‘It’s Just Not Going to Happen”: ‘Soul Food’ Actor Michael Beach Refuses to Put His Ex-Wife Out of the Home He Shares with Current Wife and His 8 Kids

Actor Michael Beach’s character Miles in the movie “Soul Food” had an extremely complicated marriage and love life. In the 1997 flick, he played a musician who was married to a wife named Terry, played by Vanessa Williams. But one evening, when she left the home, Miles gave into temptation and slept with her cousin Faith, portrayed by Gina Ravera. Viewers often remember the iconic scene where Terry confronted her husband and cousin with a knife at a family house party. Beach’s real life is just as complicated, but not as messy. His wife of 17 years Elisha, whom he married in 2007, and his ex-wife Tracey of eight years, both live in the same home with him, in what he describes as a functional “blended family.” “Soul Food” actor Michael Beach (L) shares just how close his ex-wife Tracey (C) and his current wife Elisha (R) are. (Photos: Michael Beach/Instagram, Mylifeisabeach/Instagram) During a recent interview with Sway Calloway, Heather B and Tracey G on “Sway’s Universe” last month, Beach attempted to shed light on his unconventional yet harmonious family lifestyle, capturing the complexities of their situation for people looking out on the outside and sharing how each person’s lives...