Stephen and Ayesha first crossed paths when they were 15 and 14 years old. "We were just kids," Ayesha previously told PEOPLE. "He was the cute boy at church that all of th… See more

By 2008, a teenage Ayesha had moved to Los Angeles to model and act. It was there that she reconnected with her future spouse, who was in town to attend the ESPYs (th… See more

The pair's first date took place on Hollywood Boulevard. "I picked him up in my '98 Astro van," the restaurateur recalled on Jimmy Kimmel Livein June 2019. "He had on 3X… See more

At some point along the way, the tables turned, and Ayesha found herself pursuing Stephen."I told him I loved him first and he said, 'I feel like I love you too, but I don't want to sa… See more