Gabourey Sidibe’s ‘Surprise’ Marriage: ‘Precious’ Star Reveals She Married Fiancé Brandon Frankel Over a Year Ago

Surprise! Gabourey Sidibe has been a Mrs. for a full year! The Precious actress, 39, revealed she and Brandon Frankel secretly joined backmost successful 2021 during a halt by Live with Kelly and Ryan connected Monday.

While Gabby was thrilled by Brandon’s 2020 proposal, she knew she wasn’t looking guardant to a large wedding. “The happening astir weddings is I don’t similar them,” she dished to Ryan and Kelly, portion her caller hubby sat successful the audience.

Gabourey Sidibe announced that she secretly joined her fiance successful 2021 during a halt by ‘Live With Kelly And Ryan.’ (ERICH MCVEY)

Then, dropping the bombshell news, she said, “Here’s an illustration of however overmuch I don’t similar them: I’m really married. We got joined implicit a twelvemonth ago.”

Ryan and Kelly admitted they were “confused,” and past asked if the American Horror Story prima was sharing “breaking news” with them. She confirmed, revealing however they got joined “at the room table” conscionable 5 months aft their engagement. Stressing her feelings erstwhile more, she said, “I truly don’t similar weddings.”

Gabby talked astir being a non-traditional bride successful May’s contented of ‘Brides’ magazine. (ERICH MCVEY)

Not agelong aft the show, Brandon got to stock the quality connected his Instagram. He posted immoderate snapshots of them flashing their wedding bands backmost during their casual room nuptials, on with a drawback of immoderate celebratory cupcakes.

“SURPRISE!” helium captioned the photo. “I tin yet telephone her my WIFE publicly! Since @gabby3shabby yet spilled the beans contiguous connected Live with Kelly and Ryan- we’ve been MARRIED since March ’21! Relieved we tin yet archer the world. So thankful to person recovered my everlastingly person, my partner-in-crime, and the emotion of my life.”

He added, “Every time is the champion time with you. Nobody I would alternatively rise cats with and beryllium successful furniture by a creaseless 8pm with. Love you forever.”

Gabby mused astir her non-traditional wedding plans with Brides mag backmost successful May 2022. At the time, she told them, “The full clip we person been engaged, I’ve ever been like, ‘No, we shouldn’t person a wedding.’ Maybe we’ll propulsion a barbecue, get joined successful the bathroom, and past we’ll travel retired and archer everyone we’re married.”

She went on, “It cannot beryllium a accepted wedding. Really, it can’t be. I don’t privation thing done the ‘traditional’ way. Our narration is precise overmuch connected our presumption and I privation it to beryllium fun, similar a existent party.”