Jennifer Hudson and Common were friends for quite some time before their relationship turned romantic.

The longtime celebrity pals continued to snap a photo or two together at public events in the following years.

They were spotted grabbing a bite in Philadelphia that July.

Jennifer Hudson and Common smiling

She continued, “We shot a film together and he played my husband.

We gotta eat in between those moments.”

Thankfully, they were a lot more forthcoming later on.

Jennifer Hudson and Common smiling

Further, Common confessed that he could even see himself locking things down with Hudson in the future.

Here’s hoping their romance fares better thanCommon and Tiffany Haddish’s relationshiporHudson and David Otunga’s broken engagement.