Serayah & Jacob Latimore Dish On Their First Date And Why They Prefer To Keep Their Relationship Private!
Serayah McNeill and Jacob Latimore have more than what the eyes can see. The lovebirds, who met at the BET Awards in 2016, recently sat down with BET to openly talk about their loving relationship, along with why they choose to keep their romance private. Keep scrolling to learn why the duo advocates for couples to live in the moment without finding it necessary to share every detail on social media!
During the conversation on the first episode of Millennial Love Stories, the couple took us down memory lane to the first day they met, which happened to be during the culture's biggest night out.
“We met at the BET Awards in 2016,” Jacob told us with a smile on his face. “We have a mutual friend, a great friend of ours—Shameik Moore—we love you. So I always knew who she was, but I just never really met her.”
He went on to share that he spotted Serayah while making his way down the aisle at the star-studded award ceremony and instantly did a double-take before sharing a warm embrace. “We ended up dating later,” Jacob shared.
For their first date (without friends), Serayah recalls how impressed she was when Jacob accompanied her to a nail appointment. “I don't think he had ever done it before, but he definitely was there getting a pedicure and that was like our first time together alone away from friends.”
After six or seven months of dating, the couple took to social media to make their relationship official. “I think the first time we posted no one really could tell if we were dating or not. It was like a thing. We weren't really trying to push that we were dating, and I think people are still finding out now to be honest,” Jacob explained.
Serayah went on to share that she is “very personal” and prefers to keep their relationship out of the limelight. She explained, “For me, a lot of it was just like making sure things are real and in place before posting [on social media], answering questions, or anything like that. I just wanted to know for myself before the world knew.”
Since then, the couple has been inseparable. Even when they are working miles apart, the couple makes it a point to always stay connected. “The way that we stay connected is through FaceTime calls,” Serayah explained. “We pretty much talk all day and stay tapped in unless he's on set or I'm on set and we can't talk at that time.”
The couple also shares sweet moments to keep them connected, which you more than likely won’t see on social media. However, Jacob happily detailed the most romantic gesture Serayah did for him on the newest episode of Millennial Love Stories available to watch on YouTube today!
