Comedian Niecy Nash comes out as she announces marriage to singer Jessica Betts

‘I got a whole wife,’ Betts wrote on social media

Niecy Nash attends the 2020 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon on 6 February 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Comedian Niecy Nash has announced her marriage to singer Jessica Betts.

Nash posted a photo of the wedding ceremony, showing the beaming, newly married couple, on social media on Monday.

Referring to herself by her given name, Carole Denise, the Claws star captioned the photo “Mrs Carol Denise Betts”, suggesting that she intends to take her wife’s last name. She also added the hashtag #LoveWins.

Betts shared the same image on her Instagram account, with the caption: “I got a whole wife.”

Nash also posted a picture of herself with her wife on her Instagram story, along with the hashtag #PlotTwist.

Betts and Nash weren’t officially known to be a couple prior to the wedding announcement, though they have posted affectionately about each other on social media in the past.

Nash was previously married to Don Nash, with whom she has three children, then to Jay Tucker. The two announced their split in late 2019.

Many have congratulated the pair on their union. Among them is Ava DuVernay, the creator and director of When They See Us, in which Nash played in 2019, earning an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

“I love you, friend,” DuVernay tweeted in response to Nash’s announcement. ”It was an honour to witness your wedding to Jess. May you both have more happiness than your hearts can hold.”

Mindy Kaling wrote on Instagram: “You look GORGEOUS! Congratulations!! So much love to you both!” (Nash had a recurring role in The Mindy Project, the TV series created by Kaling in which she also played the lead role.)