Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade attend the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic
Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic
Dwyane Wadewas distracted during his first date withGabrielle Union.Wade, 43, served as a co-host onToday with Jenna & Friendson Monday, March 10, where the retired NBA star admitted he “wasn’t really listening” when he first went out with his now-wife.The reason? His wife’s beauty, said Wade. “My wife’s so beautiful, and so when she was talking, I wasn’t really listening,” he shared. “My apologies. I was just kind of looking at her eyes and her lips and all those things.“The father of five added that he does recall “that she was just so smart” and “intelligent” during their first date. “I was very attracted to the intelligence of her mind, but it was unfair because I already knew her as an actress,” Wade said.Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union attend The Albies on September 26, 2024 in New York City.Dia Dipasupil/GettyIn 2018, Wade andUnion, welcomed a daughter,Kaavia James, 6. Wade shares two children with ex-wifeSiovaughn Funches: Zaire, 23, andZaya, 17, as well as a son, Xavier, 11, with Aja Metoyer. Wade is also the legal guardian of his nephew, Dahveon Morris, 21.Union and Wade first met in February 2007, but it wasn’t until 2009 when they began dating. When they met, Union had justrecently divorcedher first husband, former NFL player Chris Howard, and Wade was still married to his then-wife, Siohvaughn Funches.In 2010, the couple took their relationship public and in 2014, theytied the knot.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In January, the former Miami Heat starrevealed that he had 40% of his right kidney removedafter a cancerous tumor was found. He underwent surgery on Dec. 18, 2023.On the Thursday, Feb. 27 episode ofThe View, Union shared an update on her husband’s health, confirming that Wade is “cancer-free” and adding, “But it was a challenge.“Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.Doug Peters/PA Images via GettyUnion continued, “You hear cancer [and] you’re paralyzed because you think of the absolute worst-case scenario. I’ve had so many friends who are cancer survivors. I didn’t go there; I went to ‘he’s gone.’ “The actress said it took her and her loved ones “a while” to digest the diagnosis and that Wade “really wanted this to be very under the radar.““He didn’t tell anyone,” said Union.
Dwyane Wadewas distracted during his first date withGabrielle Union.
Wade, 43, served as a co-host onToday with Jenna & Friendson Monday, March 10, where the retired NBA star admitted he “wasn’t really listening” when he first went out with his now-wife.
The reason? His wife’s beauty, said Wade. “My wife’s so beautiful, and so when she was talking, I wasn’t really listening,” he shared. “My apologies. I was just kind of looking at her eyes and her lips and all those things.”
The father of five added that he does recall “that she was just so smart” and “intelligent” during their first date. “I was very attracted to the intelligence of her mind, but it was unfair because I already knew her as an actress,” Wade said.
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union attend The Albies on September 26, 2024 in New York City.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Dia Dipasupil/Getty
In 2018, Wade andUnion, welcomed a daughter,Kaavia James, 6. Wade shares two children with ex-wifeSiovaughn Funches: Zaire, 23, andZaya, 17, as well as a son, Xavier, 11, with Aja Metoyer. Wade is also the legal guardian of his nephew, Dahveon Morris, 21.
Union and Wade first met in February 2007, but it wasn’t until 2009 when they began dating. When they met, Union had justrecently divorcedher first husband, former NFL player Chris Howard, and Wade was still married to his then-wife, Siohvaughn Funches.
In 2010, the couple took their relationship public and in 2014, theytied the knot.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In January, the former Miami Heat starrevealed that he had 40% of his right kidney removedafter a cancerous tumor was found. He underwent surgery on Dec. 18, 2023.
On the Thursday, Feb. 27 episode ofThe View, Union shared an update on her husband’s health, confirming that Wade is “cancer-free” and adding, “But it was a challenge.”
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.Doug Peters/PA Images via Getty
Doug Peters/PA Images via Getty
Union continued, “You hear cancer [and] you’re paralyzed because you think of the absolute worst-case scenario. I’ve had so many friends who are cancer survivors. I didn’t go there; I went to ‘he’s gone.’ "
The actress said it took her and her loved ones “a while” to digest the diagnosis and that Wade “really wanted this to be very under the radar.”
“He didn’t tell anyone,” said Union.
source: people.com
