Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Family Dynamics Chilli's Son Tron Supports Her Relationship with Matthew Lawrence: 'I Just Like Seeing Her Happy' (Exclusive) "I wish them all the best and I think he's a great guy," Tron Austin, who appears in the new Paramount+ series Family Legacy, tells PEOPLE By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines and Angela Andaloro Angela Andaloro Angela Andaloro is a Society & Culture Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared on BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, and LittleThings. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 28, 2023 05:40PM EDT Tron Austin; Matthew Lawrence and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Photo: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images; Prince Williams/Wireimage Tron Austin is diggin' on his mom Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Matthew Lawrence's relationship. The 25-year-old singer, who appears in the new Paramount+ series Family Legacy, tells PEOPLE in an interview that Chilli and Lawrence's new romance has his stamp of approval. "Oh man, I just like seeing her happy, you know? As someone who is now five years into my relationship, I love seeing humans connect and witnessing that genuineness. I feel that from him," says Austin, who married wife Jeong Ah Wang in December. Tron Austin Tells PEOPLE About Growing Up with TLC, Seeing Mom Chilli's Happiness Inspires Him (Exclusive) Matthew Lawrence; Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Jim Smeal/Shutterstock; Amy Sussman/Getty Chilli, 51, and Lawrence, 42, went Instagram official with their relationship in January, and the TLC singer's rep Christal Jordan confirmed their dating status to PEOPLE at the time. While it's been a few months, it seems they're taking things somewhat slow behind the scenes. "We've only met a couple of times because they're really building their relationship since she's very careful about that kind of stuff," says Austin, who notes that relationships in the spotlight "are not as easy as it seems." He also explains that he feels lucky his own wife "didn't know who my parents were" before they got together. On his mom's new romance, he said that Chilli's willingness to "be public about" the budding relationship "shows me that this is a very special person in her life." TLC's T-Boz Says She's 'Never Seen' Chilli 'So Happy' Since Entering Matthew Lawrence Relationship Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tron Austin. Paramount + "I wish them all the best and I think he's a great guy," he continues. "I do MMA and he said that he recently started doing jujitsu, so we have some commonalities and stuff that we talk about. I'm really happy for her." Austin isn't the only one close to Chilli who's expressed support for her and Lawrence's relationship. Last month, her TLC bandmate Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins spoke positively about the romance in an interview with PEOPLE on the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet. "She is so happy," T-Boz, 52, said at the time. "Take it from her sister. Trust me — I've never seen her like this." Chili then confirmed her fellow "No Scrubs" singer's statement. "I am ecstatic. He's the best, and she approves," she said with a laugh. Jamie McCarthy/Getty TLC and Shaggy Are Teaming Up for the Ultimate Y2K Summer Tour with En Vogue and Sean Kingston Elsewhere in Austin's interview with PEOPLE, he opens up about what it was like to grow up on the road with the iconic R&B/hip-hop group, which also included the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. "I think honestly some of my favorite memories are just seeing them in their zone," he says. "Because I see the rehearsals too, right? So they've rehearsed to like 8, 12 hours a day, working like dogs, man. And I would see that all that hard work come to fruition whenever they do the shows and there's 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, whatever the stadium is." Austin continues, "It's like they're just doing their thing and everyone's all in, for me to take that in was inspiring for me, both as an artist myself and as an aspiring father."