Alert – Joey Lawrence shares his support for brother Matthew’s romance with TLC singer Chilli and hopes they get married: ‘She’s fantastic’

Joey Lawrence has given his brother Matthew Lawrence’s romance with Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas his official seal of approval.

In a new interview with Page Six, the former Blossom actor revealed how much he likes the TLC singer and that he hopes Matthew will find his ‘happily ever after’ with Thomas.

‘It’s pretty neat,’ Joey confessed, before adding, ‘At the end of the day it’s about being happy, right? You just try to find somebody that you could be happy with. So I’m happy that my brother’s happy and that Chilli and he are happy together. That’s all you hope for, no matter what happens, one way or another [because] you don’t know.’

The self-proclaimed ‘hopeless romantic’, who has been three times himself, even went as far as to share that he hopes the Boy Meets World star and the Waterfalls singer will eventually take the plunge and get married.

‘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 said of wife Samantha Cope-Lawrence, while raving over his brother’s ‘neat’ romance with Thomas. 

Joey Lawrence, 47, offered his support and high praise for his brother Matthew’s romance with TLC singer Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas

Joey (born Joseph Lawrence Mignogna III), 47, went on to describe his brother’s romance with Chilli as ‘really cool.’

‘She’s fantastic. We have great conversations, and it is really neat,’ the former Melissa & Joey actor added while heaping praise on the lady in his brother’s life.

Matthew (born Matthew William Mignogna), 44, started dating Chili, 53, in November 2022, in the wake of his divorce from  Cheryl Burke after nearly three years of marriage.

Ultimately, the new couple went Instagram official with their relationship the following month on New Year’s Eve.

Just last April 2023, the four-time Grammy Award-winning artist admitted that she feels like Matthew is the ‘perfect’ partner for her, in a conversation with People.

‘I love everything about him. I love him and I like him, and that’s important,’ she explained. ‘That is so important. You know what I mean? I like everything about him, every little thing.’

The follow month, after about six months as an item, Chilli confessed that she and her beau had not yet had their first verbal argument.

‘To this day, we have not had one argument. I’m like “Matthew, it’s gonna happen one day, cause we’re going to be together forever,”‘ the No Scrubs crooner said in May 2023.

‘At the end of the day it’s about being happy, right? You just try to find somebody that you could be happy with. So I’m happy that my brother’s happy and that Chilli and he are happy together. That’s all you hope for, no matter what happens, one way or another [because] you don’t know’

The Boy Meets World star started dating the Waterfalls singer in November 2022; the couple are pictured with actress Jackee Harry in March 2023

Joey, a self-proclaimed ‘hopeless romantic’ who’s now married to third wife Samantha Cope-Lawrence, even went as far as to share that he hopes Matthew and Chilli will eventually take the plunge and get married; Joey and Samantha are seen in recent Instagram photo

A representative who has worked with Chilli for 19 years chimed in on their budding romance.

‘I’ve been with Chilli since 2005 and I’ve never seen her this in love. She is glowing. They are really cute together,’ the rep shared in the conversation with People.

In an added bonus, it turns out both of their mother’s have become fast friends with each other.

‘Matthew and I are both like, “Boy when they get together, we’re going to have to have security because they’re going to be out of control, Chilli said. ‘They’re foxy hot girls.’

Joey maintains he’s thoroughly enjoyed seeing the tight-knit families bond together, which also includes Matthew and Joey’s younger brother and fellow actor Andy Lawrence, 36, who has also shared his support of their romance.

Joey (center) says both his family and Chilli’s family have met and bonded, which includes the support of younger brother Andrew (right), 36; the three brothers are seen in May 2017

Joey Lawrence had his breakthrough in acting as a teenager in Blossom (1990-1995)

Matthew is best known to most fans for his role in the coming-of-age ABC sitcom Boy Meets World 1997-2000)

Both Chilli and Matthew experienced the heights of success in the 1990s, with the songstress being one-third of the wildly popular girl group TLC.

The classic lineup of Chilli, Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins and the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes had nine top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the number one singles Creep, Waterfalls, Unpretty and No Scrubs.

Their second studio album CrazySexyCool (1994) has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, earning the trio the distinction of being the best-selling album by an American girl group in history.

But tragedy would strike in April 2002 when Lopes died in a car crash while filming a documentary in Honduras. After contemplating their futures Chilli and T-Boz ended up decided to move forward as a duo instead of replacing Lopes.

Having sold over 65 million records during their career, TLC is the best-selling American girl group of all time. 

Matthew Lawrence began acting in the mid-1980s, playing Danny Carrington in Dynasty (1984-1985) and Matthew Donovan in the NBC sitcom Gimme a Break! (1986-1987).

Chilli experience mega-success as one-third of TLC in the 1990s alongside Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins and the late Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, who tragically passed away in a car crash in Honduras 2002; they trio are seen posing together in 1992

After a hiatus following the death of Lopes, Chilli and T-Boz decided to continue on with TLC as a duo; seen in September 2023, the group is still out touring the world

He would end up landing roles in the acclaimed comedy-drama films  Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), alongside star Robin Williams.

Matthew would again get the main role on The WB sitcom Brotherly Love (1995-1997), which would be followed by the ABC coming-of-age sitcom Boy Meets World (1997-2000).

Joey Lawrence and his wife actually met on the set of a Lifetime movie directed by his brother Andrew and co-starring his daughter Charleston.

They would go on to get married in May 2022 and then welcome their first child together, daughter Dylan Rose, in January 2023.