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Ayesha Curry Recounts Advising Steph to Stay in School and Early Fame’s Toll in Candid Podcast

Her first-person account explains how unexpected marriage, rapid parenthood and intrusive attention reshaped her plans.

8/20/25
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8/20/25

Overview

  • On the Aug. 20 Call Her Daddy episode, Ayesha Curry said she never planned to marry or have children before reconnecting with Stephen Curry.
  • She recalled Steph calling her “crying behind a tree” in 2009 as he weighed entering the NBA draft, and she advised him to stay in school.
  • She said she hated being in the spotlight early in Steph’s career, citing ruthless fan behavior, privacy breaches and criticism of her appearance.
  • She described a traumatic postpartum moment when a stranger opened her car door to see the baby and told her, “you know what you signed up for.”
  • She shared that she said “I love you” first and later built her Sweet July business as the couple married in 2011 and grew their family to four children.