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Benjamin Kearse Jr.: Five Fun Facts About Trina’s New Husband

BY Dora Abena Dzaka July 3, 2024 5:49 PM EDT
Photo Source: Instagram/@trinarockstarr

Trina secretly married Benjamin Kearse Jr. in Miramar, Florida, according to multiple media outlets, including theinfoSpot, claiming to have obtained court paperwork from their wedding.

The Miami rapper revealed the news during an appearance on Jason Lee’s Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards when Kearse was announced as her partner for the evening. 

She remarked on keeping their relationship private: “If you see it, oh well. I am not hiding.” She also described their relationship as a “breath of fresh air.” 

This exciting news comes after Trina parted ways with her former fiancé, Raymond “Ray Almighty” Taylor, with whom she was engaged in 2021.

During an Instagram Live session with health influencer Stormy Wellington, the rapper proudly displayed her ring. However, things soon came to an end. 

There is very little information regarding the newlyweds’ lives together.

However, since the announcement, people have been wondering who her new husband is. Here are some fun facts about Mr. Kearse.

He’s appeared on ‘Love & Hip Hop: Miami’

Benjamin Kearse Jr. and Trina appeared on the February 2024 edition of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Miami. Trina took her then-lover to hang out with her cousin (and Trick Daddy’s ex), Joy.

He goes by “Swurv.”

In relation to his brief debut on Love & Hip Hop: Miami, Benjamin used the name Swurv.

They met at a party.

Trina gave a shortened version of their beginning tale on L&HH: Miami. She disclosed that they met at a party, and that night she refused to leave without his phone number.

He works in real estate.

According to Trina, her new husband works in real estate, buying and flipping homes.

Changing Trina’s mind about motherhood 

Trina has previously expressed concerns about having children. According to her Q&A with Yung Miami on Caresha Please, the Miami rapper was unclear whether she ever wanted children after three miscarriages and the death of her mother.

Trina with Yung Miami on Caresha