US actress Tamera Mowry-Housley appeared on Friday's episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now? and she opened up about being bullied over her interracial marriage.
She said
"It's hurtful, because my husband and I are so openly fine with showing love, but people choose to look past love and spew hate. That's what hurts me because I've never experienced so much hate in my life."
"I get called ‘white man's whore,'" she continued, with tears rolling down her face. "The new one was ‘back in the day you cost $300, but now you're giving it to him for free."Tamera and her twin sister Tia grew up in a biracial home and she says they never saw race but only family.
"I couldn't even fathom or think of these words, because I'm a product of it," Tamera continued. "My mom is a beautiful black woman and my dad is an amazing white man, and I grew up seeing a family. I didn't grow up saying, ‘Oh, that's a white man.'"
In spite of the demeaning comments, Tamera has continued to keep her head held high, particularly when she talks about her husband and their adorable son, 14-month-old Aden.
"I love my husband so much," Tamera said. "I love our family. I love our dynamic. I'm proud to be in the relationship I am because it's based on love. Pure love."
The couple tied the knot in Napa Valley in May 2011 and welcomed their son Nov. 12, 2012.
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