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Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson
When you know, you know. The first time Mike saw Egypt — his current co-host on Married to Real Estate — while DJ-ing at a nightclub in New York City, he knew he was going to marry her. “The light was literally only on her. From that moment on, I knew she was my wife,” Mike recalled. Egypt wasn't convinced Mike was being genuine, plus she was focusing on work, so the two parted ways. Six months later, they met again by chance at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. The two chatted, but Mike decided not to ask Egypt out because she was with a friend. Finally, a few months after the parade, fate took charge: “I’m flipping a house in Newark, New Jersey," Egypt said. "I call my mentor because I need a contractor to help me with the roof. She calls someone for me, and then Mike and his team pull up. I come outside and I’m annoyed. I'm like, 'What are you doing here? I need a contractor, and they sent me a DJ.' He’s like, 'No, I'm a contractor, too.'" Mike had no idea the job was for Egypt. “[Mike always] says, 'I saw you, and I knew you were my wife,'" Egypt said. "The thing I thought was a line he's been saying for the last 18 years."