Brian Austin Green and Tichina Arnold had a secret but real love.
The Beverly Hills 90210 star recalled how the actress’s decision to keep their interracial relationship private during the height of their fame in the 90s impacted his self esteem and confidence.
“Coming from Martin, she was very clear on day one of like, ‘Nobody can know about this,’” Brian recalled to Deon Cole on the Funny Knowing You podcast Jan. 14. “’Can’t tell people, can’t talk about this.’ I was in my early 20s. I was living in a culture that wasn’t accepting of me, but there was no way to get out of it because that was where my brain and my heart were.”
“And then I have someone that I’m attracted to who’s telling me, ‘You can’t tell anybody,’” he continued. “I think for me it really triggered something of, ‘I’m not good enough for any of this. You don’t even want your friends to know that you’re hanging out with me.’”
But while Brian noted that Tichina eventually had a change of heart and took their relationship public, it was too late.
