What Steve Harvey Thinks About His Daughter Dating Michael B. Jordan

From Oprah Magazine

• Michael B. Jordan and actress Lori Harvey have been flaunting their relationship on Instagram.

• Harvey, 24, is the stepdaughter of comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey.

• Here's what we know about the dating life of People's 2020 Sexiest Man Alive.

Michael B. Jordan is officially taken. In a series of Instagram photos posted on December 11, the Black Panther star confirmed his relationship with actress and model Lori Harvey, the 24-year-old stepdaughter of comedian and host Steve Harvey. Harvey posted photos from the same photoshoot on her own account, accompanied by a heart emoji.

Translation? The two are very much together. And with that, Harvey joins Chrissy Teigen, Gwen Stefani and Amal Clooney in the very exclusive club of women in a relationship with one of People's Sexiest Men Alive.

Until this public relationship, Jordan had been one of the "rakes" of Hollywood, to borrow a term from regency romances: Alluring men casually, but not publicly, linked to a number of women. "L.A. isn't the best place to date," Jordan shared in a candid interview with WSJ Magazine. "No offense to L.A."

Previously, Jordan was rumored to be with musician Snoh Aalegra, whom he kissed passionately in her 2019 "Woah" music video. He playfully kissed his Black Panther co-star Lupita Nyong'o in a glossy video taken at a Golden Globe Awards afterparty (though of course that didn't mean they were dating). And he reportedly snuggled with actress KiKi Layne at Sundance in 2019, per People.

Harvey is the first woman with whom Jordan crossed the "Instagram official" finish line. The couple looks stunning in the moody photos, taken by photographer Leo Volcy. Other celebs are just as hyped by their grand debut. Gabrielle Union chimed in by commenting, "Faves," and Sophia Bush said, "Some joy!"

Given this milestone, here's what to know about Lori Harvey and her relationship with Jordan.

Rumors about Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey's relationship were sparked back in November of 2020.

Those of us who follow celebrity gossip definitely saw this announcement coming. Per People, Jordan and Harvey have been dating for months, and were spotted publicly twice. In November, soon before the Thanksgiving holiday, The Sun photographed Jordan and Harvey departing a plane near her hometown of Atlanta. In December, they were seen in Salt Lake City.

The couple celebrated Lori's birthday together.

Not long after confirming their relationship on Instagram, Jordan posted again to honor his girlfriend's 24th birthday. He shared an adorable video of them playing together in the snow, accompanied by a photo. On her own Instagram, Harvey revealed that Jordan sent her 15 bouquets of whites roses to commemorate the occasion.

Lori's stepfather is Steve Harvey. Yes, that Steve Harvey.

Our story begins in 1990, when Harvey's mom, Marjorie Elaine Harvey, met the comedian Steve Harvey when she arrived late to a comedy club in Memphis. "When I saw her, I couldn't breathe," Steve said during a commercial break for Steve in 2018. He stopped the show and was staring at her. Steve recalled saying at the time, "I don't know who this is, but I'm going to marry her."

The couple dated in the '90s—but then went their separate ways. "He didn't do it right then, but he should have. He wasted a whole lot of time," Marjorie said on the Steve Harvey Show.

Harvey was born in Memphis, TN and was raised in Atlanta, per Vogue. The couple reconnected and got married in 2007, per People. By then, they had seven children between them. Steve reportedly adopted Marjorie's three children: Morgan, Jason, and Lori.

“When you’re dealing with a blended family, everyone is coming from a place of broken. We knew this was right. But I just told them, ‘Everyone is included. Everyone has access to their parents. Whatever you didn’t have before, don’t let that interfere with what you can have now,'" Marjorie told People.

Details about Lori's biological father are not public. By all accounts, though, it seems as if Lori is close to her stepfather. In 2018, she accepted a Daytime Emmy on his behalf.

She later handed the award to him on live TV.

She has a few famous exes.

Prior to dating Jordan, Harvey was reportedly in relationships with other high-profile men. Harvey got engaged to the Dutch football player Memphis Depay in 2017, per Bleacher Report. Steve congratulated the couple on his Twitter account, but they eventually split.

Harvey was also linked to the singer Trey Songz, rapper Future, Justin Combs and later his father, Sean "Diddy" Combs, per People.

Lori's mother once gave her some dating advice on TV.

As Lori has come into her own as a public figure, a 2015 Steve clip has resurfaced in which Marjorie gives her daughter, then 18, dating advice. “I know you just started dating this year,” Marjorie tells her. “So, how are we gonna handle that? No athletes, no rappers—we gonna go down the list.” To the camera, Lori responds, "When it comes to dating, my mom has nothing to worry about: I got this."

"My parents did a good job of keeping us out of the spotlight and letting us have a normal childhood so we could be kids and not live life under a microscope," she told Vogue. "They let us decide if we wanted to be in the industry."

She had dreams of competing in the Olympics as an equestrian.

Though she's known for her modeling career, Harvey originally intended to be a professional equestrian. In fact, she was homeschooled so that she could train and travel for horseback riding competitions. During a 2014 episode of Steve, Steve Harvey called himself a "proud papa," holding Lori's first-place ribbon from an equestrian competition.

At 18, she attended a university in Florida to continue her showjumping career—but a 2018 injury put a stop to her Olympic dreams. According to her appearance on the Behind Closed Doors podcast, Harvey broke her lower back and tore her ACL. In the aftermath, she decided to return to modeling.

Lori Harvey started modeling when she was three.

Today, Harvey walks runways, makes fashion headlines, and has a following of 2.6 million on Instagram. But on the Behind Closed Doors podcast, Harvey revealed that her first modeling gig arrived when she was three. A local Memphis store recruited Harvey to star in an ad, which was printed in a newspaper. "It was really cute. And we hung it in my grandparents’ house," she said.

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