In a new interview, Dwayne Wade boasted about his wife, Gabrielle Union, and shared the one thing she does that can "arouse" him. The Dwayne Wade Praises Wife Gabrielle Union, Shares How This One Thing Can ‘Arouse’ Him first appeared on The Blast

Dwayne Wade is always in Gabrielle Union‘s corner—and the same is true for her. In a new interview, the 3x NBA champion boasted about his wife and shared the one thing she does that can “arouse” him.

Dwayne Wade Talks Wife Gabrielle Union, Shares The One Thing She Does That Can ‘Arouse’ Him

Speaking with PEOPLE at the Fragrance Foundation Awards in New York City in early June, Wade praised his wife, Union, and opened up about the little things she does that typically turn him on. “I love that she will mix different scents and different lotions,” he said.

According to Wade, Union “knows” what he likes, and she usually leans in to that. “She knows what I like to smell. She knows like the scents that kind of arouse me a little bit,” he said.

Wade, who married the “Bring It On” actress in 2014, said he loves it when his wife shows up and has that special smell about her.

“I love when I smell it, I know that it’s going to be a good night for us. Like we’re going to go out to dinner, we’re going to have a good night, and she got that scent on she knows I love, and I can’t keep my hands off of her,” said Wade.

Dwayne Wade Wants More Men To Embrace Fragrances, Says It’s For ‘Stylish’ People

Wade’s comments about Union’s scent come amid his tenure as global ambassador and face of Intuition—a men’s fragrance line by Aramis.

Wade takes his role seriously and said his goal is to help men feel more confident wearing the product. He also shared who the fragrance is for.

“You want that person to be stylish, you want that person to be confident,” he said. “You want that person to be someone that can move throughout the day and understand that the scent follows them.”

In his post as ambassador, Wade said he wants to encourage more men to use fragrance to avoid smelling “musty.” He added, “It’s actually smelling really, really good and being really, really fresh.”

Fragrance Has Always Been Part Of Dwayne Wade’s Routine

This isn’t the first time Wade has discussed the importance of fragrance. In a 2025 interview with W Magazine, the father of five said that his journey into fragrances and scents felt natural to him.

“As a young boy, you’re very impressionable. And I was impressed by my father and my uncles growing up,” he said, adding that he used to wear his dad’s cologne as a kid.

As a grown man, Wade said he knows what types of fragrances he likes to wear and what’s most important to him when choosing one.

“I need my fragrance to move throughout the day with me. When you put on certain fragrances, it is right there in your nose, and that’s all you smell—you can smell nothing else. I don’t like that. I normally go for softer fragrances, some that smell fresh or clean. You can reapply them and not smell like you work at a fragrance store,” he explained.

Wade Talks ‘Self Care’ And How His Mindset Has Shifted Over The Years

Being a scent connoisseur, Wade said that surrounding himself with potent fragrances, such as lavender, is essential to his well-being and part of his “self-care” routine.

He went on to say that he usually douses his bed and pillows with the scent when he’s getting a massage, adding that it puts him in a relaxed state of mind.

And speaking of self-care, the athlete opened up about how his mindset surrounding the topic has shifted as he’s aged.

“Growing up, you associate certain things with: this is what women do, and this is what men do. And as you get older, you become more secure in who you are, more secure in your manhood. Then you realize that [women] have had the cheat code the whole time, and we’ve been tripping,” he said.

The One Thing Wade Does With His Wife To Keep Himself Looking Fresh

Now that Wade is embracing a different side of himself, the Miami Heat star said that, in addition to massages, he’s been getting facials with his wife.

“How I show up is important to me. My wife and I, we have a cadence of getting facials,” he said, adding that he’s learned how to care for his body since retiring from the NBA.

“Humidity is not great for my skin, I break out a lot. And I was in Miami for 16 years, in the thick of it. If you go back and look at my photos, you’ll see I have bumps on my face—on my forehead, in my beard. Now I understand, as an adult, that it wasn’t great for my skin,” he finished.

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