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Tisha Campbell Recalls Teenage Lenny Kravitz Romance: 'My First Everything'

The actress recounted Kravitz being her "first boyfriend" when the two were teenagers.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 09: Tisha Campbell attends the 2026 Ebony Power 100 Gala at Hollywood Palladium on November 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. 

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 07: Lenny Kravitz attends Day Fifteen of the 2026 French Open on June 07, 2026 in Paris, France.
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Key Takeaways

  • Tisha Campbell called Lenny Kravitz her “first boyfriend” and “first everything” on the Nov. 11 episode of Stepping Into the Shade Room.
  • Campbell ruled out rekindling their relationship with the legendary rocker.
  • Campbell, who divorced actor Duane Martin in 2020, also called Damson Idris “attractive” and joked that she’ll likely end up with a 23-year-old.

Tisha Campbell still considers Lenny Kravitz to be her first love.

The actress recounted her early romance with the rock legend on the Wednesday (Nov. 11) episode of Stepping Into the Shade Room, calling Kravitz her “first boyfriend” and “first everything” around the 45-minute mark of the video below. As Kravitz detailed in his 2020 memoir Let Love Rule, he and Campbell met during a play audition in Los Angeles, and their friendship blossomed into more, albeit being short-lived.

When asked if she would “spin the block,” Campbell said, “Hell no.” “We’re like boys now. That’s my boy.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, Campbell shut down Chris Rock, Taye Diggs and Michael B. Jordan as love interests but called actor Damson Idris “attractive.”

“I'm going to end up with a 23-year-old. I already know it,” she joked. “That's the only ones that's hitting on me anyway. But I'm not paying your rent. And you can't borrow my car.”

Last December, the Martin star shared on former talk show Sherri that she and Kravitz “were kids” when they were romantically involved. “We were like teenagers when we dated. Literal teenagers. 16-year-olds,” she said.

Campbell was married to actor Duane Martin from 1996 to 2020, and the ex-spouses share two sons, Xen, 25, and Ezekiel, 17. Kravitz was married to actress Lisa Bonet from 1987 to 1993 and they share a daughter, 37-year-old Zoë Kravitz.

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