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Steve Harvey is a changed man – and that's largely due to the new lady in his life.
But when it comes to his third wife, Marjorie Bridges Harvey, whom he married in June 2007, she's not new at all. The pair met 17 years ago and dated briefly. And although the popular comedian, top-rated radio personality and best-selling author first saw the hazel-eyed beauty during a comedy club appearance in Memphis, where he declared that she would be his wife, both parties went on to build separate families.
But they didn't live happily ever after with their respective former spouses.
Steve and Marjorie open up to best-selling author Denene Milner about their rekindled love and newfound happiness in the December edition of Essence magazine, which officially arrives on newsstands Nov. 12."You're looking at two people who were messing up for real and making bad decisions without conferring with God," he shared. "But the fact that you can mess up that many times and still come out okay is a testament to just the grace and mercy of God, man. He took us all the way around the block, halfway around the world, and we got back to each other." The missus, who has three children from her previous marriage, told a candid story about how one of 'The Original Kings of Comedy' almost let her slip through his fingers after reconnecting; one night, he accepted a phone call from another woman in front of her.
"I was just at a point where I was like, 'If what you want is the same thing as what I want, then great. But if it's not, it doesn't make you wrong and me right or vice versa. It just means we're not in the same place,'" she recalled. "What I'm not going to do is sit here and be in something where I'm not happy and not getting what I want. I wasn't afraid to walk away."
Harvey snapped into shape in short order. He made a commitment and rose to the occasion.Two years later, the two are still going strong.
"I mean, there's not two days that go by when one of us doesn't look at the other and say, 'Man, you're the best thing that ever happened to me in my entire life,'" he said.
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Marjorie Bridges-Harvey, Steve Harvey, Lebron James and Savannah Brinson attend the Gucci for FFAWN cocktail party at the Gucci Fifth Avenue store on September 16, 2009 in New York City. Gucci For FFAWN Cocktail Party - Inside Gucci Fifth Avenue New York, NY United States September 16, 2009 Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic.com To license this image (58388668), contact FilmMagic.com
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Ffawn co-creator Steve Stoute, Marjorie Bridges-Harvey and husband, actor and comedian Steve Harvey attend the Gucci cocktail party for Ffawn at Gucci Fifth Avenue on September 16, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Steve Stoute;Marjorie Bridges-Harvey;Steve Harvey
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14:Comedian Steve Harvey, Marjorie Harvey and Charles Barkley attends Cocktails with a Cause benefitting Sophie's Voice Foundation at the Hearst Tower on September 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Shawn Ehlers/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Steve Harvey;Marjorie Harvey;Charles Barkley
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Comedian Steve Harvey and James Ockula attend Cocktails with a Cause benefitting Sophie's Voice Foundation at the Hearst Tower on September 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Shawn Ehlers/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Steve Harvey;James Ockula
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Marjorie Harvey and Comedian Steve Harvey attend Cocktails with a Cause benefitting Sophie's Voice Foundation at the Hearst Tower on September 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Shawn Ehlers/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Marjorie Harvey;Steve Harvey
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Marjorie Harvey and Comedian Steve Harvey attend Chado Ralph Rucci Spring 2010 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park on September 12, 2009 in New York City. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2010 - Chado Ralph Rucci - Front Row And Backstage Bryant Park New York, NY United States September 12, 2009 Photo by Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com To license this image (58317863), contact WireImage.com
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Marjorie Harvey and Actor/Comedian Steve Harvey attend the Chado Ralph Rucci Spring 2010 Fashion Show at the Tent at Bryant Park on September 12, 2009 in in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for IMG) *** Local Caption *** Marjorie Harvey;Steve Harvey
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Actor/Comedian Steve Harvey attends the Chado Ralph Rucci Spring 2010 Fashion Show at the Tent at Bryant Park on September 12, 2009 in in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for IMG) *** Local Caption *** Steve Harvey
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ATLANTA - AUGUST 21: Comedians Steve Harvey and Monique attend Carol's Daughter Atlanta store opening charity benefit for the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) at Lenox Square Mall on August 21, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Steve Harvey;Monique
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ATLANTA - AUGUST 21: Marjorie Bridges-Harvey, Carol's Daughter founder Lisa Price and Comedian Steve Harvey ask Husband/Comedian Steve Harvey at Carol's Daughter Atlanta store opening charity benefit for the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) at Lenox Square Mall on August 21, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Majorie Bridges;Lisa Price;Steve Harvey
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By: Not the place on 11/10/2009 10:12AM
Hey Jack,
make comment about the blog! Aint' nobody feelin your AD. This is not the place to sell your stuff. So,IRRELEVANT!
Anyway, I agree with mostly everybody on here. Steve's a phoney and not funny at all! I will never forget the photo BV had a year ago with Steve and another black man standing close together, after he lost the weight. The pic had a "Broke Back Mountain" feel to it.
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By: Cassie on 11/10/2009 4:35PM
I like Steve Harvey's comedy and if he did a show where I live, I would get a ticket the first day they went on sale.
I could care less about his personal life because I'm not all up in his business. As long as he isn't a pedophile or some other type of criminal he's ok with me.
It seems as though everytime there's a blog about Steve, there are people coming out of the woodwork making comments as if they actually knew him personally. If that is the case, why don't they go to the Enquirer and spill their guts where at least they can get paid for bad mouthing him. His ex's can write a tell all book if that is what they choose to do. .
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By: Michelle on 11/11/2009 10:10AM
you know what..im sick of hearing people bash Steve for having been married before and this being this third marriage...SO WHAT!?!!?! let me tell you something, there is always two sides to every story and all we ever heard or need to know is one side...people mess up, make bad choices and wrong decisions...but you move on, learn from it and keep on pushin'...i know for myself that i married the wrong men for the wrong reason...TWICE!!!...and no it wasnt the man's fault or mine, it was both of ours...people just dont get divorces because of adultery or money problems, it's deeper than that...but i guess the folks who make those kind of responses like "who is he talk about relationships" or "how can he talk, he's been divorced twice" have never been married or gone through a divorce or even had a meaningful realationship...y'all need to go by his book, sit down and read it...remember ~ how can you give your testimony without going through a test...
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By: Frankie on 11/19/2009 1:37PM
Marriage two three tim yes there is something wrong with you and I bet youre looking for the third husband be true to thine self there is something wrong. Also youre business is youre business when you keep it to yourself Once you put it out there where we (the people) can hear it becomes public knowledge. That means news
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By: Rosalind on 11/11/2009 12:26PM
Wow such negativity!
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By: mjvirgil on 11/11/2009 10:52AM
ok, here it is plain and simple. people are like butt holes, everyone has one and they all stink. how are we to judge anyone. i am reading all these opinions, and i just do not get it. this is the resaon why there is so much discord with people of color ( i.e. black people) we spend so much time dogging one another that we cannot be happy for one another.steve keep doing your thing.none of us have any idea what you have been through. we just go based upon what is fed to us by the media. so sad we do this to each other.
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By: peaches on 11/11/2009 11:15AM
Steve Harvey is the biggest country bama I have ever see in my life. He is so phony. He acts like a christian but he dogged his first wives. And his daughters look like men. He is so full of it and I cant stand him. His new wife isnt all that either, Damn I miss Bernie Mac. He trys to play that good guy role and he is as evil as they come. And he isnt that funny.
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By: Laci on 11/12/2009 9:03PM
How do you know he dogged the previous wives? I keep hearing his same rumor. If it is not coming from Steve, his ex's and children it just a rumor that keeps getting passed around and around. Did TMZ document something? Is there a video tape with his ex's and children standing on a corner with a will work for food sign in their hands? WHAT???
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By: Cyia on 11/11/2009 1:36PM
Wow. Black people, why in Jesus name are we such judgemental haters? Steve has admitted that he's far from perfect and has made plenty of mistakes in his past. Why can't we support the positive changes he's now made in this, the better half of his life? I don't know whether he and his wife were adulterers or not, but he (or she) who is without sin, go'ne and cast the stones, with yo bad self.
According to the Essence article, if any of his critics bothered to read it, Steve is a great dad to ALL the children (including hers), which is a quality badly lacking in our sad, baby-daddy-abandoning, African-American society. That, if nothing else, gives him a big "thumbs up" in my book. And BTW, he is funny. Really, really funny. My husband and I are big fans. In fact, I'm sure he's laughing his way to the bank right now, so some of y'all need to stop crying hater-ation.
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By: linda on 1/26/2011 10:19AM
Amen!!! We as Blacks can be so small minded, judgemental and unforgiving. Jesus did not teach this at all! We have really gone backwards when it comes to supporting one another. Sad!!
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