Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry have had each other’s backs for nearly two decades.
In fact, the duo met at church as teenagers in 2003—years before the 38-year-old NBA star and 37-year-old entrepreneur became the powerhouse couple we know today. She was a self-described “theater nerd” wary of dating jocks, so it wasn’t until they reconnected as young adults that the model and actor—and later renowned chef, philanthropist, and entrepreneur—finally gave the basketball phenom a chance in 2008. Ayesha and Steph Curry got married in 2011 and share four children: Riley, Ryan, Canon, and Caius.
How anyone could doubt their commitment to each other is beyond us, and yet they’ve managed to spark multiple controversies and rumors over the years. Most recently, Steph shut down disparaging remarks about his wife’s acting career by former pro athletes with podcast mics, calling out his peers for the way they “view women in this world and what they’re allowed and what they’re not allowed to do.”
Of course, he also used the opportunity to shout out his wife’s new movie, Second Chance Holiday. “PSA – You don’t have to like & subscribe to all podcasts,” he captioned the video. “Keep shining [Ayesha Curry] 🙌🏽”
For a full rundown on their love story, here’s what we know about Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry’s relationship timeline.
2003: When Steph is 15 years old and Ayesha is 14, the pair meet at church in Charlotte, North Carolina. “We were just kids,” Ayesha told People in 2020. “He was the cute boy at church that all of the girls were obsessed with, so I made a generalization that maybe he wasn’t for me.”
At the time, Ayesha had a strict no-athlete dating policy and it wasn’t exactly a Hollywood-worthy meet-cute. “I don’t remember the exact first day I saw her,” Steph adds. “There was no wind blowing in her face with a backlight.”
July 16, 2008: The pair reconnect at the ESPYs, where Steph was honored as the year’s Breakout Athlete for leading his college team to the Elite 8. Ayesha had moved to LA to act and model and had a strict no-athlete dating policy. “She really didn’t know what I did at the time,” Steph later told People. “It was pretty refreshing.”
