Amber Riley on Life After Breaking Off Engagement: The Breakup Won't 'Stop Me From Finding Love'

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Amber Rileyis choosing herself.

TheGleealum, 37, opened up about hersplitfrom herfiancé Desean Blackin a recent cover story forxoNecole, and shared how she’s going forward.

“The breakup was never going to stop me from finding love. Or at least trying,” Riley said. “I don’t owe anybody a happily ever after.”

“People break up. It happens. When it was good, it was good. When it was bad, it was terrible, hunny. I had to get the f— up out of there,” she explained. She revealed how when “you find happiness," one should “enjoy it and work through it.”

Riley also confirmed that she now has a boyfriend of eight months.

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In March 2022,The Masked Singerseason 8 winnerrevealed she and Black were no longer an item while promoting her Lifetime Original MovieSingle Black Femaleon theNice & Neat podcast.

She explained that the breakup was “amicable.” Riley added, “I wish him the best.”

“I don’t have anything horrible or bad to say,” she continued.

“I am so proud to say, I am the future Mrs. Black,” she continued. “I love you @deseanblack_official and I thank you for your patience, your friendship, and your partnership! What God has joined together, let no man separate. #HappilyEngaged #Engaged #BlackLove.”

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