Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith

When Will spotted Jada on A Different World, Will really wanted to meet the actress. Will felt there were magic and electricity in their energy, which he fondly recalls more than 20 years later. The night he was set to meet Jada was also the night he ended up meeting Sheree Zampino, his now ex-wife. Finally, Will and Jada had the chance to meet and mingle at a jazz club in Los Angeles after numerous failed attempts to bump into each other.

This is where Smith realized the initial “spark” and “magic” he felt for Jada were real. Back then, he was still married to Zampino, so he did not want to act on his attraction to Jada. This led Will to have a breakdown in front of his former wife. Only when Zampino decided to file for divorce was the time Will and Jada started dating.