- Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet secretly got married this October.
- Although they normally keep things pretty low-key, Momoa opened up about their love to James Cordon.
- He said he's had a crush on her since he was 8 years old, and that he freaked out when they first met.
Actors Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet have been one of Hollywood's cutest and most interesting couples for more than a decade now. And although they usually keep things pretty private, following the news of their recent secret wedding, Momoa has been sharing some sweet tidbits about their relationship.
Momoa, 38, appeared on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and when Corden congratulated him on his recent nuptials, he happily flashed his new wedding ring. Though he and Bonet, 49, have been together for about 12 years, Momoa told Corden that their love story actually began 30 years ago, when he saw her on TV.
"Listen it was more than [love at first sight]. Ever since I was 8 years old and I saw her on the TV I was like, 'Mommy, I want that one,'" Momoa gushed. "I was like, 'I'm going to stalk you for the rest of my life, and I'm going to get you.' I'm a full-fledged stalker."
"But yeah, I've just always wanted to meet her. She was a queen, always," he continued.
Despite Momoa's apparent convictions to making Bonet his wife one day, the story of how they actually met is a lot cuter. Momoa said that they met through mutual friends at a jazz club and he, understandably, freaked out about meeting his childhood crush.
"I literally turned around and I see her and she goes, ya know, 'I'm Lisa,'" he recalled. "I turned around to my friend and I was like 'ahhh!' I had f------ fireworks going off inside man."
Afterwards, Momoa said he "convinced her" to take him home to his hotel and they ended up going out to Cafe 101 in New York City for a meal.
"We sat down, she ordered a Guinness, and that was it," he said.
"'Cause you love Guinnness, right? You ordered a Guinness tonight," Corden said.
"I beyond love Guinness," Momoa said, gesturing to his mug. "She ordered a Guinness and I ordered grits. We had Guinness and grits, and the rest is history."
The two have two children together, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa and Lola Iolani Momoa, and he serves as step-dad to Bonet's daughter, actress Zoë Kravitz.
Based on their long partnership and how lovingly Momoa talks about Bonet, I think it's safe to say that they will be sharing many more pints of Guinness and many more bowls of grits together as a married couple.
You can watch the whole segment below: