Ayesha Curry, entrepreneur, TV personality, and wife of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, has sparked widespread conversation after candidly admitting that motherhood and marriage were never part of her original life plan. Speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Ayesha revealed that she once envisioned herself as a “career girl” with no interest in children or domestic life; a vision that shifted dramatically when she married Steph at just 22 and soon became a mother.
Reflecting on her younger years, Ayesha explained that she never dreamed of a wedding dress or a big family.
“I thought I was going to be career girl and that’s it. I had my eyes set on my goals,” she said.
But life took a different turn. Shortly after marrying Steph, she became pregnant with their first daughter, Riley, and her career ambitions were suddenly placed on hold.
She admitted that the transition was jarring.
“After we got married, we found out we were pregnant so quickly. I didn’t even have time to think about what I wanted anymore. It’s so interesting—I spent my entire life trying to work towards something, and then it kind of just disappeared.”
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Ayesha also shared that her husband doesn’t always fully grasp her personal ambitions outside of family life.
“He’s so gracious, like, he tries to resonate with me, but he just can’t,” she explained. “He comes from a place of like, ‘It’s not true, so why?’ And I’m like, ‘But wait, listen to how it makes me feel.’”
The comments highlight a tension familiar to many couples: balancing the demands of family with the pursuit of individual goals. For Ayesha, who has built a multifaceted career in cooking, media, and business, the challenge has been carving out space for her own identity while raising four children alongside one of the NBA’s most recognizable stars.
Ayesha described a turning point after her eldest daughter turned one, when she realized she needed to reclaim her own ambitions.
“I love being a mom, but I love doing other things too,” she said. “If you lose all of those things that were interesting about you, even for yourself, then what are you doing?”
Since then, she has launched cookbooks, restaurants, a lifestyle brand, and a production company, proving that her career goals remain central to her identity. Still, she admits the balancing act is ongoing and often requires therapy, reflection, and constant recalibration.
Ayesha’s openness has struck a chord because it challenges the idealized image of the NBA power couple. While Steph is celebrated for his on-court brilliance, Ayesha’s candidness about her struggles with identity, ambition, and family expectations reveals the complexities behind the spotlight.
For Ayesha Curry, the journey has been about reconciling two truths: she loves her family deeply, but she also refuses to let go of her own dreams.
