Ayesha Curry

Ayesha Curryis a Canadian and American businesswoman, chef, restauranteur and actress. After guest roles in several television shows and films, she began hostingAyesha's Homemade(a.k.a.Ayesha's Home Kitchen) onFood Networkin 2016. Despite not having any professional chef training, she began her culinary career in 2014, when she prepared her first meal as aYouTubedemonstration.
Curry is the author of several videos on her YouTube channel Little Lights of Mine, and has written two cookbooks:The Seasoned Life, published in 2016,andThe Full Plate, published in 2020.
In 2011, she married basketball playerStephen Curry, with whom she has four children.
At age 12, Curry acted as the love interest in the music video for "Too Young for Love" by Suga Prince (now known asSevn Thomas).
After graduating fromWeddington High School, Curry moved toLos Angelesto become an actress, appearing mostly in bit parts. She appeared in a short filmUnderground Street Flippers(2009), the TV movieDan's Detour of Life(2008), and in the direct to DVD movieLove for Sale(2008).
After her marriage she started a food blog, and then a YouTube channel. This led to a short livedFood NetworkshowAyesha's Homemade, which follows her professional and personal life with cameos from her husband and two daughters.The first season ran for six episodes.A second season of six episodes, namedAyesha's Home Kitchenpremiered on Food Network on April 30, 2017.
In 2016, she released her cookbookThe Seasoned Life. In addition to her written recipes, Curry often posts instructional cooking videos on her YouTube channel.
On September 20, 2017, Curry was named as a spokesperson forCoverGirl, becoming the first spokesperson for the brand who is not an actress or singer.She was announced on September 21, 2017, as one of the new hosts ofThe Great American Baking Show, an American adaptation ofThe Great British Bake Off, onABC.She also revealed toDeidre Behar, fromEntertainment Tonight, that she was approached to join the next season ofDancing With The Stars.Only two episodes of thethird seasonofBaking Show, however, aired on television due to sexual harassment allegations againstone of the show's judgesoutside the series.While the show was renewed for a fourth season, Curry did not return as a host and was succeeded by formerSpice GirlsmemberEmma Bunton.
In July 2019, Curry and her husband launched the "Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation" inOakland, California.The foundation works to end childhood hunger, increase access to quality education, and provide safe spaces for children to stay active.In 2024, she appeared in theNetflixmovieIrish Wish.
Her 2014 companyLittle Lights of Minesold its own brand of extra virgin olive oil, and 10% of all proceeds are donated to the charity No Kid Hungry.
In 2016, Curry collaborated with chefMichael MinainThe Mina Test Kitchen of International Smoke, aBay Areapop-up restaurant.In July 2019, theMina/Curry International Smokerestaurant opened another location atOne PaseoinCarmel Valley, San Diego.
In 2017, Curry startedHomemade,the Oakland-based meal-kit delivery service, turned (in 2019) retail store pop-up.
In April 2020, Curry launchedSweet July, a brand consisting of a lifestyle magazine, brick-and-mortar store, and product line.In September 2020, she launched her television and film production companySweet July Productions, with a first-look deal atEntertainment One.In 2023, Curry launched Sweet July Skin, and in 2024, she opened Sweet July Cafe in Santa Monica.
Curry's mother is of Afro-Jamaican and Chinese-Jamaican descent while her father is of mixed African-American and Polish descent. She was born and raised inTorontountil the age of 14, when she moved toCharlotte, North Carolina. She first gained an interest in cooking at a young age. With her mother operating a salon in the basement of their home, Curry would watch as her babysitter cooked Trinidadiancurryandrotiand brought it down to customers.
On July 30, 2011, she married NBA playerStephen Curry. The two had met in a church youth group in Charlotte when they were 15 and 14 years old.They did not start dating until years later when Ayesha was pursuing her acting career in Hollywood and Stephen was visiting for an awards show. Ayesha soon moved back to Charlotte close to where Stephen was playing college basketball atDavidson College.Together, they have four children.
In 2023, Curry opposed the development of multi-family housing in the wealthy enclave ofAtherton, California, where she and her family live.In a letter in which Curry and her husband opposed affordable housing in their neighborhood, they wrote, "We hesitate to add to the 'not in our backyard' (literally) rhetoric, but... safety and privacy for us and our kids continues to be our top priority and one of the biggest reasons we chose Atherton as home."
Curry is aPentecostal Christian. She described her faith as "the foundation for everything that I do, really. … With my relationship with my husband, it's what it's founded on."She added that "[W]hen Steph decided to play basketball, I had the same conversation with him that he had with me. 'Whatever you do, do it well, but do it for God.' I think that's what has kept us grounded. When I started my blog called 'Little Lights of Mine,' my whole goal was to do the things I wanted to do, but all while being a light for Him."