Ayesha Curry

Ayesha Disa Alexander was born on March 23, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She spent her early years in Markham, Ontario, before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, at the age of 14. Her early interest in cooking was sparked by watching her babysitter prepare Trinidadian curry and roti. Before establishing her culinary career, Curry pursued acting, appearing in minor roles such as a love interest in Suga Prince’s music video for “Too Young for Love” at age 12, a short film called ‘Underground Street Flippers’ (2009), the TV movie ‘Dan’s Detour of Life’ (2008), and the direct-to-DVD film ‘Love for Sale’ (2008). She also had a guest appearance in Disney’s ‘Hannah Montana’ in 2009 and ‘Good Luck Charlie’ in 2010.

After her marriage to NBA player Stephen Curry in 2011, Ayesha transitioned her passion for food into a burgeoning career. She started a food blog, which led to a successful YouTube channel. Her culinary pursuits gained significant traction in 2014 when she began demonstrating recipes on YouTube. In 2016, she launched her own Food Network show, ‘Ayesha’s Homemade,’ later rebranded as ‘Ayesha’s Home Kitchen,’ which ran for two seasons. The same year, she released her first cookbook, ‘The Seasoned Life,’ followed by ‘The Full Plate’ in 2020.

Curry’s entrepreneurial ventures expanded to include a pop-up restaurant called ‘The Mina Test Kitchen of International Smoke’ in collaboration with Chef Michael Mina in 2016. The concept later became a permanent restaurant with locations including one in San Diego in 2019. In 2017, she was named the first spokesperson for CoverGirl who was not an actress or singer, and she also co-hosted ‘The Great American Baking Show.’ Her brand, Sweet July, launched in 2020, encompasses a lifestyle magazine, physical store, and product line, further expanding with Sweet July Skin in 2023 and a cafe in Santa Monica and Oakland in 2024. In 2024, she also appeared in the Netflix movie ‘Irish Wish.’