A sweet gesture could have turned sour for Niecy Nash.
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Tamron Hall Show,” the actress appeared with wife Jessica Betts — and discussed some awkward ink.
Nash, 52, explained that when she told Betts her real name is Carol, Betts misheard it as “Cora,” and proceeded to call her by the wrong name for “almost two years” while they were dating.
“One day, she said, ‘Why do you call me Cora?’ And I was like, ‘That’s your name!’” Betts, 40, recalled.
“No, it’s not!” Nash responded. “I thought it was something that the cool kids called each other in New York on the street!”
“I said, ‘My name is not Cora’ and she said, ‘It is now,’” the “Reno 911!” star joked.
Nevertheless, the misheard name became an inside joke between the pair, and Betts had “Cora” tattooed on her neck as a tribute to her wife.
“It’s up and stuck…. JB, I’m Always & Forever your ‘Cora’❤️❤️❤️ @jessicabettsmusic #IYKYK,” Nash captioned an Instagram post revealing the ink on Wednesday.
In the same clip, the “Clean House” host showed off her own tattoo — which reads “Mrs. Cora Betts” — on her thigh.
The couple wed in a surprise ceremony at their California home in August 2020, just a few months after Nash finalized her divorce from Jay Tucker.
Nash dazzled in a strapless wedding dress from local boutique Lili Bridals (which she paired with Pride-themed Converse sneakers for the reception), while Betts wore a bespoke cream-colored three-piece suit from Rocky’s Custom Clothes.
“I don’t feel like my marriage is my coming out of anywhere,” Nash said shortly after, “but rather a going into myself and being honest about who I love. And I’m not limiting myself on what that love is supposed to look like.”
She’s apparently also not limiting nicknames, either.
