“Every year when the teacher was living, I used to send her a TV for Christmas ’cause I wanted her to see me,” he explained.
Around 75% of his paycheck went straight to Marcia and twins Brandi and Karli. As a result, Steve had pretty much no money left for himself.
‘If you keep going, I’m going to take you places you’ve never been”
He explains it was an “ugly” period of his life, and once, while trying to wash up in the sink of a hotel restroom, he was forced to hide from guests for hours until they had left.
“I sat down and started crying, but a voice said, ‘If you keep going, I’m going to take you places you’ve never been,’” Steve Harvey told People.
After divorcing his wife in 2005, Harvey and his wife found each other again. But what he had with her was nothing like he had experienced before.
“Marjorie changed the way I existed,” Steve Harvey told People Magazine in 2012. “I’d never been in a healthy adult relationship. I’d never been loyal, I’d never been fully respected.”
Marjorie was accused of destroying his previous marriage – it made their union stronger
Sadly, when the couple began dating again, Marjorie was accused of being the one breaking up Steve Harvey’s previous marriage. The talk show host wouldn’t stand for any negative comments or rumors about his beloved wife. She had three children, Morgan, Jason, and Lori, from a previous marriage, and after their wedding, Steve legally adopted them.
But as mentioned, their relationship received bad press because of how Marjorie allegedly sabotaged Steve’s marriage. He wouldn’t have any of it, saying they didn’t get together until after the divorce was finalized.
“Y’all quit talking about ‘she was in my other marriage and ruined it. She didn’t. She was nowhere around that. I got divorced in 2005,” Harvey said on his radio show, Steve Harvey FM, adding that she didn’t marry him for his success.
“Steve Harvey had nothing [then],” he continued. “I’m telling you, this woman got in the hole and built this with me. She didn’t steal nothing. And I’m tired of y’all talking about my girl because my girl is one of the best women I’ve ever met.”
Moreover, Harvey concluded that the negative narrative around him and his wife strengthened their union.
“We’re a tighter two-hand circle now. So thank you for doing that. You’re not gonna split us up, we’re not going anywhere, and she is none of what you say she is, and she’s the best chick I know,” Steve Harvey said.
Steve and Marjorie Harvey have created a wonderful life with their children – and now grandchildren. They run The Steve Harvey and Marjorie Harvey Foundation together, “which helps under-resourced communities receive the tools for success.”
Meanwhile, Marjorie has another program within the foundation that helps young girls get better self-esteem, mentoring them through their education, giving out scholarships, and hosting meet-ups
