Aja Metoyer – Who Is Dwyane Wade’s Baby Mama?

Aja Metoyer is an American model, reality TV star, television personality, and social media sensation but she is best known as Dwyane Wade’s ex and baby mama. Metoyer has always been involved in high-profile relationships which in essence saw her emergence in the limelight. First, she was with actor cum comedian Damon Wayan for a period of two years before they broke up. She eventually moved on with National Basketball Association (NBA) player Dwyane Wade. However, she seems to be unlucky in love as that relationship also ended within a very short time.

Though she is no longer with Dwyane Wade, Aja is best recognized as the NBA star’s ex-girlfriend and baby mama. It was her relationship with Wade that saw her emergence on the set of the Vh1 series Basketball Wives where she was featured as one of the cast members.

A peek into the early life and academic background of Aja Metoyer

Born on the 24th of July 1983, the records captured Aja Metoyer’s place of birth as the United States of America. The reality television star’s full name is Aja Monique Metoyer and she is obviously an American national, but having parents of mixed ethnic background only points to the fact that she is multi-racial.

Very little is known about her academic qualifications and the institutions attended, but it is public knowledge that she passed through Campbell High School in Georgia. We can only reveal that she is a university graduate but the name of the institution she attended has never been mentioned. It is also on record that she did exceptionally well as a student, graduating with very good grades.

Meet the members of the reality television star’s birth family

Her dad has been identified as Ronald Metoyer who earns a living at the University of Notre Dame as an Associate Professor in both the Computer Science and Engineering departments. Ron Metoyer attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he bagged his first degree in Computer Science and Engineering and later went to the Georgia Institute of Technology for his Ph.D. in Computer Science; he was also employed at the Georgia Institute in their Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center. Ron has also worked at Oregon State University in their School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

On the other hand, nothing much is known about Aja Metoyer’s mother, we only know that her name is Cynthia Metoyer. Far from being the only child of the Metoyer family, Aja spent her growing up years alongside three siblings – two girls Cristen Metoyer and Melissa Metoyer, and a boy named Derek Metoyer.

While we don’t have much to say about Melissa and Derek as their lives are not under public scrutiny, a lot can be said about their sister Cristen Metoyer. Just like Aja, Cristen’s interest in the opposite sex seems to run to men of the NBA. She gained popularity for dating Joe Crawford – a known American basketball referee. Crissy as she is popularly called is also the mother of Crawford’s daughter.

Being the girlfriend and baby mama of a professional referee in basketball, Aja Metoyer’s sister, Crissy also appeared on the set of season six of Basketball Wives, and while on set, it was a case of sisters’ rivalry. A lot of palpable tension was perceived between the sisters on the show, but they seem to have settled their differences.

Talking about Aja’s siblings, it was her sister Melissa who first shared a photo of Aja and her son with Dwyane Wade, Xavier. She took to her Instagram handle to share the photo with a touching caption. On her own part, Aja Metoyer appears to be very close to Derek and Melisa as she keeps talking about them on social media.

Aja Metoyer’s career as a reality TV star cum internet personality

Metoyer only earned popularity as a result of her high-profile relationships, one of which saw her appear on the set of the sixth season of the reality television show popularly known as Basketball Wives. While the show lasted, Aja was privileged to share the screen alongside the likes of Shaunie O’Neal and Evelyn Lozada who were her co-stars.

Apart from her brief gig on Basketball Wives, Aja Metoyer is also a social media star. The mother of three became part of the social media world when she uploaded her first Instagram photo in September 2015. Next, she started sharing videos and has been amassing quite a good number of fans.

Metoyer is believed to have built a robust net worth from her career

As we said earlier, the mother of three is a reality television star and a social media personality. Both careers are her major sources of revenue. According to recent reports, Aja’s net worth is under review, however, there are sources that have gone ahead to peg it at a tidy $1 million.

Aja has two daughters with actor cum comedian, Damon Wayan Jnr.

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She may be in her late 30s, but the reality television star has never been married. However, she is a major player in the relationship scene and seems to only get involved in high-profile relationships. Her first known dalliance was with Damon Wayan Jr. – an American actor and comedian of high social standing. Damon comes from an exalted background as the first son of the older Damon Wayan celebrated in both acting and comedy.

The duo hooked up sometime in 2011, according to the records, they barely had a couple of years together as romantic partners. The couple’s relationship produced two beautiful children – Amara Wayan and Amiya Wayan.

However, their relationship did not last long, coming to an end in 2013. Though the reasons for their split were not specifically stated, rumors ran rife that Aja Metoyer was cheating on Damon, but the actor cum comedian never corroborated the claims. Following their breakup, Wayan wasted no time in moving on with his life. He decided to pitch his tent with Samara Saraiva and the duo tied the matrimonial knot in 2016.

Meanwhile, Aja is the one who has custody of her daughters with Damon but the movie star contributes to their upkeep by paying child support. A time came when he wanted to engage Aja in a custody battle, claiming that the reality television star was not taking the girls’ education seriously. But according to Aja, Damon was just looking for a way to stop paying child support. Aja was also accused of leaving her young son Xavier in the care of the two teenage girls.

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Truths about Aja Metoyer’s relationship with Dwyane Wade as the ex-girlfriend and baby mama of the celebrated NBA player

Aja Metoyer, ex-boyfriend Dwyane Wade and their son Xavier image source

Aja Metoyer’s name hit the gossip mill when she gave birth for the third time on the 10th of November 2013. This time, her baby was sired by NBA star Dwyane Wade. The baby named Xavier Wade was conceived during the period Wade took a break from his relationship with his long-time girlfriend, Gabrielle Union.

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It happened that Wade reconciled with his girlfriend a few weeks after the news of Aja’s third child broke on the internet, After their reconciliation, Wade and Union became stronger than ever and the NBA star popped the big question to Gabrielle, leaving Metoyer and their love child. Notwithstanding, Metoyer and Wade are working together to see to the upbringing of their child. Both parents were present to celebrate their son’s birthday in 2020 and the little lad looked very happy.