'Empire' Cast: Trai Byers Breaks Silence After Marrying Co-Star Grace Gealey [VIDEO]
Empire star Trai Byers (who plays Andre Lyon) has dished on his wedding to his co-star Gracey Gealey (who portrays Anika Calhoun) after it came out that the two tied the knot last week.
Byers took to Instagram Sunday night to thank fans for their support just days after he and Gealey became husband-and-wife in a secret ceremony in the The Grand Cayman island Thursday.
Byers and Gealey are all smiles in the snapshot he posted along with the caption, “We’re married! God is so good. To all who have extended congrats and well wishes, we thank you from the bottom of of our hearts. Love, Mr. & Mrs. Byers”
A photo posted by Trai Byers (@traibyers) on Apr 17, 2016 at 3:17pm PDT
He teased that something special was going on between him and his then fiancée, Gealey, earlier this month. He shared a photo of Gealey and wrote, “Woman of God! Amazing things are happening…”
Woman of God! Amazing things are happening A photo posted by Trai Byers (@traibyers) on Mar 24, 2016 at 10:20am PDT
Byers spoke out about his dream woman last May in Essence magazine. At that time, there were only rumors that he and Gealey were an item.
He revealed, “I work out for two reasons: one, because I’m an actor and two, because I’m somebody’s [future] husband. I want to be prepared for the woman God has for me.”
Shortly after that, it came out that he and Gealey were together. The two then confirmed they were engaged in October. Gealey spoke on what it’s like to date a co-star.
“I think that if two people are mature and they’re able to understand that if this doesn’t work out—cause first, I’m not a fan of flings when you work, cause that’s where it gets a little dangerous,” she told FABLife. I think that if you do get involved at your workplace you have to know that this is something that you want to be invested in, and this is just not something that is frivolous and fleeting.”
