TLC Star Chilli And Matthew Lawrence's Friendship Has Turned Romantic

Matthew Lawrence is no scrub in TLC singer Chilli’s eyes. Rozona “Chilli” Thomas’ publicist, Christal Jordan, confirmed to People that the two entertainers became romantically entangled right before Thanksgiving 2022. Both reaching superstardom in the 1990s, Chilli with TLC and Lawrence as an actor alongside his brothers, the pair was previously sighted getting cozy on a Hawaiian beach last August, per TMZ. 

According to Jordan, Chilli and Lawrence spent Thanksgiving and Christmas together in her native Atlanta, where the singer introduced Lawrence to her family. The publicist also offered her own two cents on the duo’s romance, telling People, “I’ve been with Chilli since 2005 and I’ve never seen her this in love. She is glowing. They are really cute together.”

Chilli and Lawrence also made their Instagram debut on New Year’s Eve, sharing a stylized video of them dancing in onesies to A-ha’s “Take on Me.” Lawrence’s “Boy Meets World” costar Danielle Fishel gushed in a comment, “This makes me very happy!!” The last time Chilli was part of a celeb power couple was her early aughts relationship with Usher, per InStyle. Dating from 2001 to 2003, the “Waterfalls” singer has repeatedly given interview soundbites that hinted his infidelity ended their romance.

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