Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vincent Hughes on November 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/GettySheryl Lee Ralphis setting the record straight on her long-distance marriage.After rumors swirled online that after 18 years of marriage, theAbbot Elementarystar, 66, and her husband, Pennsylvania State SenatorVincent Hughes, 67, were finally shacking up together in Philadelphia, Ralph spoke toETto clarify their living arrangement.“Vincent and I have been married going on 19 years,” Ralph told the outlet atElle’s Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “We’ve been together 21 years.Abbottis shot in Los Angeles. My husband, as a senator, is always in his capitol [Harrisburg, Penn.], so I don’t know what magic people think we’re gonna do.““We see each other on the average of every two weeks,” she explained. “And everybody who questions that I say, guess what? We’re still married!“The pairtied the knot in 2005. When they met, Ralph was living in L.A., while Hughes was in Philadelphia.Senator Vincent Hughes and wife Sheryl Lee Ralph on December 20, 2022 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/WireImageThe Emmy winner previously told thePhiladelphia Inquirerhow she heads to the City of Brotherly Love regularly.“First of all, 20 years, keeping this marriage together, you have to be together some time,” she told the outlet.“Vincent is not able to leave the state the way I can leave the state. In fact, in 20 years of our being together, I’m going to say my husband has maybe been in California, maybe, 25 times. That means I’m in Philadelphia every two weeks.“She also explained that fans often wonder why she’s in Philadelphia: “It’s always like, ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘Um, I’m married to Sen. Hughes. I live here.’ “Senator Vincent J. Hughes and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph on July 20, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheDreamgirlsactress recently shared withAARP The Magazinethat during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, they were “under the same roof.”“We were together 24/7, and it was great, " she shared. “I thought, ‘Wow, I like this man.'“Ralph also shared how the two began their long-distance relationship, noting how she kept her children,Etienne MauriceandIvy Coco Maurice, close to their father, her first husband Eric Maurice.“My kids stayed close to their father, but they also had a friend they could talk to and confide in, and that was Vincent,” explained Ralph. “When we met, I had these young children, and I appreciated that he did not try to insert himself as their father. He had his own children.”
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vincent Hughes on November 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
Sheryl Lee Ralphis setting the record straight on her long-distance marriage.After rumors swirled online that after 18 years of marriage, theAbbot Elementarystar, 66, and her husband, Pennsylvania State SenatorVincent Hughes, 67, were finally shacking up together in Philadelphia, Ralph spoke toETto clarify their living arrangement.“Vincent and I have been married going on 19 years,” Ralph told the outlet atElle’s Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “We’ve been together 21 years.Abbottis shot in Los Angeles. My husband, as a senator, is always in his capitol [Harrisburg, Penn.], so I don’t know what magic people think we’re gonna do.““We see each other on the average of every two weeks,” she explained. “And everybody who questions that I say, guess what? We’re still married!“The pairtied the knot in 2005. When they met, Ralph was living in L.A., while Hughes was in Philadelphia.Senator Vincent Hughes and wife Sheryl Lee Ralph on December 20, 2022 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/WireImageThe Emmy winner previously told thePhiladelphia Inquirerhow she heads to the City of Brotherly Love regularly.“First of all, 20 years, keeping this marriage together, you have to be together some time,” she told the outlet.“Vincent is not able to leave the state the way I can leave the state. In fact, in 20 years of our being together, I’m going to say my husband has maybe been in California, maybe, 25 times. That means I’m in Philadelphia every two weeks.“She also explained that fans often wonder why she’s in Philadelphia: “It’s always like, ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘Um, I’m married to Sen. Hughes. I live here.’ “Senator Vincent J. Hughes and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph on July 20, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheDreamgirlsactress recently shared withAARP The Magazinethat during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, they were “under the same roof.”“We were together 24/7, and it was great, " she shared. “I thought, ‘Wow, I like this man.'“Ralph also shared how the two began their long-distance relationship, noting how she kept her children,Etienne MauriceandIvy Coco Maurice, close to their father, her first husband Eric Maurice.“My kids stayed close to their father, but they also had a friend they could talk to and confide in, and that was Vincent,” explained Ralph. “When we met, I had these young children, and I appreciated that he did not try to insert himself as their father. He had his own children.”
Sheryl Lee Ralphis setting the record straight on her long-distance marriage.
After rumors swirled online that after 18 years of marriage, theAbbot Elementarystar, 66, and her husband, Pennsylvania State SenatorVincent Hughes, 67, were finally shacking up together in Philadelphia, Ralph spoke toETto clarify their living arrangement.
“Vincent and I have been married going on 19 years,” Ralph told the outlet atElle’s Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “We’ve been together 21 years.Abbottis shot in Los Angeles. My husband, as a senator, is always in his capitol [Harrisburg, Penn.], so I don’t know what magic people think we’re gonna do.”
“We see each other on the average of every two weeks,” she explained. “And everybody who questions that I say, guess what? We’re still married!”
The pairtied the knot in 2005. When they met, Ralph was living in L.A., while Hughes was in Philadelphia.
Senator Vincent Hughes and wife Sheryl Lee Ralph on December 20, 2022 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Bruce Glikas/WireImage
The Emmy winner previously told thePhiladelphia Inquirerhow she heads to the City of Brotherly Love regularly.
“First of all, 20 years, keeping this marriage together, you have to be together some time,” she told the outlet.“Vincent is not able to leave the state the way I can leave the state. In fact, in 20 years of our being together, I’m going to say my husband has maybe been in California, maybe, 25 times. That means I’m in Philadelphia every two weeks.”
She also explained that fans often wonder why she’s in Philadelphia: “It’s always like, ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘Um, I’m married to Sen. Hughes. I live here.’ "
Senator Vincent J. Hughes and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph on July 20, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images
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TheDreamgirlsactress recently shared withAARP The Magazinethat during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, they were “under the same roof.”
“We were together 24/7, and it was great, " she shared. “I thought, ‘Wow, I like this man.'”
Ralph also shared how the two began their long-distance relationship, noting how she kept her children,Etienne MauriceandIvy Coco Maurice, close to their father, her first husband Eric Maurice.
“My kids stayed close to their father, but they also had a friend they could talk to and confide in, and that was Vincent,” explained Ralph. “When we met, I had these young children, and I appreciated that he did not try to insert himself as their father. He had his own children.”
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