Atkins was previously married to Jaime Mendez in 2009. They met on Valentine’s Day in 2008 through Match.com. In 2011, they welcomed a son named Varro on Christmas day. Mendez and Atkins divorced in ...

Essence Atkins and Yvette Nicole Brown open up about starring in “He Wasn’t Man Enough” alongside Toni Braxton. Adult friendships don’t just shape who we are — they often save us. That truth sits at ...

EXCLUSIVE: Essence Atkins (First Wives Club), Melissa Ponzio (Chicago Fire) and Vaughn W. Hebron (The Oval) have signed on to recurring roles in Season 2 of Onyx Collective‘s Reasonable Doubt. From ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: (L-R) Yvette Nicole Brown and Essence Atkins attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The ...