Nicole gave birth to their first child, a baby girl named Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, on March 5, 2005. Sophie has spina bifida, which was diagnosed at birth. Together they founded Sophie’s Voice Foundation, which was created to establish a clinic for children with spina bifida, like their daughter Sophie has, in Ghana, Africa.
“When the wife walks in, it should be an event,” says Boris. "You have to look up, you have to close the computer, and you have to say, hey baby, wow!” Nicole couldn’t agree more. She tells us, when he act’s right, that’s when she most wants to please her man. “When he does it, I feel like a million bucks,” she says. “Then I’m nice all day. That’s when the food comes. I’m roasting chicken with rosemary and lavender, and everything.”
On Valentine’s Day 2012, Boris and Nicole stopped by the ESSENCE.com offices to share their secrets on keeping the passion in your marriage. These two radiated so much love, our entire office felt the glow.