Ayesha Curry is putting a stop to this rumor. A decade after the "Seasoned Life" author revealed that she had a "no athletes" rule when it came to dating in high school, where she first met Steph Curry, she shared her perspective at the time on the March 25 episode of the "IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson" podcast. "I was 14 years old," Ayesha said. "I had very textbook misconceptions—the ideas of athletes, the jock stereotype. I was a theater nerd, so I think I was protecting my peace."
The 37-year-old—who tied the knot with the Golden State Warriors star in 2011—recalled that the rule stemmed from a teacher's assignment asking students to share what they would look for in an ideal partner. "I definitely did say that and I definitely did think that," she said, though she admitted it was "a very disrespectful comment on my part."
However, she emphasized in her joint interview with Steph that her reasoning was due to her own insecurities about diving into a relationship. "People, for some reason, think that in the past I've said that he wasn't my type, but what I was saying was, I didn't think I was his type," she explained to cohosts Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. "Because this was Mr. Cool and so, I kind of sold myself short in thinking that there's no way. He must just like me as a friend."
Although she and Steph—who share kids Riley, 13, Ryan, 10, Canon, 7, and 22-month-old Caius—were friends in high school, it wasn't until four years later that their romance would blossom. But it wasn't any less of a surprise.
"When I realized that was the direction it was going in, I verbalized that to him, that I was confused," Ayesha admitted. "He looked at me, because he had come to my house for two weeks straight, at the time, my parents' house."
"He's like, 'You think I've been coming over here the past two weeks to play video games with your brothers?'" she continued. "I was like, 'Oh, that makes a lot of sense.'"
Despite their unconventional game plan, Ayesha is grateful that she and Steph took a chance on their relationship. She quipped, "I'm glad I didn't get friend-zoned."
