Steve Harvey Credits His Wife Majorie For Upgrading Him: 'She Transformed Me'
"Dress How You Want to Be Addressed"
This saying couldn't be anymore true for Mr. Steve Harvey who knows a thing or two about welcoming a good old fashion upgrade, per his stylish spouse, Marjorie Harvey. It wasn't long ago that Steve helped single-handedly coin the idea of the baggy tuxedo aka "The Steve Harvey Suit," but those fashion faux-pas days are long gone. Because if you look good, you feel good and if you feel good, you do good. And according to Steve, a complete 180 on his fashion did more than just change his closet, it changed his life!
During a segment on The Steve Harvey Show, Harvey sat down with a married man and his wife, who were both on the show in hopes of changing the husband's extremely casual and youthful wardrobe. The 59-year-old host spoke to the newlyweds, and used himself as an example of how dressing for success literally lead, well, to his success!
According to Steve, transforming his threads helped transcend him to greatness. And he has his wife to thank for that!
"Marjorie changed my style. I was very different. I dressed very different before I married Marjorie Harvey. Here are some pictures (pulls up pics). You couldn't tell me nothing! My pants were this wide, all my shoes matched my hats, I did whatever I wanted to do.But when we were getting married, Marjorie said ‘Steve, where God is going to take you, you have to look different.’ I said, 'Baby, what you talking about? I'm already [successful!]'
She said, 'No Steve. God has something for you, you have to listen. He gave you me, so I could tell you this here!' I ain't lying to you, this a true story. She said, 'Put on a more traditional suit, you can make them any fabric you want to. Put two buttons on your suit, stop wearing them square bottoms, open them up in a pleat. Shorten them pants, all that!'
My wife Marjorie has transformed my life...Posted by Steve Harvey TV on Monday, February 8, 2016
Bloop! Steve also said that after Marjorie asked him how else did he see himself in terms of envisioning a "new him," he admitted he wanted to lose weight and get rid of his famous high top fade since he was "tired of getting hair cuts."
"I turned 50, I lost weight, shaved, got slimmer suits. That how all this sexy came out! [laughs] Look, that girl right there transformed me. But I had the sense to listen! I ain't gonna be on no game show, I wouldn't have a talk show, they're not putting that on TV. She saw that and she changed all of that!"
And 9 years later, Steve went from this:
Voila, magic!
Two points Steve made that really stuck out were A) that he invited the change in and B) that he embraced it.
Sometimes we sign up for something out of pressure but we hardly stick to it, so kudos to Steve for trusting in the process of his growth, through his new clothes.
However, Harvey isn't the only male public figure to be upgraded by his better half, and in some cases the upgrade is a mutual exchange. From a young Carmelo Anthony and Lala to Jay-Z and Beyonce, it's safe to say that it's very seldom when you're blessed to find your equal, but when you do, this happens:
Big Sean (2009) vs. Big Sean and ex-fiance, Naya Rivera (2013)
Carmelo Anthony and Lala (2005) vs. Carmelo and Lala (2015)
Beyonce and Jay-z (2004) vs. Beyonce and Jay-Z (2015)
Like they say, The couple that slays together...
And before anyone thinks the approach to the "New gear, new me" theory is a little on the shallow, think again. Honestly, this all comes down to one of the simplest form of the "Laws of Attraction" theory. According to author Don Samba, who has penned for than a few self-help books, it comes to bettering your brand, adjusting your wardrobe is key:
"Your appearance makes part of a statement of who you are. You will be able to attain your set goals if you cloth yourself for success from the get go. It is more to do with how you feel about yourself than what others feel about you. How comfortable and confident in your clothes will determine first and foremost the strength of energy you will be able to put out into the universe around you.If you are not confident in yourself and how you look, you will not be able to release and attain your true potential as you will be bottling up and shutting yourself down, losing who you really are and could be. Looking at some famous names out there, you will note that they did not become overnight successes all by what they specialized in. It actually ment that they had to work on themselves to gear up and tap into their true potential by dressing right."
Amen. It's all about that suit-and-tie fly!
What are your thoughts on men and women changing their lives through changing their clothes?
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Robyn Dixon Confirms She Will Not Be Returning To 'The Real Housewives Of Potomac' After 8 Seasons
Robyn Dixon has officially confirmed the rumors of her exit from The Real Housewives of Potomac after eight seasons.
In the most recent episode of her podcast Reasonably Shady with co-host and her now former RHOP castmate and best friend Gizelle Bryant, Robyn revealed to listeners that Bravo did not ask her back. "It's reality. I was fired, for lack of better words," she said.
"And I will not sugarcoat the situation and say, 'Oh I am walking away' and this is a break or anything like this. This was a network decision. And, you know, I'm okay with it because nothing lasts forever."
News of Robyn's exit first made headlines in late March, as reported by The Jasmine Brand. On the Monday, April 15 episode of the Reasonably Shady podcast, Robyn explained the reason behind her decision to wait to confirm her departure now versus then. "I wanted to speak my own business, my own life, my own news, my own life, my own news, and I wanted to share it out of my own mouth when the time was appropriate.
"And I felt like the appropriate time would be once season 8 of The Real Housewives of Potomac was finished airing, which it is. now finished airing; the last reunion episode just went off last night. And I wanted to respect the network and respect the show and wait until the season ended, which I think makes sense," she continued.
Robyn's announcement comes shortly after news of Candiace Dillard Bassett's decision to 'take a break' from the franchise which came during the airing of the eighth season's three-part reunion special. Robyn has been a part of the Maryland version of The Real Housewives franchise since the beginning with viewers being privy to a lot of the series' vet's highs and lows, including her tax issues in season five where the reality star owed close to $90,000 in back taxes, and her engagement and subsequent remarriage with on-again-off-again partner turned husband Juan Dixon.
Some of the pair's trials as a couple became the center of controversy when cheating rumors swirled and the Dixons maintained a united front with both of them vehemently denying any outside affairs. In a slightly controversial move in 2023 following a season of denials of Juan's alleged infidelities, Robyn placed her transparency behind a podcast paywall instead of airing it out on the show, a decision that might have been seen as the beginning of the end for the 45-year-old.
The Real Housewives of Potomac has sparked much criticism over the years, largely stemming from viewers feeling as though the reality show suffers from colorism and perceived favoritism shown to particular cast members depending on skin tone and the emphasis on "fake" storylines instead of focusing on what is real amongst the group of women.
Some of those pain points were explored during the latest season's reunions with the cast members not getting very far in understanding their colorism experiences. "There's no better group of Black women on the Bravo network to talk about that than us," fellow housewife Karen Huger said in the explosive conversation in the second part of the reunion special.
"No, actually, that's very incorrect," Wendy Osefo interjected at the time, "because if you want to talk about colorism, then you need to have the range to talk about it. And a lot of people on this couch, whether you want to admit it or not, do not have the range."
Candiace has been very vocal about her perspective on colorism as it relates to the cast and it is speculated that that as well as favoritism played a part in the reason she announced her own departure from the Bravo series on March 25 after six seasons. Though she emphasized it was "not a farewell," but a "'see you later.'"
The 37-year-old singer told PEOPLE exclusively, "As I embark on a new chapter after six remarkable years with The Real Housewives of Potomac, I am filled with gratitude for the enriching friendships, personal growth, and moments of introspection that have defined this journey."
She continued, "With a whirlwind of new opportunities and responsibilities on my plate, I have decided to take a break from RHOP."
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