Who Is Charles Barkley’s Unknown Wife?

Charles Wade Barkley is a one-of-a-kind personality. The former NBA player can crack jokes with the best of them alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson Jr. on TNT’s Inside the NBA.Show more

On the court, Sir Charles was a dominating presences for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets despite never winning an NBA Finals. The 1993 NBA MVP, 11-time NBA All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time All-NBA First Team power forward first became the “Round Mound of Rebound” at Alabama's Leeds High School and Auburn University before becoming the fifth overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.

Off the court, he had some serious swagger. He starred in Nike commercials, had his own line of shoes, acted in Space Jam with Bulls superstar Michael Jordan and even hooped head-to-head with Godzilla once. His eye-popping net worth is evidence of his influence as one of the more well-known players in NBA history.

Barkley’s life is well-documented, but not much is known about his personal life and family. He’s been married to the same woman since 1989 and had one kid with her. So who is Charles Barkley's wife?

Barkley's longtime wife is Maureen Blumhardt. She was born in 1960 and met her professional basketball player husband in the 1980s at Pennsylvania restaurant City Avenue, according to the Cheatsheet.

She was reportedly working as a legal aide at the time. Barkley, meanwhile, was becoming a basketball star on the 76ers in Philadelphia. The two tied the knot in 1989 and have been going strong ever since. If he's a jokester at home, I'm not sure how she's put up with him for so long.

The Barkleys reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.

According to records on the Maricopa County Property Appraiser website, they own a piece of property that is almost three acres big -- 106,013 square feet to be exact. It's worth nearly $2.8 million, according to the county's website, and was last bought in 1998 for $2 million.

A quick on Google Earth reveals the mansion comes tennis court, pool, guest house and even a putting green with a sand trap. Judging from the Basketball Hall-of-Fame member's golf swing, it looks like Chuck needs to hang out in the back yard a bit more.

Per Cheatsheet and Heavy.com, Maureen used to model back in the day. Cheatsheet reported that she promoted Noblerex K-1, a whole-body vibrating exercise machine, at one point. There's even video evidence on YouTube of the former model swearing by the machine.

Charles and wife Maureen Blumhardt have one child, a daughter named Christiana Barkley. Their only child graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania and attended the Columbia Journalism School. Maybe she's planning on entering the sports media business like her dad.

Barkley told USA Today in 2016 of her daughter's passionate fandom for Villanova basketball.

“My daughter was living and dying with every game for the last three weeks, so I was really more excited for her, to be honest with you… She’s been going to a Villanova bar in New York City every game,” the former NBA star said when Villanova won the national championship. “She didn’t even want to come to the game because she didn’t want to jinx the game."

Christiana and her mother have been involved with the Fresh Start Women's Foundation, an organization that "helps women 18 and up focus on key areas of their lives." Maureen is an honorary member of the organization and was spotted at one of its galas in 2016.

Other than that, there isn't a whole lot of info on Sir Charles' family. It's perfectly fine that he prefers to keep them out of the spotlight, too. I'm sure he wouldn't want them to the subject of any jokes from Shaq or on social media.

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