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Regina Hall is an acclaimed actor who nearly took a very different path in life. The “One Battle After Another” star says she looked into becoming a nun after having an 'incredible romance' with God. “I certainly took an initial step,” she told Craig Melvin on the March 31 episode of his “Glass Half Full” video podcast.
She said her plans were partially derailed because of her age. “I was too seasoned. They had an age thing. I think the age thing, I don’t know, was like 39 and I was a little north of that,” she said. “Every order is different. Some have age, some have sexual partners, some have family connections. They all have a different, they have their own different specifications,” she added. She compared the pursuit to a certain life event. “I feel like I went ring shopping, you know what I mean? Getting engaged is a big deal, but is it? Marriage is probably a big deal,” she said. But Craig didn't let Hall downplay it. “Of course it was significant, but more significant was probably the time that led up to me wanting to do it,” Hall finally said. “What led up to it?” Craig asked. “Just the incredible romance I was having with God. It was just an incredible, it was an incredible time of meditation, of, like, prayer, of quiet. It was just an incredible, peaceful time,” she said. Hall, now 55, said there was an event in her own life that brought about a surge in her own faith. “It was a breakup that had happened probably two or three years before that. And during that time, it was the most, it made the breakup worth it, you know what I mean?” she said. “I could see the beauty in, I don’t know. I could all the beauty in the defined orchestration of things. And I thought, it was great. The romance continues, but I feel like now we’re like, you know, we’re like a long time couple now.” “You and God have been married for like 40 years. He’s finishing your sentences. You’re finishing his stories,” Craig joked. “But I’m also mad that, you know, he left the toothpaste open, but ... it’s not a big thing,' Hall said. 'It’s like all this little stuff. I mean, it’s not like I’m always happy with him, but I’m not going anywhere.'
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