Sheryl Lee Ralph defends her separate life from husband Vincent Hughes

Vincent Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesSheryl Lee Ralph and her husband Vincent Hughesremain happily in love after two decades of marriage – even if they do not often live together.
“I was very lucky. The man I am married to is Senator Vincent Hughes, Pennsylvania’s Seventh Senatorial District. Abbott Elementary star, 68 years old, said People in a profile posted on Wednesday, January 8th. “You fall in love with someone and you realize they’re not giving up on their career. He is not leaving Philadelphia. I will not leave Hollywood. When there are children, it is very difficult.”
Ralph, 68, and Hughes have been married since 2005. Previously, the actress was married to Eric Morriswith whom she has a son, Etienne, and a daughter, Ivy-Coco.
Ralph is in Los Angeles, where she is alphabet movies Abbott Elementaryand Hughes maintains a Pennsylvania residence for his political district.
“We saw each other every two weeks and it still worked out well,” she explained to the publication. When I go to see him, I like to see him. When it’s time to leave, “Goodbye.” See you soon.” I say, life is good.”
Ralph continued: “He has a life of his own. I have my own life. He has his own real career, I have my own real career. He has his light to stand on and I have my light to stand on. He doesn’t look at me thinking about status or something. He does his thing. I’m doing my job.”
That being said, Ralph and Hughes remain the biggest cheerleaders in each other’s careers.
“It’s all good,” Ralph explained, citing communication as the secret to success. “I turned into (saying), ‘Let’s talk about it.’ If you sit in problems, you worry, you fall into depression, and all the juiciness of life begins to dry up. I can’t do that because it will ruin my appearance!”
Originally, Ralph’s marriage to two shores raised eyebrows many years ago in 2023.
“I see him every two weeks and when I see him I’m so happy to see him and then when I leave I’m so happy to leave because I know I’ll be back again!” Ralph said Extra in December 2023.
A few weeks later, she reiterated that a long-distance romance was fine for them.
“(Vincent and I) live together now and then, as do I shooting Abbott Elementary in Los Angeles (and) he’s at the Capitol every week,” Ralph said And! News. “So we see each other between (our busy schedules).”