The late actor Chadwick Boseman’s wife, Ledward Boseman, spoke about her husband’s life and legacy.
Chadwick Boseman passed away in 2020 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He died at the age of 43. Her wife, Ledward Boseman, appeared on ‘Good Morning America’ on her 1st (local time) and revealed about her “toughest two years of her life.”
Ledward Boseman first met her husband at a James Brown tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl after Chadwick Boseman filmed his 2014 film ‘James Brown’. “I fell in love with him pretty quickly,” Ledward Boseman said. “I realized that I could really trust him,” she added.
She continued, “I can’t believe that I was so lucky,” she said. “I can’t believe that I got to love this person and I also got them to love me too.” “Even with the pain of his loss, now I still get to have this beautiful spirit relationship with him. And that, while it’s difficult to accept, is also beautiful because he’s an ancestor now. He is and he is never leaving me” she expressed her unchanging affection.
About Chadwick Boseman’s battle with colorectal cancer, Ledward Boseman said, “He was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2016, and at the time of his death in 2020, it had progressed to stage 4. I was careful to keep his health issues private.”
In particular, Chadwick Boseman received worldwide love through ‘Black Panther’, which was released in 2018. It grossed more than $1.3 billion at the box office and was nominated for seven nominations, including a 2019 Academy Award nomination, and won three. It is the first Academy Award-winning film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
“He became a global superstar overnight after ‘Black Panther’ was released,” said Ledward Boseman. “The family of ‘Black Panther’ has always supported and loved me and my husband. He has always and forever been a part of that kingdom. It will be,” she replied when being asked about expectations for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, which will be released in November.
Finally, Ledward Boseman said she remembered conversations about the founding of the foundation after Chadwick Boseman’s death. “We have no children. His legacy will be used for the ‘art’ and I’m providing scholarships to students at his alma mater Howard University,” she said.
Source: Naver
