Jackie Christie Rumors

You and Jackie are legendary for having a long healthy marriage, which is rare in the NBA world. What keeps you together? Doug Christie: We’ve been married for 16 years and I think one of the biggest things is communication. In life, all good things come with that. Also, it’s the respect that we have for each other and encouraging each other. We just have a good connection. That’s the basis of how our relationship has come along very strong. With that, I think that you get 16, 20, 30 years out of the marriage. That’s where we’re at, just trying to be together for life as soul mates.

You’ve dabbled in reality TV before, so what made you wanna be a part of this VH1 show? Jackie Christie: “I was really intrigued with it. I thought it would be exciting and I wanted to show a different side. I love the Miami show … but L.A. will be a different look.”

What is it you think you’ll be able to add to the franchise that we haven’t seen in the Miami series? Jackie Christie: “I’m a very multidimensional woman — not that they aren’t — but I have a whole bunch of stuff going on in my life. My husband has hung his shoes up, so now I’m pretty much running the ship. People will get to see a family aspect with me. I’m one of the actual wives that’s on the show. So they’ll see my life in a different way. There’s been a lot of interest in Doug and I’s relationship, so I think with me opening the doors like I have this time, there’s no holds barred. They’ll really enjoy it.”