Who Is Mo'Nique's Husband? All About the Actress' Longtime Love and Manager Sidney Hicks

Mar. 15, 2025

Actress Mo’Nique Imes-Jackson (L) and Sidney Hicks attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: FOX/FOX Image Collection via Getty

The couple, who met when they were just 14, officially tied the knot in 2006 and have been inseparable ever since. Hicks also played a crucial role in Mo’Nique’s success as an actress, as she hired him as her manager shortly after they married.

Under Hicks’ management, Mo’Nique received accolades for her 2009 role inPrecious,winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award. In 2015, her role inBessieearned her a Primetime Emmy nomination.

Now, the couple share twin boys along with children from previous relationships.

So, who is Mo’Nique’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Sidney Hicks and his relationship with the actress.

They have been friends since their teenage years

Mo’Nique and Sidney Hicks during the"Shadowboxer" Los Angeles Premiere.Jason Merritt/FilmMagic

Jason Merritt/FilmMagic

Mo’Nique and Hicks have a relationship that spans decades, beginning long before fame entered the picture. The two grew up in Baltimore and first met in 10th grade at Randallstown High School, perThe Hollywood Reporter.

Mo’Nique had two marriages before Hicks and had a son, while Hicks was in a long-term relationship and had a child himself. The pair remained friends during their other relationships, according toThe New York Times.

After those relationships ended, the longtime friends became roommates and fell in love.

“Our energies and spirits just connected,” she toldTHR, adding Hicks first leaned in for a kiss while they were sharing a bathroom mirror. “We’ve not been apart since,” she said.

Speaking toThe New York Times,Hicks said: “Before she was my wife, she was my sister," adding, “And there have been moments when she was like my little girl. When you go through all these dynamics with someone, you understand them.”

Hicks is Mo’Nique’s longtime manager

Mo’Nique and Sidney Hicks arrive for the New York screening of “Bessie” on April 29, 2015 in New York City.Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic

Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic

In addition to being Mo’Nique’s husband, Hicks is also her manager — a role he took on early in her career. Hicks saw Mo’Nique’s transition from stand-up comedy to dramatic roles, such as her Oscar-winning performance inPreciousin 2009.

“He’s the best manager that I’ve ever had,” she said in an interview withTHR. “And I’ve had the big boys.”

Hicks is also credited,per IMDB, as an executive producer on movies and shows includingBlackbird,Mo’Nique & Friends: Live From AtlantaandThe Reading.

They share twin sons

Mo’Nique and sons during the premiere of ‘Two Can Play That Game’.Steve Grayson/WireImage

Steve Grayson/WireImage

Mo’Nique and Hicks are parents to twin boys, Jonathan and David Hicks,born Oct. 7, 2005. The twins arrived nearly two months prematurely but were both healthy. They remained hospitalized for a few weeks to gain strength after they were born, as Jonathan weighed in at 3 lbs 12 oz, while brother David was 4 lbs.

After the couple married in 2006, they both continued to parent their two sons from previous relationships as well.

They once had an open marriage

Mo’Nique and Sidney Hicks attend the Pan African Film & Arts Festival closing night premiere of “Blackbird” on February 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.David Livingston/Getty

David Livingston/Getty

A decade later, Mo’Nique explained toThe New York Times, that the decision to have an open marriage was rooted in their deep friendship and trust. “People didn’t understand … They thought it was about swinging and orgies,” she told the outlet.

However, in 2023, Mo’Niquerevealedshe “grew out of” her desire for an open marriage. “Life began to happen. I began to see a strength I had never seen before. He loved me at my worst. I didn’t want to sacrifice that just for a lay,” she toldTHRat the time.

They co-hosted a podcast together

Mo’Nique and Sidney Hicks attend the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California.Dan MacMedan/WireImage

Dan MacMedan/WireImage

Mo’Nique and Hicks opened up about their relationship — and much more — on their jointpodcast,Mo’Nique & Sidney’s Open Relationship. Between 2017 and 2018, they released 105 episodes.

In the podcast, the couple discussed the backlash they received for their open relationship.

They enjoy family time together

Mo’Nique and Sidney Hicks attend the 25th Independent Spirit Awards on March 5, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage

Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage

In the summer of 2024, Mo’Nique and Hicks took a family vacation to Turks and Caicos.

Mo’Nique also explained in the clip that her family never took family vacations together when she was growing up, that’s why she makes an effort to have these moments.

“I want to make sure that with my children, that we take those vacations,” she said, before mentioning “grandchildren,” appearing to say that she and Hicks are also grandparents.

“Family trips, they’re important, they’re needed, they keep the family together," she said in the clip.

source: people.com