Gabrielle Unions Spills Her Own Tea in New Book We’re Going to Need More Wine
Who doesn’t love movie star Gabrielle Union? For nearly two decades, we’ve been seen her on the big screen and on our TV screens. From teen movies like 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Bring It On (2000), big blockbuster action films like Bad Boys II (2003), and hilarious romantic comedies like Think Like a Man (2012) and Think Like a Man Too (2014) to portraying a successful anchorwoman on BET’s drama series Being Mary Jane, we have been able to see her playing a variety of characters. Now with her memoir We’re Going to Need More Wine, we get to see her play herself… and she leaves no stone, or subject, un-turned.
She touches on the racism she experienced with black people and white people as a young girl. White people called her the N word, while she received the left handed compliment “You’re so pretty for a dark girl” often. This comment stung especially since Union’s family, including her mother, were all more fair skinned than she was. Being a black actress in Hollywood didn’t help matters, but she eventually learned to love the skin that she is in.
She also discusses sexual assault, describing the rape she experienced in the bathroom of a Payless shoe store when she was 19. The actress shares how she found solace at the UCLA Rape Crisis Center, who has a community of survivors.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a book from Gabrielle Union without discussing her relationship and marriage with NBA superstar, Dwayne Wade. The fact that he makes more money than her was a little tough for her to deal with, since she was used to being the breadwinner in her last marriage and therefore was able to have final say so in all big decisions. There was also the prenup she signed, which filled her with regret when it was first presented to her. The document wasn’t signed until three days before the wedding.
Union gets so personal that she also discusses her heartbreaking struggle with infertility. She discloses that for the last three years, she has suffered eight or nine miscarriages after becoming pregnant by IVF treatments. Still, she’s resilient and refuses to give up on having her very own child with her husband. In the meantime, she’s happy raising his children that he has from a previous relationship.
From the jewels dropped about the book, it seems that Union bared her soul to her many fans that love her and could be going through the same exact struggles that she faces. With so many deep, personal and touching subjects in the book, one thing is clear: we will definitely need more wine while reading it.
