Michelle Williams, 37, is off the market.
The singer, who used to be in Destiny’s Child with Beyonce, accepted a proposal from pastor and life coach Chad Johnson, 40, in March, according to People.
The two met one year ago at a spiritual retreat in Arizona run by Johnson. ‘The day after we got engaged, Chad was like, “Okay, we gotta pick the wedding date! We gotta do all this stuff!”‘ she said. Johnson added, ‘She was like, “Can we just revel in the moment, relish the feeling?”‘
Ready to say I do: Michelle Williams, 37, is off the market. The singer accepted a proposal from pastor and life coach Chad Johnson, 40, in March, according to People
Her pal: She used to be in the band Destiny’s Child with Beyonce, seen here at Coachella
He added: ‘And I’m like, “Let’s go, let’s go!” It’s gonna be … think James Bond-meets-Midsummer Night’s Dream — with a little hood in it [laughs]. It’s gonna be very traditional. We’re doing black-tie. We want it to be small and intimate and very private.’
They want to wed this summer.
‘We do wanna get married very, very soon,’ said Williams.
She has already chosen a dress. ‘We’ve been moving very quickly and planning. Why wait? I want to get married now, but he wants a wedding!’
Fast track: They want to wed this summer. ‘We do wanna get married very, very soon,’ said Williams. She has already chosen a dress
She said when she met Chad, she was in a ‘horrible, dark place.’
She had just ended a relationship.
‘I just needed to go somewhere where I could get a message of hope and restoration, rejuvenation — get connected to God,’ she said.
Johnson – who also worked as a chaplain for pro sports teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and L.A. Dodgers – was happy to help her.
Happy face: The two met one year ago at a spiritual retreat in Arizona run by Johnson. ‘The day after we got engaged, Chad was like, “Okay, we gotta pick the wedding date! We gotta do all this stuff!”‘ she said
‘When we met, both of us were in very similar places on a personal level,’ explained Johnson.
‘Michelle was coming off the heels of a really bad relationship, and I was just in a place of despair as well.’
She said she knew he was special right away.
‘I didn’t even tell any people I was talking to Chad. I wanted to treat this relationship differently because obviously all my past relationships have failed. I didn’t want to talk about another relationship that possibly wasn’t gonna go anywhere,’ said the star.
She didn’t introduce him to her Destiny’s Child pals Beyonce and Kelly Rowland until July.