Amber Riley is single again after splitting from fiance Desean Black.
The 36-year-old former Glee actress opened up about her breakup on an episode of the Nice & Neat podcast in March. Her rep also confirmed the split to E! News, saying, “They ask for privacy during this time.”
Amber previously announced her engagement back in November 2020. They met through a conversation in their Instagram DMs.
Click inside to see what Amber said on the podcast…
While promoting her Lifetime show Single Black Female last month, Amber noted, “I am a single Black female. I am, I’m a single Black female but I’m not a crazy one like in the movie.”
Amber added that her breakup was “amicable.” She said, “I wish him the best. I don’t haven anything horrible or bad to say.”
During the podcast interview, Amber also talked about making her own happiness a priority.
“It’s taken me a couple years to understand that choosing myself is not selfish,” she said. “Making those decisions to actively choose yourself has really helped me say, ‘Oh god I really don’t feel like getting up that early tomorrow to work out but I have this, this and this to do in the afternoon and I need to get my mind right.’ And that is, ‘Amber, you choosing yourself.’”
Amber recently opened up about having to deal with people calling her Mercedes Jones in public still.