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This power couple splits their bills!
In a clip going viral online from theBlack Millionairespodcast, actressGabrielle Unionsaid she and her husband, retired NBA starDwyane Wade, split their finances evenly.
“In this household, we split everything fifty-fifty,” she told the show’s host.
The actress, 50, continued, “But in the other households that each of us have to support, there’s always this like, gorilla on your back, that’s like, ‘You better work, b—, you better work. Oh, you’re going to sleep in?’ You know, somebody might not eat.”
She added, “It’s hard. It’s hard to let that go. So I’m working on that.”
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Union explained that she still has a “scarcity mindset” with her money from when she was trying to make it in Hollywood.
“I struggle with that, still,” she said. “I think I just have more responsibilities for my money. I get nervous like, ‘Oh God, that movie didn’t open you know what does that mean? Do I – Am I … Am I going to have enough to hold everybody up?’ "
The former NBA star, 41, retired from the league in 2019 after earning approximately $200 million during his tenure with the Miami Heat, according to Outkick.
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Union previouslytold Arsenio Hallthat they planned their wedding to be a family affair through and through, including “no bridesmaids, no groomsmen. It’s just us and the kids. And we’re just riding out, just us.”
Union has enjoyed a long career as an actress and has earned millions of her own since her career began in 1993. Her first role was an uncredited extra on an episode ofFamily Matters.She went on to star in iconic roles in movies likeBring It OnandBad Boys II.
The couple first met in February 2007, but didn’t spark relationship buzz until more than two years later. When they first crossed paths, Union hadrecently divorcedher first husband, former NFL player Chris Howard, after they initiallyannounced their separationin 2005, and Wade was still married to his then-wife, Siohvaughn Funches.
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The actress shares daughterKaavia James, 4, with Wade. In addition to Kaavia, Wade is also dad to sonXavier Zechariah, 9, as well as 15-year-old daughterZayaand sonZaire, 20. The former NBA star is also the guardian of nephewDahveon Morris, 21.
Their relationship has seemingly always thrived on mutual support. Ahead of the couple’sseven-year wedding anniversary, Wadespoke to PEOPLEabout what makes his marriage with Union work.
“It’s about learning about each other, learning what she wants for her life and for her career and trying to support all those things,” he said.
Union echoed those sentiments, adding, “This is both of our second marriages, and we’re super transparent about that. We didn’t do it right, the first time around. There’s another way — to be more collaborative and equitable. We humble ourselves, listen and we meet in the middle.”
source: people.com
