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Super Bowl halftime performer Kendrick Lamar has previous called his fiancée Whitney Alford his "best friend" after revealing she is someone he "can tell my fears to"
Super Bowl halftime performer Kendrick Lamar has previous called his fiancée Whitney Alford his "best friend" after revealing she is someone he "can tell my fears to"Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford have been a couple since school (
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As Kendrick Lamar returns to the Super Bowl stage, one person in particular whoâll be cheering him on is his fiancée Whitney Alford.
With last yearâs Super Bowl being watched by an average of 123.4 million people in the US, performing at the event is something many artists aspire to - though Kendrick is no stranger to the iconic stage. Back in 2022, the Humble hitmaker joined the likes of Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige and Dr Dre for a 14-minute set that was bursting with hits. But now Kendrick, 37, is headlining the halftime as the main act.
Having released his first album back in 2011, his fiancée Whitney has been by his side every step of the way. The pair, who share two children, met at high school in Compton, California. After becoming friends, Kendrick and Whitney later became a couple as teens.
The pair met while at high school in California (Image:
Johnny Nunez/BET/Getty Images for BET) Kendrick has called Whitney his "best friend" (Image:
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)âEverybody that's been around me has been around since Day 1 and I can't change that. I don't change for nobody,â the musician told Power 105.1. âPeople that have been by your side - you're supposed to honour that.â
Meanwhile, during an interview with New York Times Magazine in 2014, Kendrick was asked which influential person on his phone had âthe power to call him outâ. Describing his response, the journalist of the piece wrote: âhis answer was immediate: 'One particular young lady,' he said, referring to Alford. âShe's been here since Day 1.ââ
One year later, he revealed that heâd got engaged as he responded to rumours of a proposal. He also gushed over Whitney, calling her his âbest friendâ during a heartwarming interview with Billboard.
âI wouldnât even call her my girl,â he said. âThatâs my best friend. I donât even like the term that society has put in the world as far as being a companion - sheâs somebody I can tell my fears to.â
With more than 170,000 followers on Instagram, Whitney has opened up about feeling âgratefulâ to have her husband in her life. To mark Fatherâs Day in 2022, the mum-of-two celebrated the men in her life.
âHappy Fatherâs Day fellas! Today I am more than happy to celebrate the men in my life⦠I choose to celebrate them for stepping up instead of stepping out, for providing, for assisting us women, for healing, for showing up physically and most importantly for showing up emotionally,â she wrote.
Throughout Kendrickâs chart-topping career, Whitney has not only provided emotional support and love - but sheâs provided support on his songs too. In 2015, she was credited on the album To Pimp a Butterfly after providing backing vocals on the tracks King Kunta and Wesley's Theory.
She also appeared in the music video for Not Like Us - Kendrickâs 'diss track' - and received a shout out from her beau at this yearâs Grammys after he scooped Song of the Year. âWhitney in the video crip walking,â Kendrick said as he collected his award. âWe gonâ dedicate that one.â
In between juggling her busy lifestyle as a mum to two youngsters, Whitney is the founder of the LA-based non-profit organisation, Love + Ethos. According to its website, the organisation aims to create âsupportive spaces and opportunities for women journeying through motherhood while facing systemic, economic, and social challenges.â
Explaining her mission, a statement on the website read: âMuch of my career has encompassed helping women to feel seen, heard, and appreciated. Iâve recently acknowledged how this work comes from a place, deep within my lineage, with generations of women helping women and raising families together.â
It added: âThe challenge for me has been how to utilise my own opportunities in an impactful way. I hope to be an asset to my community through my work with Love + Ethos.â
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