Every paradise has trouble now and again. And that’s the case with the one Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have been building for their family. In her new book, You Got Anything Stronger?, Gabrielle Union, 48, according to The Guardian, reveals that much and more. For instance, she tells of how her soul was โshatteredโ when she learned her husband Dwyane Wade, 39, fathered a child with another woman.
In an excerpt from her book, which was shared by Time magazine on September 10, she writes: The experience of Dwyane having a baby so easilyโwhile I was unable toโleft my soul not just broken into pieces, but shattered into fine dust scattering in the wind.
The pregnancy news the Bring it On actress explains completely shattered her as she was going through IVF treatments and they were struggling to conceive, which made the revelation even more shattering.
She goes on: In 2013, before we were married, Dwyane had a baby with another woman. It should go without saying that we were not in a good place at the time that child was conceived.
The โother womanโ mentioned was Aja Metoyer, a โlongtime friendโ of the NBA player. The two welcomed Xavier, who is now 7.
Although the couple was โdoing much betterโ at the time he revealed his secret to her, she was heartbroken to say the least.
To say I was devastated is to pick a word on a low shelf for convenience. There are peopleโstrangers I will never meetโwho have been upset that I have not previously talked about that trauma. I have not had words, and even after untold amounts of therapy I am not sure I have them now.
The actress further adds that she was particularly hurt given how hard she was trying to have a baby with Dwyane and ultimately decided to โlet him goโ even though that wasnโt what either of them truly wanted.
The duo have since rekindled their affection for each other and Dwyane previously admitted that confessing to Gabrielle about Xavier was the โhardest thingโ heโs โever had to do.โ