throughout this new season of change.’

Announcement: In a prolonged message shared through Instagram in 2021, the previous couple mentioned they might stay the ‘better of mates’ and proceed to concentrate on their kids – Paris, 25, Brielle, 23, and Blake, 2; seen with their children in 2006

Reflecting on his dad and mom’ decades-long marriage in 2008, he known as them his ‘heroes in love’ and mentioned they taught him relationships could be ‘enduring and highly effective.’

Watching his dad function the household’s breadwinner, Underwood mentioned he wished to be his spouse’s ‘rock, her protector.’

‘If she had an issue, I wished to unravel it. I believed that is what was anticipated of me,’ he instructed the outlet.

However a weak dialog along with his partner led him to study his then-wife did not want him to repair her issues, however to as an alternative pay attention when she vented.

The star concluded: ‘I used to be relieved she did not count on me to all the time have a solution for her. She wasn’t coming to me for a restore.’

Younger Love: Blair and Desiree on the White Males Cannot Soar premiere in Los Angeles in 1992