Gabrielle Union has been in a high-profile marriage with basketball star Dwyane Wade for nearly ten years. This information is important because in her latest film on the Netflix movie schedule: The Perfect Find she plays a 40-year-old fashion media mogul who falls for a college grad. While making the film, Union actually used her real-life romance with her husband, who is nine years younger, to serve as inspiration for the Netflix release. Now, she's opening up about it.
Based on the romance novel by Tia Williams, the Netflix rom-com The Perfect Find stars Gabrielle Union whose character Jenna gets out of a public long-term relationship, and then falls for a man who is not only much younger than her but is the son of her new boss. This is a role the actress could completely relate to, as she told USA Today. She explained how her and Wade's age difference impacted their relationship at first, and how she drew inspiration from it, saying:
