Who is Charles Barkley’s Wife Maureen Blumhardt?
You don’t have to be a basketball fan to know who Charles Barkley is. The former NBA player and current TNT analyst has been making headlines for years because of his outlandish comments on just about everything. But one thing he doesn’t talk about very often is his wife. In fact, many people don’t know anything about the woman he’s been married to for more than three decades.
Here are some facts about Maureen Blumhardt and her relationship with Barkley including how long they’ve been together and how many children they have.
Blumhardt is a former model
Blumhardt was born on Jan. 15, 1960. She met her future hubby in the late ’80s at a Pennsylvania restaurant called City Avenue. At the time she was working as a legal aid and model promoting Noblerex K-1 and Sir Charles was playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, the team that selected him with the fifth pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.
The pair tied the knot in 1989 and have been together ever since. Today, they reside in Scottsdale, Arizona, and have managed to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.
Blumhardt does have a Twitter account where she will sometimes interact with fans and share tidbits of conversations she has with Barkley. Her followers often point out how funny she is and seems to have the same sense of humor as her husband.
Barkley revealed the secret to his long marriage
The former basketball player and his bride previously spoke about how marriage has changed them over the years with Barkley stating that he spends more time doing household chores than he does on the golf course. Blumhardt once revealed to The Philadelphia Inquirer that her spouse is a neat freak.
“Last week, Charles got up in the middle of the night and started vacuuming. I told him he was going a little overboard,” she said.
Barkley also talked about what he thinks the secret is their long marriage during an interview with Volume Network.
“Well, No. 1 I’m gone a lot. That always helps,” the 11-time All-Star joked before adding, “I think the main reason is she accepts my flaws and all. She doesn’t judge me, accepts me how I am [and] She’s a great mother.”
How many children they have
Barkley and Blumhardt have one daughter together named Christina. She was born the same year the couple got hitched.
Their only child graduated from Villanova University before attending Columbia Journalism School. And in 2016, Barkley told USA Today he was rooting for his daughter’s alma mater in the NCAA title game that year.
“My daughter was living and dying with every game for the last three weeks, so I was really more excited for her, to be honest with you … She’s been going to a Villanova bar in New York City every game,” he said. “She didn’t even want to come to the game because she didn’t want to jinx the game.’’
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