The Truth About Whitney Houston And Bobby Brown's Relationship

Publish date: 2024-05-03

As two very popular entertainers at the peak of their careers, it's no surprise they eventually crossed paths. They first met in 1989 at the Soul Train music awards and were even seated near each other. Initially, Whitney Houston admitted she didn't think that she made a good first impression on Bobby Brown. Houston told Rolling Stone in 1993 their introduction to each other started with an odd physical interaction. "I and some friends of mine were sitting behind [Bobby Brown]. I was hugging them, we were laughing, and I kept hitting Bobby in the back of the head. Robyn said, 'Whitney, you keep hittin' Bobby, he's goin' to be mad at you,'" said Houston.

She apologized for the unexpected encounter. "Yeah, well just don't let it happen again," Brown responded, according to Houston. Afterward, she assumed he wasn't fond of her and wanted to change his mind. So, she invited him to a party for a more formal reintroduction. The two stayed friendly with each other, and months later, Brown asked her out. The pairing puzzled many because of their two very different media images. Bobby was an R&B singer and "bad boy," and Whitney was a pop star with a good-girl image (via Lifetime). Yet, the critics didn't stop the lovebirds, and they dated for three years before Brown proposed. It was only the beginning of what turned out to be a roller-coaster marriage.

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