The Netflix holiday lineup for 2024 has already begun to roll out, with Meet Me Next Christmas debuting on the streamer earlier this week. First reactions to the Christina Milian-led project are still rolling in, with Rotten Tomatoes reviewers describing it as everything from a “typical holiday movie” to “a feature-length advertisement for the Grammy-winning cappella group Pentatonix.” No matter what people have to say about the plot, Netflix did an awesome job with casting the film, bringing Kofi Siriboe and Devale Ellis on board alongside Milian.
“In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert,” a synopsis reads. After getting lost in the cinematic universe of Meet Me Next Christmas, ground yourself back in reality with everything you need to know about Kofi Siriboe’s love life.
Actor’s Insecurity About His Weight Kept Him Out of the Dating Game as a Teen
Even though he’s a Hollywood heartthrob now, Siriboe hasn’t always been confident in his appearance. The Queen Sugar actor spoke with InStyle back in 2016 about his weight loss journey. “I’m not confident. I was overweight as a kid. I got up to 210 pounds. I never wanted to go to pool parties, and when I did, I wore a shirt in the water and got made fun of. I didn’t have a girlfriend, I didn’t have sex. I didn’t do anything,” he shared.
At age 16, Siriboe promised himself he would get in shape by his 18th birthday, which was no easy feat. “It was not a Peter Parker moment where it just happened overnight. I tried it over and over again,” the 30-year-old admitted. “I was a child actor, so by the time I was a teenager I had a bank account with a couple of thousand in there. I got a 24-hour gym fitness membership right down the street. Then I started creating meal plans.”
To stay in shape, Siriboe was running upwards of 100 miles a week and limiting carbs while getting ready for his nude scene opposite Jada Pinkett Smith in Girls Trip. Despite his hard work, the multi-talent still struggles with body dysmorphia and insecurity. “To this day, with 6 percent body fat, I still have moments when I think, ‘Does this shirt make me look fat?'” he revealed to InStyle.
Kofi Siriboe Showed His Romantic Side While Penning a Poem for Duckie Thot in 2018
One of the only women Siriboe has been linked to is model Duckie Thot. On International Women’s Day in 2018, he wrote a heartfelt message to her on Instagram. “My love, you blossom like the flowers do; you keep growing. I love watching you. you remind me of sunrise every morning – just a glance in your direction transmutes the darkest day to light. no man should be lucky enough to love you. all queens, everywhere, happy #internationalwomensday,” he gushed at the time, per Essence.
According to Distractify, their romance came to an end up the time 2019 began, as confirmed in a bitter Twitter exchange. “Maybe my wife will reveal herself to me this year. Maybe I’ll become the man I’ve always wanted to be,” he tweeted on New Year’s Day. “Maybe I won’t let sex distract me this year,” Siriboe added in another post. “Maybe you’ll realize you always loved me this year. Maybe I’ll tell you I’ve always loved you.” In response, Thot called her ex “trash.”
His On-Screen Chemistry With Bianca Lawson in ‘Queen Sugar’ Has Fans Shipping Them
Since 2016, Kofi Siriboe has starred in Queen Sugar with Bianca Lawson, who plays his on-screen lover. Their chemistry has long had fans shipping the pair in real life, but when they graced the cover of Ebony Magazine in 2022, the heat went all the way up. Despite speculation, the pair seems focused on building a strong friendship outside of work, which Lawson says translates through their characters. “One night this thing happened, and I told him how I was so devastated. I was literally sitting on the floor of my hotel room with smeared makeup on my face from crying and he sat there with me [and comforted me]. I think our real friendship gets into the characters somehow. I can tell him anything, and I think he feels the same way,” she dished.
For his part, Siriboe chimed in, “Love is such a dimensional element. We first meet Darla and Ralph Angel in a dysfunctional place. We don’t know much about them, but we’re learning their story through their pain. And just to see, that even through that pain, the love still existed and that, whether they knew it or not, the pain connected them only because love was the source.”
Does Kofi Siriboe Have a Girlfriend?
Since he’s notoriously private about his love life, we don’t know for sure if Kofi Siriboe has a serious partner in his life as of 2024. If the California native is still single, his new role in Meet Me Next Christmas on Netflix will surely send some eager fans flocking to his DMs to shoot their shot.