Billy Porter is an actor, singer, writer, and director. He is most noted for playing the role of Lola in the famous musical Kinky Boots. He even won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his brilliant performance in the musical.
Up until now, Billy has starred in several movies such as The Intern, Twisted, The Humbling, Like a Boss, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, Noel, and Disney’s Cinderella. Apart from this, he has also appeared in a few shows such as Another World, Law & Order, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, and Pose.
When we talk about the personal life of Billy Porter, he is a happily married man. The For What It’s Worth singer tied the knot with his husband Adam Smith in the year 2017 and these two have been together ever since then. Continue reading further to know more about Adam Smith and his romance with the Hollywood star Billy Porter.
Here’s everything you need to know about Billy Porter’s husband Adam Smith
For those of you who are unaware, let us tell you, Billy Porter’s husband Adam Smith was the co-owner of Native Ken, a New York-based luxury eyewear brand from the year 2016 to 2018.
It looks like right now, Smith doesn’t work with the eyewear brand and the reason behind it is not known at the moment. The eyewear brand Native Ken was originally founded by brothers Christos and Tom Tsiplakos in the year 2010.
In the past, Smith worked with various designer brands. He worked as a sales specialist at Chanel in New York City Chanel in the year 2008. Apart from this, for some time, he was a sales director at both Jill Sanders and Dita Eyewear.
Last year in October, Adam shared a mysterious snap of a logo simply reading “The Smith Society” on his Instagram. He also tagged his partner Billy in the Instagram post alongside their close friend Andrew Egan, who’s a creative director and photographer. “Coming Summer 2022. ⚡️ IDK what’s happening, but it seems major!!” he simply captioned the post.
And now we know, Adam launched his clothing brand this year. The Smith Society is a swimwear brand. He has also created an Instagram account for his clothing brand which has more than 45k followers now.
Adam Smith was raised in Texas
As per People magazine, Adam was brought up near Dallas, Texas, and his household wasn’t completely accepting of his sexual orientation. Then, Billy told the media outlet, “We both grew up in households where who we are is labeled an ‘abomination.'”
Porter further added, “The thought of marriage, there was no context for it—there was no dreaming about it because there was no context to dream; it was unspoken and very clear that the sanctity of marriage was not for us. So to see that come around, to see that tide turned, it still takes my breath away.”
Back in the day, Adam went to a college in California. Then, he attended the California Institute of the Arts. Soon afterward, he studied theater in college and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in the year 2003.
How did Adam Smith meet Billy Porter?
Billy Porter and Adam Smith met each other for the first time in the year 2009. At that point, the two of them crossed paths in February 2009 at a dinner party for mutual friends. During the party, Smith was seated next to Porter, and let us tell it was not a coincidence.
In an earlier interview with People magazine, Billy stated that while on the way to the party, he had seen Smith on the street, and he pulled out all the stops to get close to him inside. Later on, Adam told the media outlet, “I sat next to Billy. I found out later that wasn’t by accident!”
The casual meeting of the pair at the party led to a long-lasting relationship. During an interview with People, Adam said, “We kind of were enamored with each other from the beginning.”
Smith and Billy went their separate ways in the year 2010. The two of them were apart for nearly five years before they got back together in 2015, and that was the point when they figured out that they were made for each other.
Adam Smith started their reunion
When Adam Smith and Billy Porter first started dating, they stayed together for less than a year before pulling the plug on their relationship. Even after going their separate ways, the two of them remained close.
Adam told People magazine, that they “almost acted like we were boyfriends at times.” He went on to say that it had taken him some time to figure out how he really felt about Billy Porter.
Smith further added, “It had been marinating within me, my love for him and figuring it out and coming to terms with it, over the years. So I knew that it was on me if I wanted to ever change anything, I would have to be the first one to approach the subject; so I was trying to figure out the right time to do it.”
The moment Adam knew he had to express his feelings about Billy Porter was on the occasion of Porter’s 46th birthday when he went to brunch and the play Hamilton with Porter. At that time, Billy held his hand and Smith realized it was time.
After the show, Billy and Adam were on their way to dinner and Billy recalled the special moment and said, “I felt it, and the tears came, and I pulled over, and he said, ‘I love you, and I’ve always loved you, and if there’s any chance, I would like another shot — I would like us to have another shot at this.’” The two of them reconciled their romance and the rest is history.
Billy Porter proposed to Adam Smith in 2016
Billy Porter took his sweet time to propose to Adam Smith. The Kinky Boots star told People, “I had been planning it since late September, early-October, just trying to figure out how to do it.”
Porter further added, “I understand that I am not the most romantic person, and that has been illuminated in terms of our relationship and how we’ve been trying to be present for each other, and conscious. So when I started thinking about this, I was beginning to ask friends who were in relationships, like, ‘How should I do it? Should I do it here, should I do it there?’ And they were like, ‘You need to create a story to tell; Adam is going to want a story to tell!’”
Billy asked Adam to marry him on December 29, 2016, during a double date with friends while on vacation in the U.K. Porter talked about the pair’s engagement day and told the media outlet, “I secretly set it up with in London, and we went to a restaurant that was on the 42nd floor overlooking the skyline.”
The Love Is on The Way singer further added, “The plan was we’d eat dinner, I would go to the bathroom, I would come back and propose, and then dessert would come. Dessert ended up coming too quickly, but I had planted the seed with [our friends] earlier in the evening when I asked them to tell their story about how they met; they did, for me to be able to then tell our story and, at the end of it, I said, ‘And with that…’ and I pulled out the Cartier ring!”
Adam Smith planned his wedding in 10 days
As soon as Billy Porter and Adam Smith got back together, things moved really fast for these two lovebirds. The pair got engaged in the year 2016. As per Cosmopolitan, the Cinderalla star popped the big question to Adam Smith during a double date with friends in London and the pair tied the knot nearly two weeks later.
The reason Billy and Smith got married so quickly was because the two of them wanted to make things official while Barack Obama was still president before Donald Trump took over. Porter told People, “We felt like, with everything that we’re gonna have to fight for coming up, the unknown that we’re going into, we want to be married doing that.”
In an interview with People, Adam spilled the beans on the pair’s wedding planning and went on to say, “We were discussing, and Billy had actually brought up to me that it’s important for us to get married while [Barack] Obama is still president and before January 20. So we sat down and figured out when we could make it work before the 20th.”
We must they pulled it off and did a pretty good job! The two lovebirds got married on January 14, 2017. The couple exchanged their vows in front of 45 guests at a close friend’s Manhattan penthouse.
Later on, Adam joked around and told Playbill, “I should create How to Plan a Fabulous Wedding in 10 Days because I had 10 days! It was so much fun and it was a whirlwind. But it all turned out more beautifully than I could ever imagine.”
Adam Smith was previously married
As per a report by The New York Times, before tying the knot with Billy Porter, Adam Smith had been married to someone else before but his first marriage ended in divorce. As of now, he has never talked about his first marriage in the public. So it’s unknown who Smith was married to or how long the marriage lasted.
Adam Smith has lots of nieces and nephews
Adam Smith has a total of 2 sisters and their names are as follows: Adria and Allison. Through his sisters’ marriages and children, Adam is a doting uncle to nine nieces and nephews.
Let us share with you, up until recently, it didn’t seem like Adam Smith and Billy Porter were looking forward to becoming parents anytime soon. In the year 2017, Smith told People, “We love children! But I think we’re gonna be guncles.”
Meanwhile, in a 2021 interview with Hollywood Reporter, the Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story star Billy Porter went on to say, that they’re “trying to have a family.”
Adam Smith and Billy Porter are proud parents of an adorable puppy
Billy Porter and Adam Smith have a fur baby at their home. These two decided to get a puppy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple’s fur baby is a cockapoo named Bader “Lola” Majors.
In January 2021, Adam posted a cute snap of his and Billy’s cute puppy on the social media platform Instagram. He simply captioned the post, “Delighted to have you all meet the newest addition to our family: Bader Lola Majors (BLM) aka Miss Lola.”
Since then, both Adam Smith and his husband Billy Porter have posted several pictures of their adorable puppy Lola on their respective social media handles. In one of the posts, Smith posted a snap of the family of three and called Lola their “best decision ever.”
Adam Smith is Billy Porter’s biggest cheerleader in all things
If you will take a look at the Instagram profile of Adam Smith, you will find out that he is head over heels in love with his husband Billy Porter. His Instagram feed is filled with stunning pictures of him and his husband Billy Porter and a few snaps of him with his friends.
Adam stood strong by Bill’s side during Covid-19 too. We are so happy that Billy Porter has found his life partner, his soulmate, his confidant, in businessman Adam Smith.
In September, Billy completed another year around the sun. He turned 53 years old on September 21, and Adam put out a special post on the social media platform Instagram to wish his hubby a very happy birthday.
Smith posted a beautiful selfie of himself and his husband Billy Porter on Instagram. “Happy Birthday to my hubby @theebillyporter 🎂♥️ Love you 😘 xx -A,” he wrote alongside the picture.
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