Marcia Harvey

Marcia Harvey is an African American author. She is best known as the ex-wife of comedian Steve Harvey. Marcia Harvey has a quiet life, choosing to avoid the spotlight of the media. Steve has not been able to achieve the success he is now enjoying, but they had been married for 14 years. Rumours have circulated in Hollywood regarding the reason for their separation. Some attribute it to Steve Harvey's cheating ways and some to his choosing an alternative career path to comedy. Her tragic past is believed to be due to Steve's abandonment of her as well as her daughters when she was pregnant with her third child. Despite her struggles she has carved out an impressive career out of fashion design as well as writing. Her books include "Marcia Eyes To The Soul", "Marcia" and "Marcia Poems From The Heart". Her kindness has been an inspiration to her children. It isn't much known about Marcia Harvey's life before her death, aside from the fact that she came from an African-American family and they were not wealthy. Her first job was at Saks Fifth Avenue, a department store. She came across Steve several years later at a reception for a mutual friend's event. They became a couple and were married in the year 1980. Steve was working as an insurance salesman that time and the couple was blessed with twin girls in 1982. Steve was disillusioned at work and determined to pursue a career in the field of entertainment. He wanted to become comedian stand-up. He and Marcia could not get with each other and it was later reported that they had been living apart since the year 1990. Much of the fame that Marcia Harvey enjoyed was due to her marriage and divorce to Steve Harvey. Although the specifics of their divorce in 1994 are kept secret, it's certain that Marcia was expecting their third child at the time when everything fell apart. Marcia was divorced in 1993. Marcia was forced to do so by Steve Harvey's refusal pay an alimony payment or child support following her divorce.