Following their secret wedding in Las Vegas, NBA player Matt Barnes, and Basketballwives star, Gloria Govan get “intimate” on the October issue of Rolling Out magazine. The newly wed couple interviewed with magazine prior to getting hitch, but when asked in the interview the couple stated that “MARRIAGE” was never in their priority cards.“Marriage” is something I [wanted] to do, it just [was] not on my number one priority list.” Matt and Gloria also hinted little on how she’d like to conduct their wedding.
Take a read at few of the excerpts and pic of the photoshoot below:
On Their BreakUp:
Gloria: We took an eight month hiatus. Now that we’re back together, we’re mainly focused on becoming friends again and mainly parents too. We got into such a routine that we forgot to do all the lovey dovey stuff like date nights. I grew so much over those eight months.
Now I have to be like, ‘Uh uh, I know I used to like that because you liked it but I said all that to be cute for you! I don’t like eggs mother—! So now he’s really getting to now me. That’s fun.
Matt: We love each other. As a young couple you need to experience stuff and live your life and do things sometimes on your own. I understood that and she understood that. It was a small break that was hard but at the time was needed. It brought us closer together and we’re a lot stronger now.”
On Matt Not Returning To Basketball Wives LA:
Matt: “I’ve been a side piece to ‘Basketball Wives. I’ve never been a main character so to speak. This season I’m completely not in the show. I think for the sake of our relationship it was best to fall back and not put our stuff out there like before for people to pick and pry through. This time around we’re gonna do what works for us and not what society wants us to do.”
On Marriage:
“I don’t think it’ll be what people are expecting. I’ll probably be like ‘hey, I got married girl,’ wanna come to the party? I’ll probably send out a flyer for the party,” she said.
“Matt’s a traditionalist so [he’d] want a big wedding. Which I would do, but it won’t be like a Kim Kardashian wedding. It [would] be like, ‘you want some barbecue?’ she said, her eyes gleaming with amusement. “I’ll take cereal,” she said with a chuckle. “Marriage” is something I [wanted] to do, it just [was] not on my number one priority list.”
On If They Plan To Have More Children More Children:
“Maybe, don’t tell him I said this…maybe another baby [they have twin boy already]. If it was up to him…I get baby fever and then I see a baby and I’m like ‘awww’ and then they start crying and I’m like, ‘Yeah! I don’t want anymore! “
Sidebar: Sounds Gloria wants a little girl.
When asked about her current beef with former cast mates Shaunie O’neal and Evelyn Lozado and current cast member, Jackie Christie, Gloria says that she not one to kick people when they’re down [ie: Chad and Ev public divorce] but she’d still like to kick her all of their asses except for Jackie at the moment.
“Absolutely [I stick by that.] My feelings are what they are to Evelyn, I don’t like to kick anyone while they’re down but…I think they’re a cute couple I honestly do [Chad and Evelyn] and I know Chad really loves her. Mainly I hope they keep people out of their relationship. That’s what I’ve had to do. Jackie Christie has a mouth piece on her, she’ll make a paraplegic feel bad for her. The way she kind of suckers you in with her words; she’ll give you so many compliments to the point that you’re like ‘damn, okay!’ [extends arms] Give me a hug girl. She’s someone you have to accept, she’s like a beauty mark or a birthmark. It’s like ‘damn that sh— terrible, but it’s there. You work around it.”