Grace Harry married R&B icon Usher in 2015. They divorced in 2018, and Harry has remained quiet about the reasons and her life with the star.
Harry is not Usher’s first wife. The two were romantically linked in 2009 after Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster divorced.
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Harry had children from another relationship and wanted more children with Usher. This was where they differed in opinion, leading to divorce.
The two announced their split shortly after Usher was sued by three people for infecting them with the herpes virus. However, it was their differences in wanting children that led to the breakdown of their marriage. Harry wanted to go the surrogacy route, while Usher preferred adoption.
Harry has remained quiet about her split from Usher since then. All fans know is that they do not have any bad blood. Now she is speaking out.
Grace Harry Opened Up to Promote Her Book
Harry opened up on the Way Up podcast to promote her book, The Joy Strategist: Your Path to Inner Change. It is a topic she is passionate about and something that came about as she realized she needed to change for her own children. She needed to do the work herself to be a positive role model for her children, rather than showcase the behaviors she didn’t want them to follow.
Harry also saw that her daughter was living the life that she wanted to, making Harry feel like a fraud. She needed to change herself to be able to promote this healthier lifestyle to others.
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When it comes to relationships, Harry shared that “strong women are misunderstood.” It’s not that women want to be the boss in the relationship, but about how they want someone who can make them the sub in the relationship.
Something Harry wants is a place where she can sit on someone’s lap and be loved and cherished. She may be the boss outside but she doesn’t want to be that at home. She wants someone to look after her.
Avoiding the Online World Isn’t Always Possible
One thing that made her write her book was the online hate that she received. A lot of it is due to her initially secret relationship with Usher.
She talked about how she tries to avoid everything that is going on in the online world, but that’s not always easy to do. When she first saw a photo of herself with Usher online, she was shocked—and worried for her children.
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Harry didn’t say too much about her relationship with Usher or her time afterward. She mainly focused on her co-parenting relationship with the father of her children, René McLean. She remains a strong supporter of his career and his relationship with his current wife.
When asked if she was dating, she made it very clear that she rejects “having a man.” She isn’t owned by anyone, and she is enjoying her life with a “friend.” Rumors are that she is in a relationship with QuestLove.
Harry makes it clear that she is enjoying her life right now and is showing up for herself in a way that she wants her children to show up for themselves. She has learned a lot from her relationships, and there is one piece of advice she can offer. If someone is not showing up and matching your love, they’re not for you.
