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Post by Admin on Dec 18, 2020 5:11:52 GMT
http://instagram.com/p/CI6Bk9rMifU Tennis beauty Maria Sharapova has gotten engaged to the ex-husband of Meghan Markle’s BFF Misha Nonoo. The Russian champion will tie the knot with posh Brit art dealer Alexander Gilkes, who went to Eton College with Princes William and Harry, and is close friends with Princess Eugenie and Pippa Middleton. Gilkes posted on Instagram: “Thank you for making me a very very happy boy. I look forward to a lifetime of loving you, and learning from you @mariasharpova.” Sharapova posted a photo of the couple cuddling, as she wrote: “I said yes from the first day we met❤️This was our little secret, wasn’t it 💍🥂@gilkesa“ The pair have been dating since 2018. Gilkes split from Nonoo in 2016, four years after their extravagant Venetian wedding that brought out guests including Princess Beatrice and Eugenie as well as James Middleton and featured a performance from Lana del Rey.  Page Six reported that “wild ambition” had brought down their marriage. Nonoo wed oil heir Mikey Hess in September 2019 in a lavish ceremony at Villa Aurelia in Rome, with guests including Markle and Prince Harry, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. They welcomed a baby boy in March. It’s the first wedding for Sharapova, who previously dated tennis pro Grigor Dimitrov. |
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Post by Admin on Dec 18, 2020 22:09:50 GMT
On Thursday, the retired professional tennis player, 33, confirmed that she is engaged to British businessman and co-founder of online auction house Paddle 8, Alexander Gilkes. The couple first went public with their relationship in 2018. "I said yes from the first day we met❤️This was our little secret, wasn’t it 💍🥂@gilkesa," Sharapova wrote in a sweet post on Instagram.  Gilkes, 41, also shared the happy news on his personal Instagram page, writing, "Thank you for making me a very very happy boy. I look forward to a lifetime of loving you, and learning from you @mariasharapova #💍." The businessman is a known close friend of Prince William, as the pals have stayed in touch since their time at Eton College. Sharapova's announcement drew well wishes and congratulations from fans and famous pals alike, including a sweet comment from actress Lily Collins. "Ahhhhh yessss congratulations!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖," Collins wrote under the former athlete's post. Sportscaster Erin Andrews also told Sharapova "congrats" on the engagement. |
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Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2020 6:13:15 GMT
All brides dream of being the centre of attention on their wedding day, but newly-engaged Maria Sharapova could face some stiff competition from the congregation thanks to her future husband's royal connections.  Art dealer Alexander Gilkes, 41, went to Eton with Prince William, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, employed Princess Eugenie, 30, and even counts Kate Middleton's younger sister Pippa as a family friend. He attended both the 2011 wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the 2018 wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, so it is quite possible he will extend an invitation to both couples when he and Maria, 33, decide to tie the knot.  The couple married in 2012 but split four years later. Misha has also found love again - she married American oil tycoon Mike Hess in a lavish Rome wedding last year. One of the most fascinating things about Gilkes is that he isn't terribly posh but from solid upper-middle-class stock. Gilkes's father is a top dermatologist, while his mother Robyn held an administrative role at the University of Oxford's Department of Russian and East European studies for many years.  came friends. He later befriended William's younger brother. At Eton, as well as French and Spanish, Alexander learnt Russian. After studying languages at Bristol University he did work experience with the film-maker Stanley Kubrick, then took a job arranging luxuries for the rich and famous with concierge service Quintessentially. This provided another handy pass into the world of the A-listers. |
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