“If Will and I were to get divorced now”: Jada Smith Didn’t Understand Marriage, Called Relationship “Rough”

People have long perceived Will Smith and Jada Smith’s marriage as ideal. The couple ‌publicly displayed a loving relationship and a healthy family dynamic for the majority of their almost 26 years of marriage. In contrast, the couple has dealt with a number of marital problems behind the doors. Some of which have even led to the breakdown of their marriage.

Jada Pinkett, however, at first believed that dating the King Richard actor might not have been the best decision. The 51-year-old American actress and talk show host was aware that those who knew her well would have counseled her against dating her husband.

Even though they have discussed the problems in their relationship, the two have remained close despite adversity. 

The Emancipation actor and the Red Table Talk cohost became friends after she went to a casting call for the role of his girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. 

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Jada Smith Has Called Her Relationship With Will Smith ‘Rough’

The 20+ years of marriage between Will Smith and Jada Smith have outlasted many Hollywood marriages. 

The actors, who are acknowledged as Hollywood’s power couple, have experienced many ups and downs in their union. In addition, there was a time when they had nearly considered divorcing because of their discontent.

The fact that Jada Pinkett Smith was not Smith’s first wife is common knowledge. Back in the 1990s, Smith married Sheree Zampino. But after a difficult period, Smith and Zampino eventually parted ways. 

When Smith dated Jada Pinkett, he and Zampino were still legally married, despite not being romantically involved. Because of this, the Red Table Talk co-host believed that their relationship was inappropriate.  

She once admitted on Red Table Talk that

“The beginning between us was rough. And here’s the one thing I will say in hindsight — because I did not understand marriage, I didn’t understand divorce. I will say that I probably should’ve fell back.”

Later, after she had married Will Smith, she would have a different perspective on his husband’s relationship with Zampino.

“Now being a married woman and if Will and I were to get divorced now, my God. So when I think back about where I was, some of my insensitivity, some of my inconsideration, just in regards to you guys unwinding a marriage.”

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What Does Will Smith feel About His Relationship With His Wife?

Will Smith agreed that the beginning of his relationship with his wife was “rough”. The megastar, however, hasn’t necessarily viewed that as a negative. The Men in Black actor once claimed in a BBC interview that,

“It was one of those things where everything went perfectly – not perfectly in the sense of smooth and lovely – but everything that went wrong went perfectly wrong. In the beginning of our relationship, everything that needed to go wrong went wrong very quickly. We learned early on who we were and who we wanted to be and decided on a path to get there.”

The 54-year-old actor went on to say that the power couple eventually realized they couldn’t satisfy each other’s needs. As a result, Smith and Jada Pinkett believed that each of them needed to pursue their own happiness in order to maintain their marriage.

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Source- Red Table Talk