Gabrielle Union Dishes On Dwyane Wade's Hidden Talent

Gabrielle Union Dishes On Dwyane Wade's Hidden Talent
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The mark of any good wedding is a crowded dance floor -- and by that measure (and many, many others), Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's wedding was one for the books.

Union dished on the celebratory occasion in a HuffPost Live interview Thursday, where she touched upon a particularly exciting facet of it: the "serious dance-off."

"It was happening," she recounted. "Guys against girls."

And while the guys were representing themselves more than sufficiently -- "Kevin Hart's a good dancer. Common clearly has some un-billed cameos in 'Breaking One & Two" -- it was Union's old gal pal who took the cake.

"My girlfriend, fresh off a newborn, she went in -- and nobody turns up like a woman who's like 'I'm taking a night off from breastfeeding, I'm gonna pump and dump, I'm gonna drink this tequila," she recalled.

"The guys threw in the towel," she continued. "They're like, y'all took it!"

But perhaps the cutest thing Union shared -- other than dancing not being her "honey's best thing" -- is how her Miami Heat player hubby took care of planning the nuptials. She explained:

Dwyane really the led the charge with everything. We called him 'Zilla... He thought about everything. He really wanted this big moment and it was perfect and I'm so glad he was running the show.

The "Top Five" actress couldn't help but gush more about Wade in the rest of her HuffPost Live conversation. Take a look at the clip below to hear even more cute anecdotes, and watch the full interview here.

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MALIBU, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Actress Gabrielle Union and Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade are sighted enjoying a beach outing on September 21, 2013 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Bobby Metelus/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MALIBU, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Actress Gabrielle Union and Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade are sighted enjoying a beach outing on September 21, 2013 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Bobby Metelus/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MALIBU, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Actress Gabrielle Union and Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade are sighted enjoying a beach outing on September 21, 2013 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Bobby Metelus/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MALIBU, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Actress Gabrielle Union and Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade are sighted enjoying a beach outing on September 21, 2013 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Bobby Metelus/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MALIBU, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Actress Gabrielle Union and Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade are sighted enjoying a beach outing on September 21, 2013 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Bobby Metelus/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union attend the "Hennessy V.S Celebrates the GQ MEN Book" at Hyde Beach at the SLS Hotel South Beach on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 in Miami Beach, Fl. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - From left, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade arrive at the 2013 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party, presented by L'Oreal Paris and bebe at Fig & Olive on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Entertainment Weekly/AP Images) (credit:AP)
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade arrive at Entertainment Weekly's Pre-Emmy Party at Fig & Olive Melrose Place on September 20, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade attend Miu Miu Women's Tales during the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2013 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union attend Miu Miu Women's Tales during the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2013 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Gabrielle Union, left, and Dwyane Wade, center, LeBron James and Savannah Brinson are seen in the audience at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Gabrielle Union, left, and Dwyane Wade pose in the audience at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Actress Gabrielle Union, left, and Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade arrive at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR HENNESSEY - Actress Gabrielle Union (L) and professional basketball player Dwyane Wade arrive at the Body at ESPYS Party sponsored by Hennessy V.S. at Lure, on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision for Hennessy/AP Images) (credit:AP)
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Basketball player Dwyane Wade (L) of the Mioami Heat and actress Gabrielle Union arrive at the 2013 BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on June 30, 2013. The awards ceremony recognizes Americans in music, movies, sports and other fields of entertainment over the past year. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 17: (L-R) Actress Gabrielle Union and NBA player Dwayne Wade attend The 2013 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for ESPY) (credit:Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 17: NBA player Dwayne Wade (R) and actress Gabrielle Union attend The 2013 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for ESPY) (credit:Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 17: NBA player Dwayne Wade (R) and actress Gabrielle Union attend The 2013 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for ESPY) (credit:Getty Images)
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Basketball player Dwyane Wade (L) of the Miami Heat and actress Gabrielle Union arrive at the 2013 BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on June 30, 2013. The awards ceremony recognizes Americans in music, movies, sports and other fields of entertainment over the past year. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 30: NBA player Dwyane Wade and actress Gabrielle Union in the audience during the 2013 BET Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on June 30, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET) (credit:Getty Images)

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