During a recent interview with Essence.com, Laura Govan of ‘Basketballl Wives: LA’ sat down to discuss the current state of her relationship with NBA player Gilbert Arenas, joining the cast of Basketball Wives and the criticism towards the show’s reputation. And, despite what we’ve all read and seen on television about Laura she actually comes of as, shall I say, very likeable.

Here’s what she had to say,

ESSENCE.com: We don’t know much about you except what we read on blogs and see on the show. Who is Laura Govan?
LAURA GOVAN: One thing is that I’m a dedicated mom of four. I’ve played basketball all my life. I coached on a college level and I attempted to play overseas, but I was injured. It was time for basketball to end for me. I worked for the Golden State Warriors, which is where I met Gilbert [Arenas], my fiancé. Then I got my masters in Sports Psychology. I was in a masters PhD program but I started having children so I stopped. I’ve had four kids in five years. My youngest is three months old.

ESSENCE.com: You refer to Gilbert as your fiancé. You two are back together?
GOVAN: Yes, we are, and we plan to get married soon. When and where, I don’t know yet. I feel like we’re already married though, ten years, four kids later. People say he’s a mess, and I’m a mess. You know what, we’re each other’s messes. Everybody has breakup and make-up moments. It just so happens that ours is out in the public. You learn to grow. At this point in our lives Gilbert and I have been there, done that; the drama, the chaos. We’re older now, and we’re more mature. Now we’re better parents, and we’re taking the steps to make things better. Regardless of our past, we want our kids to see a good future.

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