Dwayne Wade’s Family Didn’t Like The Fact That I Was Older Than Him – Gabrielle Union

Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union has said that her relationship with Dwayne Wade was tested at the very start. She recently revealed that Dwayne’s family weren’t sold on their relationship when they started dating.

Speaking on the popular IMO podcast, which is hosted by Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson, Gabrielle shared that her husband’s mum and sister didn’t like the fact that she was older than him.

According to her, Dwayne’s family were not pleased to know that she was 9 years older than him, and that made them sceptical about their romance for a while.

The moviestar stated that while she bonded well with her hubby’s siblings who were her age mate, it was hard to connect with Dwayne’s older sister, who was younger than her.

“I think before I got to the wife stage, when we were [at] the very beginning, I think, [Tragil] and his mom were like, ‘What do you want? Who are you, you older lady?’” she said.

Admitting that Dwayne’s sister was mainly looking out for her brother with her reaction, Gabrielle noted that she eventually warmed up to the reality that her brother had found his wife.

She concluded by saying that their previous tension has now transformed into a healthy bond that has lasted many years.

“When I first met his family, the older sisters who are closer [to] my age immediately got it good, we’re good in the hood.

But with Tragil, she’s been the protector, she’s been the watchdog, she’s been the gatekeeper to keep him sane and to keep him doing everything he needs to do without interference from anybody.

And I’m like, ‘but I’m not just anybody, I’m [going to be] his wife.’

Now it’s easy because we’re all on the same side. So his mom, and his sister Tragil, we tend to all have the same complaints about the same things that we then want to take to him,” she added.