‘Let Me Drive the Boat Daddy’: Fans Side with Steve Harvey After Wife Marjorie’s Flirtatious Question

Steve and Marjorie Harvey are turning out to be the couple social media didn’t know it needed. Between Steve’s dapper sense in fashion and cool-dad demeanor and Marjorie’s daring personality, the two keep their fans quite entertained on the internet with their antics. 

Steve’s latest social media post proved to be no different. On Jan. 30 the “Family Feud” host uploaded a clip of himself steering a luxury tender boat. His wife seemingly wanted to give that bad boy a test run, and Steve wanted no parts of this. The comedian jokingly threw jabs at her driving skills when he demonstrated how he operates a watercraft.

Marjorie and Steve Harvey. @iamsteveharveytv/Instagram

“All of my water activities is nice and slow,” Steve said to the camera while driving the boat. Steve tagged his wife in the post along with the caption, “Let me drive the boat Daddy 🤗.”

Marjorie replied to her husband’s post with a flirtatious remark of her own, “Driving the Tender….. your favorite water activity 🤗 ,” she wrote before adding, “why didn’t you want me to drive you baby ? 😂.”

Fans tried their best to explain to Marjorie why her husband wouldn’t give her control of the steering wheel but mainly took Steve’s side on the matter. One user wrote, “Because women be doing 10,000 mph in a 55 that why 😂.” Another person commented, “because he wanted to live and enjoy it without speed, lol.”

“You’re not about to drown the funniest man alive 😂,” a third quipped. 

Some people brought up Marjorie’s past mishaps, more specifically her now-infamous jet ski fiasco. “He remembered you on that jet ski. Lol,” a fourth explained. They added, “Be safe and continue to enjoy your time together.”

In late January, Marjorie’s attempt to stunt on the iconic comedian flopped when she tried to show him how she claimed one is supposed to ride a jet ski. In the clip uploaded on Steve’s page, his wife could be heard saying, “So this is how you ride a jet ski,” before she rides off aggressively across the water. After turning too sharply, the 56-year-old threw herself off the watercraft into the ocean.

However, some did defend the fashionista and her racer ambitions, including one fan who wrote, “tell Steve to let you drive, boo and stop being scared!!! 😂😂😂😂😂.”

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