Ayesha Curry Says Her Childhood Plans Were Misread as Complaints

“I’ve never complained a day in my life,” Curry wrote on X. She was referring to her August 20, 2025, appearance on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy,” where she described having focused on a career rather than a wedding or children.

“I didn’t want kids. I didn’t wanna get married. I thought I was gonna be a career girl and that’s it,” Curry told Cooper. She added that she had never been the little girl who dreamed about a wedding dress. Looking back, she said becoming a mother so soon after marriage had surprised her, but added: “I wouldn’t change a thing, of course.”

Curry became pregnant with the couple’s first child three months into her marriage to Steph Curry. They welcomed Riley less than a year after marrying; Riley is now 14, and the couple have four children. Curry told Cooper that after Riley turned 1, she began thinking again about the ambitions she had before motherhood. “I love being a mom, but I love doing other things too,” she said.

The exchange followed a separate dispute over Curry’s acting in the holiday movie “Second Chance Holiday.” Former Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas criticized her on “We Said What We Said,” saying she did not act like other superstar wives. Co-host Nick Young agreed, and Emmanuel Acho also criticized her acting on another podcast. Steph Curry challenged the men’s remarks and asked them to apologize; all three did so the following day.