Monica is not only Still Standing, she’s strutting into a new chapter of life. A chapter that includes new love.

The GRAMMY Award-winning star covers HelloBeautiful‘s special Mother’s Day 2024 issue and did not hold back when quizzed about her relationship with music executive Anthony “Ant” Wilson.

Gushing and blushing, Monica kept it candid about her union with Wilson (whom she had long known as a friend before advancing their romance) and his relationship with her children from previous relationships

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On Her Relationship Status:

“I’m in a relationship that has been amazing.

When you fall in love with someone that’s been your friend for a very long time, I think it’s different. This is the first time it’s ever happened to me. I’m new in the space, but I’m definitely enjoying it. I’m enjoying being supported. I’m enjoying being really loved in a way that allows me to be a lot softer than I typically am. There are a lot of firsts happening for me right now.”

On the Dynamics of Her Relationship With Wilson:

“In my relationship now, I don’t have to take over. I don’t have to overthink anything really. I can just be myself, express myself, explain what’s happening in my daily life, and he just fixes it. The most important thing about him that I think people would be surprised because he’s so stern in business, is that he is the ultimate family man.”

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“He can tell you where all of my children are most of the day. He loves to make sure that his relationship with them is intact. Not in a way that seems forced, but natural. Whatever it is they love, he goes to that, meet me, meets them where they are.”

On a Trait She Loves Most About Wilson:

“One of the things that stands out to me most that he consistently does, he fixes things. And I don’t mean physically fixing them, but I mean, in any capacity, if I’m looking for it, it helps that he’s very knowledgeable about the business and he runs several businesses of his own, but he’s able to help me do things that I’ve always had to do alone. And taking some of the burden off my back on a daily basis allows me to be more free, even with the children or in other places. I can think about so many other things because if he calls me and he hears the slightest bit of stress in my voice, whatever I tell him is wrong. He fixes it. And that’s something I’ve never experienced before, ever.”

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[Photo Credit: Dalvin Adams / HelloBeautiful]