Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko mark the first monoracial Black couple in the franchise's history, and here, they talk to PEOPLE about the significance of the moment
“And it's a huge part to our love story,” the child and family therapist says. “I think that also just shows love is love, and we can't really put a label on that. It is important this type of love to be shown. Even when we see movies or we see TV shows, there is this narrative sometimes that with Black couples, that there's this ginormous struggle, or there's hurdles that you have to overcome in order to obtain one another or make this thing work, and that's the reality.
“We know nothing necessarily defines us, but we understand that's a huge part of our journey and we are extremely honored to have this position,” the integrative medicine specialist says. Charity knows the “odds that are faced against us” as a Black couple in the real world, but she appreciates how“I am really grateful to this franchise for not taking anything away from me and Dotun's love story,” she says. “I am so excited for people to continue to keep up with us. I also hope for the viewers at home that look like us and viewers that don't look like us get inspiration or learn something.
Dotun also hopes he and Charity can be role models. “We will continue to do our best to show what beautiful Black love can be like,” he says. “And we hope that the franchise also continues down that path.”Charity and Dotun’s connection began as soon as he stepped out of the limo on the“I had already met several of the men at that point, but when he got out [of the limo], I was like, ‘Oh, man. He is tall,’” she recalls.
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