Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union reveal splitting everything 50/50 | Netizens react

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade splits bills

Actress Gabrielle Union reveals her financial management with husband and NBA legend Dwayne Wade stating they split all the bills 50/50. This confession of her struggles with financial security reposted through Black Millionaires on Twitter garnered much attention from netizens.

Union sat down with Noah Callahan-Bever on his Bloomberg Originals series, Idea Generation. When asked about the moment she felt financially secure, the Bad Boys ll star confessed she and Dwayne Wade split all the bills in their household. They also support their own families and from previous relationships and the responsibility adds pressure to her life.

Gabrielle Union confesses struggling with a scarcity mindset

Netizens react to Gabriella spliting bills
Gabrielle Union with husband Dwayne Wade on red carpet (Image via Twitter)

Actress Gabrielle Union has a net worth of $40 – $45 million as per reports. She began her career in Hollywood as an extra in an episode of Family Matters in 1993. She attained her stardom and became a household name with her roles in Bring It On and Bad Boys II.

  • However, her success didn’t come overnight and she admitted struggling to find her place in Hollywood. Union shared that she used to worry about her films working at the box office and that anxiety persist despite her success.
  • While appearing on the show, Union shared that she still struggles with a scarcity mindset stating that she feels like there’s a gorilla on her back telling her that if she doesn’t work somebody might not eat. ‘Are you going to sleep in? Somebody might not eat.” she said.

  • Union also shared that she is working to let go of her financial anxieties. Fans were surprised to know that the couple splits all the bills. They also discussed how Wade must have made much more money considering his $199 million salary during his NBA career.
  • Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade tied the knot in 2014 and share a child born from surrogacy. Their daughter Kaavia is seven-years-old and Union is also an active stepmother of Wade’s previous three children. Meanwhile, Wade is the guardian of his 21-year-old nephew.

Netizens are surprised by Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade’s financial management where they split everything 50/50

After the airing of the show, netizens expressed their opinions about the news of Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade’s financial management through Twitter. While many praised their management, some also expressed their shock and confessed they wouldn’t have done the same.

  • Many netizens also criticized Union’s statement questioning why she sounds like she is living from paycheck to paycheck. Meanwhile, others asked netizens to ‘mind their own bills’ after pointing out that both Union and Wade are multimillionaires.

  • Gabrielle Union’s comments about her finances also resurfaced the comments of Savannah James which were in direct contrast to the former. When asked about her relatively low profile compared to the wives of other NBA players, Savannah James, wife of NBA player Lebron James, shared that she wishes to focus on being a great mother and supporting her husband.

  • Overall, netizens praised Gabrielle Union for her transparency and vulnerability while sharing her opinions and applauded her for saying that she doesn’t want her brand to be aspirational.


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