Ayesha Curry trivia: 65 interesting facts about the American celebrity cook!

Ayesha Curry is an American celebrity cook and actress! After many guest appearances in TV shows she is, now, the hostess of her own show!

So let’s find out some more things about her!

1. Her full name is Ayesha Disa Curry
2. She was born in March 23, 1989
3. She is a Canadian-American actress, celebrity cook, cookbook author and television personality
4. After guest roles in several television shows and movies, she began hosting her own show
5. It is called Ayesha’s Homemade
6. Most known as Ayesha’s Home Kitchen
7. It airs on Food Network
8. Despite not having any professional chef training, her culinary career started in 2014
9. Then she prepared her first meal as a YouTube demonstration on her channel Little Lights of Mine
10. Curry is the author of several videos on her channel Little Lights of Mine
11. And has written one cookbook The Seasoned Life published in 2016
12. At age 12, Curry acted as the love interest in the music video for “Too Young for Love” by Suga Prince
13. Prior to her marriage to NBA basketball player Stephen Curry, Ayesha was an actress
14. Known for her roles in shows like Underground Street Flippers (2009), Dan’s Detour of Life (2008), Love for Sale (2008)
15. And guest roles in several television shows
16. The idea of channeling her childhood passion for food into a career did not occur to Curry until she started building a family
17. Her husband encouraged her to start a blog
18. So she has become a presenter of cooking and lifestyle tips
19. First on her own YouTube channel
20. And later on her Food Network show Ayesha’s Homemade
21. Her company Little Lights of Mine sells its own brand of extra virgin olive oil
22. And 10% of all proceeds are donated to the charity No Kid Hungry
23. In addition to her written recipes, Curry often posts instructional cooking videos on her YouTube channel
24. In 2016, Curry collaborated with chef Michael Mina in The Mina Test Kitchen of International Smoke
25. This is a Bay Area pop-up restaurant
26. And released her cookbook “The Seasoned Life”
27. She also began starring in Ayesha’s Homemade
28. Which follows her professional and personal life with cameos from her husband and two daughters
29. The first season ran for six episodes
30. A second season of six episodes, named Ayesha’s Home Kitchen premiered on Food Network in April 30, 2017
31. On September 20, 2017, Curry was named as a spokesperson for CoverGirl
32. Becoming the first spokesperson for the brand who is not an actress or singer
33. She was announced on September 21, 2017 as one of the new hosts of The Great American Baking Show
34. An American adaptation of The Great British Bake Off, on ABC
35. She also revealed to Deidre Behar, from Entertainment Tonight, that she was approached to join the next season of Dancing With The Stars
36. Only two episodes of the third season of Baking Show, however, aired on television due to sexual harassment allegations against one of the show’s judges outside the series
37. While the show was renewed for a fourth season, Curry did not return as a host
38. She was succeeded by former Spice Girls member Emma Bunton
39. The Mina/Curry International Smoke restaurant is to open another location in 2019 at One Paseo in Carmel Valley, San Diego
40. Curry is the daughter of John and Carol Alexander
41. She has four siblings
42. They are Maria, Janiece, Jaz and Chad
43. Her mother is of Afro-Jamaican and Chinese-Jamaican descent
44. While her father is of mixed African-American and Polish descent
45. She was born and raised in Toronto until the age of 14
46. Then she moved to Charlotte, North Carolina
47. She first gained an interest in cooking at a young age
48. With her mother operating a salon in the basement of their home, Curry would watch as her babysitter cooked Trinidadian curry and roti and brought it down to customers
49. On July 30, 2011, she married NBA player Stephen Curry
50. The two met in a church youth group in Charlotte
51. When they were 15 and 14 years old
52. It wasn’t until years later when Ayesha was pursuing her acting career in Hollywood and Stephen was visiting for an awards show, that the two started dating
53. Ayesha soon moved back to Charlotte
54. Close to where Stephen was playing college basketball at Davidson College
55. Together, they have two daughters
56. The first was born in July 2012
57. The second was born in July 2015
58. And a son born in July 2018
59. They currently reside in Alamo, California
60. Curry is a Christian
61. Curry, who is extremely active on her two social media platforms
62. She has around 6.2 million followers on instagram
63. And 1 million on Twitter
64. While maintaining a professional appearance
65. Curry has gained popularity from posting pictures with her children