‘I heard angels’: Henson details how she fell for her fiance

NEW YORK – Taraji P. Henson says it was literally love at first sight when she met her new fiance.

A glowing Henson detailed her courtship with Super Bowl winner Kelvin Hayden as she appeared Monday at Fox TV’s presentation for advertisers.

Henson says she felt a spark as soon as she met him at they locked eyes, and adds: “I heard angels.”

Hayden proposed on Mother’s Day. The “Empire” star says she knew he was going to propose but not when, so that was a surprise.

Hayden played for the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. He won a Super Bowl for that team in 2007.

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