Joey Lawrence hopes brother Matthew Lawrence finds his happily ever with girlfriend Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas.
“I’m happy that my brother’s happy and that he and Chilli, they’re happy together,” the “Blossom” alum, 47, tells Page Six in an exclusive interview while promoting his partnership with Listerine Clinical Solutions.
Joey — a self-proclaimed “hopeless romantic” who’s been married three times — is even optimistic that his younger sibling and former “Brotherly Love” co-star, 44, and the TLC singer, 53, might tie the knot one day.
“My wife jokes with me, ‘You’ve been married 100 times.’ You just try to find happiness, you know? I wish there was a book because I’m a hopeless romantic,” he says, raving over Matthew’s “neat” romance with Thomas.
The dad of three daughters — who is currently married to his third wife, actress Samantha Cope — adds,“And I just wish there was some way to just guarantee that things would work out the way you thought.”
Whether or not Matthew and Thomas ever wed, Joey has had a great time welcoming the “No Scrubs” singer into his tight-knit family — also including their younger brother and fellow actor Andy Lawrence.
“It is really cool,” he says of the relationship, gushing that Thomas is a “fantastic” individual.
The “Creep” songstress confirmed she was dating Matthew in January 2023 after being spotted together the previous summer.
“It’s real and there is nothing fake about it. I’m here with him because I wanna be and he wants to be. We’re just so happy, we really are,” she told Page Six last April.
“I honestly didn’t think that I would experience what I’m experiencing now and I was OK with that.”
It’s not lost on Joey that Matthew’s romance with the Grammy-winning recording artist is a dream for ‘90s nostalgia-loving fans.
As the Lawrence brothers’ fame rose to new heights that decade, Thomas was churning out a stream of radio hits with her TLC bandmates, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.
“We have great conversations and it is really neat. It is sorta surreal with us when we’re hanging out and we break into ‘Don’t Go Chasin’ Waterfalls,’” Joey says with a smile.
“And to be singing that in our living room and stuff is pretty cool.”
Joey appreciates that the ‘90s are penetrating pop culture as a whole these days — and teases to Page Six that he is a part of the forthcoming “Blossom” reboot, spearheaded by series star Mayim Bialik.
“I’ll tell you this, it’s very exciting. You know, the ’90s are back, and it’s crazy, right?” says the star, who played Joey Russo in the NBC sitcom that aired from 1991 until 1995.
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“Mayim and I are on board, which is great. I can’t say much, but I will tell you there is some extremely exciting stuff, late developments that are very promising.”
Joey says it’s “so weird” to think he will soon revisit his character nearly three decades later — but is excited to see where Russo, sometimes portrayed as a not-so-bright jock, is in 2024.
“I don’t know if Joey would ever really mature that much. I think that he would obviously become a man. But I don’t think he’d lose that that zeal for life — even if he’s been through his fair share of stuff.”
Until the “Blossom” revival materializes, Joey is thrilled to discuss his work with Listerine — a celebration of Wednesday’s World Oral Health Day.
“It’s something that I’m happy to get the word out there about and let people know about this new Clinical Solutions line. It’s really tremendous,” he says, pointing out that the Antiseptic Gum Health version of the mouthwash has been formulated to tackle early gum disease, among other dental woes.
“As someone who deals with irritated gums, it’s been a game-changer for me.”
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