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Perri 'Pebbles' Reid Talks About Her Friendship with Whitney
submitted by: Jace
source: Ebony magazine
Date: February 17, 2005
Excerpt from March 2005 article 'Sistah Celebrities' and Their 'Best Girlfriend'
Superstar singer Whitney Houston credits her great friend Perri Reid, with turning her around. Reid, formerly known as the singer Pebbles, and Houston have been friends for more than 15 years. Reid was a bridesmaid at Houston's wedding to Bobby Brown and is now an ordained minister in Atlanta.
Houston, Brown, and their daughter stayed with Reid for several months in her suburban Atlanta home. "We've been best friends for 15 years," Reid says. "We have a powerful sister relationship, and most important a Godly relationship."
While Houston was raised in Church, Reid was not and she credits Houston with planting the seed for her own spiritual breakthrough. "Whitney was one of the first people who told me that Jesus needs to be your friend," Reid says. "This was before I got saved. She's no fair-weather friend; we are true sisters and I would fight for her." The pair has very different personalities. "It's a challenge sometimes, because she is outspoken and I am bossy," says Reid. "But I know that woman's heart, and I know that God's hand is on her life."
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