Draya Michele, 40, doesn’t flinch when the camera rolls. Model, actress, businesswoman — she’s been around long enough to know how to steer a conversation. But during a recent episode of Whistle’s Realtionship Quiz, she may have overcorrected.
Sitting across from her 23-year-old boyfriend, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, the two traded barbs over who’s the better driver. It was light, cheeky. Until it wasn’t.
“I’ve had a driver’s license your whole life,” Draya quipped, deadpan, straight into the lens.
Boom.
The internet lit up like a match dropped on spilled tequila. Cue the memes, cougar jokes, and age-gap autopsies. Because when you’re dating someone who was in diapers while you were renewing your license at the DMV, everything you say gets cross-examined by the court of public opinion.
A Playful Moment Turns into a Timeline Firestorm
The exchange started harmlessly enough.
“Which one of us thinks they’re the better driver?” Draya asked.
“I mean, I think I’m the better driver,” Jalen answered, all confidence and 23-year-old testosterone.
Draya hit back with calm precision. “I think that your driver’s license is a true depiction of what driver you are… If you want this point, I’ll give it to you, but…”
Jalen cut in. “I’m taking it because you drive like—”
And that’s when she dropped the line.
It wasn’t a scream — it was a scalpel. Quiet, sharp, surgical.
“I’ve had a driver’s license your whole life.”
He shrugged. “I don’t care. I’m taking it.”
No one swerved. But online, things spun out.
Age Gap Becomes the Headline
The quote, clipped and shipped across TikTok, Twitter, and every blog looking for a Friday-night headline, landed with force. To some, it was funny. To others, uncomfortable.
“She really said that out loud like it’s a flex,” one user posted. Another added, “This is why he’s driving — he’s trying to get out.”
Fair or not, the moment reminded everyone of the 17-year gulf between them — a gap wide enough to fit a driver’s ed course, a diploma, and a couple of career changes.
Still, Draya’s been in this game too long to be rattled by a trending topic. She knows what goes viral, and what vanishes in a 24-hour cycle. One moment, you’re getting dragged. The next, you’re doing brand deals because of it.
Bottom line: she has had a license his whole life. And right now, she’s driving the narrative — whether anyone likes it or not.
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Last modified: July 25, 2025
