Auntie Kenny! Although Kendall Jenner has yet to have children of her own, the model is surrounded by kids in the form of nieces and nephews.
03.11.2022 - 19:39 / usmagazine.com
After falling in love as teenagers, Dwyane Wade and Siohvaughn Funches’ relationship fizzled nearly five years after getting married.
The NBA star and Funches initially connected in high school in their Illinois hometown and navigated their relationship as they went off to college. Wade and the AWOW Women entrepreneur eventually wed in 2002, one year before the basketball player entered the NBA’s annual draft.
“I wanted to strike first. I wasn’t a big name in the class like those guys, so I needed something to separate myself or something that would put me on their level and winning a championship at 24 was that to me,” Wade said of his athletic achievements on the “Point Forward” podcast in August 2022.
As the former athlete’s career started to climb, his family also grew. Wade and Funches welcomed son Zaire in February 2002 and daughter Zaya, who publicly came out as transgender in 2020, in May 2007. (The former Chicago Bulls star also shares son Xavier, born in November 2013, with Aja Metoyer and daughter Kaavia, born in November 2018, with wife Gabrielle Union.)
“I think when it comes to your kids, I think different journeys and different places in life you see the different parents,” Wade exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2022 of fatherhood. “You see the different personalities come out of different parents and so I think they have a little bit of everyone in them and you just look for your percentage and you hope that the good percentage of you come out.”
Shortly after Wade and Funches became parents of two, they decided to go their separate ways. Their divorce was finalized in 2013, nearly two years after the former shooting guard was awarded full custody of both Zaire and Zaya.
“At first, it was like ‘I want custody,’
Auntie Kenny! Although Kendall Jenner has yet to have children of her own, the model is surrounded by kids in the form of nieces and nephews.
Quite the team! It’s clear Larsa Pippen has a new flame, Marcus Jordan, in her life — but the two are keeping their new relationship low-key.
Not a fairy tale. Despite falling in love in the pods, Love Is Blind stars Cole Barnett and Zanab Jaffrey‘s relationship was anything but a happy ending.
Burying the hatchet. Laguna Beach: The Real O.C. alums Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari had one of the most famous feuds of the early 2000s — but it may have all been made for TV.
Forever friends? Fans speculated that Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa — who donated her kidney to the singer in 2017 — had a falling out after the pair seemingly threw shade at one another on social media.
The Kelly Clarkson Show isn’t going anywhere any time soon. The syndicated daytime talk show has been renewed for another two seasons, which will bring it through 2025.
Prior to Aaron Carter’s death, he had an estranged bond with sibling Nick Carter.
From child star to beyond. Aaron Carter had dealt with his fair share of ups and downs through the years.
Saying goodbye. Chicago Fire showrunner Derek Haas announced he is exiting the NBC series and Wolf Entertainment after ten years.
From first love to foe. Siohvaughn Funches and Dwyane Wade started dating as teenagers and married one year before the former basketball player entered the NBA draft in 2003 — but their relationship didn’t last.
Baby makes three! Younger star Molly Bernard is pregnant and expecting her first child with wife Hannah Lieberman.
Long before Selena Gomez became a household name, she was the daughter of Mandy Teefey (née Cornett) and Ricardo Gomez.
Don’t mess with Dwyane Wade — or his children. The former NBA star did not hold back while addressing his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches’ petition about their transgender daughter, Zaya.
Dwyane Wade‘s ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, has accused the former athlete of profiting from their daughter Zaya’s gender identity.
Baseball buds — or frenemies? Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez began their careers as BFFs, but their relationship took a lot of twists and turns over the years.
Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade are not on the same page about their child.
EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Hephner (Power Book II: Ghost) is game to try something new: he’s set to host Switch on the Game Show Network next year.