Actress Gabrielle Union opened up about why she wanted to get a prenuptial agreement with her now husband, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade.

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She spoke with Yahoo! Style and said she did it in order to protect herself and the legacy she has built thus far, something she feels is unique when it comes to celebrity relationships and marriages.

"For women in Hollywood, when they're coupling, everything is about the brand. Everything is about latching on to a rising star, so you can kick your heels up. That's never been my story, ever. I make sure to let people know all of the hard work that's gone into my career."

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She went on to say that she believed contracting a prenup was her to way show she was not just attaching herself to the name Wade has built for himself.

"I want people to know the work that it took to get through UCLA, that I had student loans and worked. I was eating Top Ramen and lived well below my means. Now that it's time to get married to a man who happens to play basketball and has done well for himself, I want to make it clear that I have in no way hitched my wagon to his star. I have my own wagon and star."

Wade and Union tied the knot back in August of 2014. He has four sons, two from a previous marriage, and one nephew that he has raised. He also fathered a child in November 2013 who was conceived when he and Union were on a break. 

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