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Despite Hollywood Couple’s Shocking Split, Dwyane Wade and Wife Gabrielle Union Admit to Going Gaga Over Ex-Celebrity Duo

Published 04/18/2023, 8:38 AM EDT

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The celebrated couple, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, never disappoint when it comes to delivering their fans with couple goals. The star couple had recently rushed to pay tribute to Miami legend Udonis Haslem, who played his last game as a Heat player. Besides, Union has been mesmerizing her fans with stunning pictures from a beach vacation with Dwyane Wade. Meanwhile, the veteran actress is likely to get busy pretty soon as her new romantic comedy The Perfect Find is all set to hit Netflix in a couple of months. Fueling the exciting buzz around her new venture, Gabrielle Union recently admitted that she and Dwyane Wade once went gaga over the relationship of her co-star in the movie.

In The Perfect Find, Gabrielle Union is paired with Keith Powers. While shedding light on her experience working with Keith Powers, Union revealed how she and her husband idolized Powers and his ex-girlfriend Ryan Destiny’s relationship against the backdrop of Hollywood’s public life.

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union reveal how they admired former Hollywood couple

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Just like Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny once used to be a sensational couple, mesmerizing entertainment fans. The two started their relationship in late 2017. However, after spending four years together, the stars decided to call it quits in 2022.

Though the separation of the star pair shocked Hollywood, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade did not shy away from reminiscing about the blissful relationship Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny once had.

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In The Perfect Find, Gabrielle Union plays a character in her forties, who falls for a GenZ coworker after a flirtatious stint. Apparently, Keith Powers literally turned out to be the perfect find for the role. Given the friendship between Union and Powers, casting Powers has enhanced the chemistry that is sacrosanct in any romantic comedy.

Moreover, Union revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair that she and her NBA legend husband were impressed by how Powers and her ex-girlfriend Ryan Destiny had handled their public relationship.

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“We were openly fanning about Ryan and Keith, and just loving how they moved through Hollywood, how they handled their relationship, how they handled the public love,” Gabrielle Union told Vanity Fair, alluding to her and D-Wade’s admiration of the former star couple.

Union also added that Keith Powers has a huge amount of admiration for her husband, Dwyane Wade, which made the dynamic easy to process, “It was just kind of a natural progression of a friendship that already existed, but it comes out of respect. He has an enormous amount of respect for Dwyane, I have an enormous amount of respect for Ryan, and it just made working super easy.”

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Krishna Prasad is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He holds professional qualifications in English and Journalism from reputed institutions. As a trained reporter, Krishna's intense passion for sports writing prompted him to become an NBA journalist.
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