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Chance the Rapper Opens Up About Meeting His Wife at 9 Years Old: ‘Let’s Get Married!’ | People

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Chance the Rapper Opens Up About Meeting His Wife at 9 Years Old: ‘Let’s Get Married!’ | People

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The longtime couple have finally become engaged, celebrating with family and friends. (Image via NBC Chicago). Featured Image

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hance the Rapper and his wife have a love story for the ages.

The Grammy winner (né Chancelor Johnathan Bennett) and his love, Kirsten Corley Bennett — who married last December, but had their wedding ceremony back in March — have known one another for nearly 16 years, a story he happily recounted while on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

According to Chance, he first saw Kirsten when he was just 9 years old at his mom’s office Christmas party.

“My mom worked at a real estate agency with her mom,” Chance, 26, recalled. “Her daughters love to dance so they did a choreographed dance at this real estate party that I was at when I was 9. I saw her dancing and I was like, ‘Let’s get married!’”

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