Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have been together for 13 years and married for six. Dwyane and Gabrielle met for the first time at a Super Bowl party in , however, it was not necessarily love at first sight , as Dwyane was in the early stages of a messy divorce from his high-school sweetheart Siohvaughn Funches and Gabrielle had divorced her first husband, retired NFL player Chris Howard, a year earlier and was dating someone new at the time of the party.
He was on the other side of the room holding bible study. After dodging dating rumors for several years, the two finally took their relationship public by attending the Summer Groove charity bash as a couple and posed for photos.
However, behind the scenes, Dwyane was facing a bitter custody and divorce battle with his ex, and Funches even named Gabrielle in a lawsuit , claiming the actress engaged in "sexual foreplay" with Dwyane in front of the children. Dwyane continually denied the accusations by his soon-to-be ex-wife. However, at the time, neither of them had marriage on the mind. We both took failing at marriage hard. The next time it's gotta be forever.
In , she finally told Jet magazine , "I think people mistook me taking the high road as an admission of guilt. Dwyane and I made a decision very early to not react to the negativity. When their work schedules became too overwhelming, the couple decided to separate for a few months in early Moving forward, I decided my work schedule has to make sense for our family. They have worked on each other. Dwayne wants to support his wife by learning what she wants for her career and life.
Furthermore, he also said that she was successful before Dwayne met with her. He revealed that there are times when Union will not talk to him for a week, but he thinks that they have a good combination despite all. However, they have always been there for each other to lay their head on each other shoulders. Wade and Union first met at a Super Bowl party in At that time, Dwyane was still married to his ex-wife.
At first meet, she thought that she would never wind up with him and his resume never made her feel the pair would have a long-lasting relationship. Union also said that his resume looked like crap as he was going through a divorce and was nine years younger than her. However, all that proved wrong as they dated later and even got married. Nevertheless, the two kept in touch with each other and gradually flourished a relationship. The couple went official in January They appeared on the front page of Essence Magazine.
However, they went through a transitory breakup in due to time constraints and scheduling. Fortunately, they came back together, and Wade proposed to her in The duo tied the knot just a year later of engagement in South Beach.
However, not all the kids are from both of them. The couple is blessed with their daughter named Kaavia. The sweet couple gave birth to their first child via surrogate in The pair are very busy being parents to four children along with their adventures in their careers. It was excruciatingly painful for Union not to have the experience of being pregnant. She wanted to see her body expand and accommodate the little miracle inside her. Moreover, she wanted to experience being publicly pregnant.
Union had been through an adenomyosis diagnosis and numerous miscarriages that she could barely count. Finally, she went so desperate and bleak that she considered taking Lupron, which quiets the adenomyosis. Gabrielle Union, along with her daughter born via surrogate Source: Bona Magazine.
But the side effects of Lupron are devastating as she could experience early menopause and can break bones very easily. However, Dwyane was not ready to see his wife enduring such pain. As their relationship was already drooling, Dwyane only wanted things to be right between them, and he changed her mind to go through surrogation. In , when they were on a break, Dwyane had a baby with another woman. Their relationship was falling apart, and she was devasted.
However, later the couple worked out their differences. Dwyane and Siohvaughn were high school couples. They both attended Harold L.
Richards High School in Illinois. He moved in with Siohvaughn and her family to escape home. They married in when he was attending college and playing basketball at Marquette University in Wisconsin. However, they had their first son before they were married. In addition, she accompanied him to red carpets events and games.
As Wade was gaining fame and popularity in his career, but his marriage was slowly falling apart. We both took failing at marriage hard. During the split, Dwyane fathered a baby boy with an actress named Aja Metoyer, according to E! On August 30, , the couple got married at the Chateau Artisan in Miami, a literal castle surrounded by a moat. Gabrielle wore a stunning white strapless gown, and Dwyane wore a white suit coat and black pants—a classic spin on a tuxedo.
On November 7, Gabrielle and Dwyane welcomed their daughter Kaavia James Union Wade via surrogate—much to the surprise of literally everyone. We want her to really understand what we went through. Gabrielle and Dwyane even showed off their team workout skills in an ad for Gatorade Zero that was released in January If you watch TV, you know the ad: They do a bunch of exercises together before drinking Gatorade Zero.
During a visit to the Ellen Degeneres Show , Dwyane told the talk show host about how his daughter Zaya came out as transgender.
And I want to be referenced as she and her. Both Gabrielle and Dwyane shared plenty of messages of love and support for Zaya on social media. Meet Zaya. She's compassionate, loving, whip smart and we are so proud of her. In order to view the gallery, please allow Manage Cookies.
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