Will Smith hands down be one of the most popular faces in the business and loved by fans for over two decades. The actor started his journey from a sitcom called Fresh Prince and later earned the title of the king of Hollywood blockbusters.
The 51-year-old actor has done everything while maintaining a happy family life and an amazing relationship. However, he made headlines for a failing marriage and gained notoriety. Smith spoke about his first marriage and how his life was in his perspective.
The Men in Black actor was known in the 90s as an upcoming young rapper and the star of Fresh Prince TV show. Smith seemed to be a promising actor at that time which led him slowly transits into movies and in 1992, he married actress Sheree Zampino. Just after a few months, the couple welcomes a son named Trey.
Despite his young family brought him immense happiness, the actor was restless with his wife Zampino and as a result, they decided to separate after three years. In an interview with Jada Pinkett, Zampino said that the marriage ended because they both were too young.
Although the duo is no longer together as a couple, they still remained close to each other and continued co-parenting Trey peacefully. While Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have been married for a long time now, the actor still recalls his painful divorce with his first wife.
In a candid interview on Pinkett Smith’s Facebook talk show called Red Table Talk, Smith acknowledged that divorce was the ultimate failure and worst thing that ever happened in his adult life. He further said how he has been hurt many times in his adult life whereas none of the failures are even close to getting divorced from his two-year-old son's mother.
However, Pinkett and Smith both agreed that they have overcome all the difficulties presented to them post their divorce and what's most impressive is that the actor was able to continue being a good father to Trey. Smith's openness and honesty are the two most basic reasons that fans love him.
According to People, even before Zampino and Smith's divorce was finalized, the actor had already begun to see a young actress, Jada Pinkett. The young actress spoke about their relationship later and revealed that Smith was divorced and stated that they both intended to keep peaceful family life for the sake of Trey.