Taye Diggs: My Mom Always Knew I'd Marry a White Woman!

Celebrity News October 4, 2011 AT 3:37PM By Zach Johnson

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Taye Diggs always knew Idina Menzel was The One -- but he wasn't always so sure the Broadway star's family felt the same way about him.

"When she took me home, her dad came out and I was like, 'OK, well take off that hood then and let's see," Diggs recently joked on Sway's SiriusXM radio show. "No, I'm just kidding! I said, 'You're tough with the fiery cross in your yard!'"

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All kidding aside, Diggs, 40, said he was "really lucky" to be accepted by his in-laws. "I don't know what they felt on the inside, but I was very fortunate," he explained. "They're very loving and accepting. They're great grandparents. I can't lie, I had no issues there."

Diggs' family was equally accepting of Menzel, 40.

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"My mother said, 'I told you!'" the Private Practice star laughed. "She always thought -- I hate this, but I'm being honest -- she said, 'I always knew you were gonna marry a white girl!' I hated her when I was young for saying that, but eventually, for whatever reason, that's what happened. She loves my wife."

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Though the Chocolate Me author admits he and Menzel are often criticized for their interracial romance, it hasn't affected their feelings for one another. "I get it, but that's not my trip," Diggs said. "I'm living my life and I found a woman who I love."

Married since January 2003, Diggs and Menzel are parents to son Walker Nathaniel, 2.

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October 18, 2011 - 9:59am Michelle Henderson
More power to them! They're cute together! :)
October 17, 2011 - 10:20pm Cassie Julien
yes he is @ Ali and exactly @ Lisa C
October 14, 2011 - 8:52am Ali Kat Hilley
taye diggs is hot.
October 13, 2011 - 1:39pm Lisa Carboni
C'mon US. We are living in the 21st century. Anybody that really cares about interracial couples needs to wake up and smell the coffee and get over it.
October 05, 2011 - 12:43am Paris Shelton
as long as they're happy what does it matter. Sad we're in 2011 and they're getting criticized.
October 05, 2011 - 12:34am Mandi Mills
They are a gorgeous couple, love them both, but this is such fluff, totally not newsworthy
October 04, 2011 - 8:56pm Laurie Griffith
Dumb article title. Hardly groundbreaking.
October 04, 2011 - 8:14pm Genuine Georgia
She looks older than 40.
October 04, 2011 - 6:57pm Manda Bragg
That's awesome! Let others have their issues, they're not yours.
October 04, 2011 - 6:19pm Mary Jenkins-Thompson
Love is love! We are all part of one race...the Human Race!
October 04, 2011 - 6:08pm Lisa Pero
Love is truly color-blind
October 04, 2011 - 5:42pm Claudia Mueller
live your life .
October 04, 2011 - 4:04pm Karen Lueken
Good for them-all of them for being accepting of one another and living their own lives contrary to other's pitiful and misguided opinions.