Will Smith‘s pursuit of happiness took him Down Under with Sheree Zampino.
The Oscar winner was a long way from West Philadelphia when he shared a few laughs with his ex-wife—mom to their 33-year-old son Trey Smith—during the tail end of a trip to Australia.
The former couple, who were married from 1992 to 1995, were all smiles as they stepped into the Sydney airport Oct. 28. Smith’s time in the Emerald City came to an end following the shoot for his upcoming action movie Supermax, a murder mystery that takes place inside the world’s most secure prison.
As such, it’s no surprise the I Am Legend star opted for comfort on his travel day, rocking a plush blue hoodie and cozy sweatpants. For her part, the RHOBH alum mixed casual and couture, pairing a Maison Goyard tote with her all-black outfit and matching sandals.
And as Will—also dad to Jaden, 28, and Willow, 25, with wife Jada Pinkett Smith—and Sheree have stayed close as co-parents over the years, the beauty entrepreneur has also forged a bond with theSet It Offactress.
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“Coming into this, doing the blended thing, my only requirement was that you treated my son well,” Sheree, 58, said during a 2022 episode of Jada’s Red Table Talk. “You did that. And your heart was always right towards him, wanting the best for him.”
But that doesn’t mean their relationship went off without a hitch. As Jada put it, it did take her some time to understand Sheree and Will’s co-parenting dynamic.
“For me, it really was just about maturity,” the 55-year-old said. “Not understanding the marital dynamic. Like, ‘OK, if divorce papers are sent and people are over it, then this is done.’ Guess what? It ain’t never done.”
She added, “So, that was my biggest misconception.”
Jada—who is still legally married to Will but shared in 2023 that they’d been separated for years—also confessed there was a time when overstepping with her stepson, Trey, made a tough dynamic worse.
“I can remember some times that I really crossed the line,” she admitted in 2022. “It was a lot of intertwining, and it got kind of messy.”
But with learning to respect each other’s boundaries over time, a family foundation formed out of the tension. As the Matrix alum put it, “We were able to have difficult conversations, we were able to own up.”
And throughout their decades together, Will and Jada have stayed candid about their romance. The most legendary quotes about their marriage await…
Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesWay Beyond Being “Married””We don’t even say we’re married anymore. We refer to ourselves as ‘life partners,’ where you get into that space where you realize you are literally with somebody for the rest of your life,” Will Smith said during an interview with TIDAL’s Rap Radar podcast. “There’s no deal breakers. There’s nothing she could do—ever—nothing that would break our relationship. She has my support till death, and it feels so good to get to that space.”David Livingston/Getty ImagesRumor Patrol”I’ve heard all the things—their marriage is not real, he’s gay, she’s gay, they swing. But at the end of the day, people have to believe what they have to believe. I’ll tell you what, it’s too hard to be in a pretend marriage. Life’s too short for that one.” — Jada Pinkett Smith on Atlanta’s Q100Steve Granitz/WireImageSpill the Secrets”There’s really not a secret per se. If you don’t get divorced that year, you get to add one more year to your marriage.” — Will Smith to E! News FacebookTrust in the Smiths”Should we be married to individuals who can not be responsible for themselves and their families within their freedom? Should we be in relationships with individuals who we can not entrust to their own values, integrity, and LOVE…for us??? Here is how I will change my statement…Will and I BOTH can do WHATEVER we want, because we TRUST each other to do so. This does NOT mean we have an open relationship…this means we have a GROWN one.” — Jada Pinkett Smith on Facebook. Steve Granitz/FilmMagicParent of the Year”I’m not gonna be silly. I’m here to honor you. Just watching the piece with the kids it just takes me back to when we made them. Can’t help but think about that. It’s just amazing. It’s like you take Jada Pinkett Smith and an obscure town in Mexico and some tequila and you end up with great kids!” — Will Smith at Vh1’s Dear Mama EventAlberto Rodriguez/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesStable Support”You gotta trust who you’re with, and at the end of the day, I’m not here to be anybody’s watcher. I’m not his watcher. He’s a grown man. I trust that the man that Will is is a man of integrity. HE’s got all the freedom in the world, and as long as Will can look at himself in the mirror and be OK, I’m good.” —Jada Pinkett Smith on The Howard Stern ShowTheo Wargo/Getty ImagesRumor Has It”In the interest of redundant, repetitious, over & over-again-ness… Jada and I are…NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! : -) I promise you all – if I ever decide to divorce my Queen – I SWEAR I’ll tell you myself! #Dumb People Should Have to Wear Scarlet D’s.” — Will Smith on FacebookJesse Grant/Getty Images for NAACP Image AwardsLove Wins”I never thought about being married or having a family. I didn’t know anything about that because I came from a single mom so I always though I’d be a single mom and have a career. Then I found this beautiful man, Will. I got married to him and I got my bonus son Trey and then I got Jaden and I got Willow and I was able to create, for myself, something I never had—which means family.” — Jada Pinkett Smith at Vh1’s Dear Mama EventJason Kempin/Getty Images for The Clara Lionel FoundationSuper Woman”She is just absolutely hardcore, like she absolutely is unfazed by the weight and the pressures of life. She is so calm and cool and easy in any situation. She can bear anything, and I just love that about her.” — Will Smith to People Chung Sung-Jun/Getty ImagesPublicity Please”If you really want to know, I’m thankful for the Hollywood scrutiny, that that’s my problem. There are mothers out there losing their sons, their husbands, their daughters. I’m blessed. So scrutinize me. I’ll take that any day over what the majority of my people are dealing with on a daily basis. I dare not complain.” — Jada Pinkett Smith to American Way magazine Lionel Hahn / Getty ImagesLoyal to the End”He’s been by my side through some of the most difficult parts of my life. And so that’s something you can never take away. A lot of other things, you never know, other things might change…but one thing is for sure: I love him deeply and he is my best friend.” — Jada Pinkett Smith on HuffPost LiveFor the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
