Comedian Kim Coles ties the knot in the Dominican Republic: 'I'm not a cougar'
theGRIO REPORT - Comedian and actress Kim Coles has tied the knot. The former Living Single star married boyfriend Reggie Mckiver recently in the Dominican Republic...
Comedian and actress Kim Coles has tied the knot.
The former Living Single star married boyfriend Reggie Mckiver recently in the Dominican Republic.
“[My heart] was open just enough for Reggie to come though and I’m so glad he did,” Coles told PEOPLE. “I’m 53 and Reggie is 41 but I’m not a cougar. I can’t run that fast. I’m a meerkat or a prairie dog. It’s about the right energy. It wasn’t like I was trolling for younger men. It’s about energy. We’re ageless. Just two people on the same plane.”
Although they were planning on just a small group of friends and family, Coles accidentally invited a few more along when she mentioned during a tour that she would be getting married that week.
“Me with my big mouth announced I was getting married!” Coles said. “People asked where and I was like, you cant come, it’s a private wedding. We had to move the wedding from one beach to a whole other beach, but all the people from the tour showed up — 45 people in their bathing suits and towels — but they were very respectful,” Coles said.
The wedding was true to Coles’ low-key image, including the dress. “It was light and breezy and perfect for the beach. It was something I couldzhuzz up … that wasn’t over the top,” she said. “I knew I was going to be carrying it thousands of miles away, and I knew I didn’t want to carry it in a separate garment bag. I folded that dress and put it in my suitcase and then just hung it up and in the humidity it steamed itself!”
But in August, they’re planning on a second, much bigger celebration. “It couldn’t be any better,” she said. “Now we’ll have bridesmaids and groomsmen. It’ll be a whole other thing. We got to have our own private thing and now we get to have the big extravaganza.”
