Before she was Ayesha Curry, she was Ayesha Alexander, a young woman who had zero interest in rings, vows, or baby bottles. That all changed when she fell for one of basketball’s biggest stars, California’s Steph Curry. But her recent confession about those early feelings has sparked an NBA firestorm online.
During a candid appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Ayesha opened up about her mindset before marriage, and fans are having a field day with it. The 36-year-old didn’t hold back, admitting that she never saw herself as a wife or mom. “I didn’t want kids. I didn’t want to get married. I thought I was gonna be a career girl and that’s it,” she said. “And then it happened so early in my life. I didn’t even have time to think about what I wanted anymore.”It would seem many online think Steph is very “Embarrassed” by these statements. Others were thinking about their children. “Imagine your mother saying this,” wrote one.
That honesty might sound relatable to a lot of people. Plenty of twenty-somethings don’t have marriage or parenthood on their bingo cards, but the internet had thoughts. Ayesha revealed she tied the knot with Steph Curry at just 22, calling herself “naive, very young, unpolished.” Soon after, she found out she was pregnant. “It was not on my bingo card,” she joked.
Ayesha Curry Speaks Out On Life With California Basketball Icon Steph Curry
Now, more than a decade later, the two are raising four kids and seem happier than ever. Ayesha said she has “no regrets” and even credited her strength and resilience to becoming a young mom. “It made me who I am,” she explained. But as the interview made its rounds online, not everyone was so understanding.
Some critics accused her of constantly oversharing or shading her husband. One Instagram user didn’t hold back, writing, “Stop embarrassing your man to the world and go speak with a mental health professional for the sake of your family.” Another commenter took an even harsher tone: “Shout out to Steph for giving you the life you could never achieve on your own.”
Still, not all the feedback was negative. Plenty of fans jumped to Ayesha’s defense, calling out the unnecessary hate and applauding her vulnerability. “This is longevity. Block out the noise, Ayesha, keep being you!” one fan commented. Another chimed in with support, writing, “If ‘We good over here’ were people!!!!”
What is Next for the Currys?
It’s no secret that Ayesha and Steph’s relationship has been under the microscope since the very beginning. Whether it’s Ayesha’s parenting posts, her cooking empire, or her opinions on fame and attention, people always seem to have something to say. But despite the noise, the Currys continue to present a united front. Neither of them has directly addressed the latest backlash, and honestly, they don’t seem to need to. Their marriage, spanning over a decade, and their growing family speak louder than any comment section ever could.
What stands out most in this latest controversy isn’t that Ayesha didn’t want marriage or kids, it’s that she’s being open about the messy, human side of growing up and changing course. Her life took a turn she didn’t expect, and she made it work. That’s something a lot of people can relate to, even if the internet isn’t ready to admit it.
Love her or not, Ayesha Curry has built a brand on being real, sometimes a little too real for the online critics’ taste. But at the end of the day, she’s still standing strong next to her high school sweetheart, raising four beautiful kids, and continuing to build her own empire. And as for Steph? He’s probably too busy hitting three-pointers and laughing it off to worry about what Instagram thinks.
