The son of Kournikova and Iglesias. Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias showed their newborn children for the first time

Last weekend, Anna Kournikova (36) gave birth to (42) twins: the boy was named Nicholas and the girl Lucy. The former tennis player's pregnancy was kept secret. However, so did her 16-year relationship with the Spanish singer. Let's remember the love story of Enrique and Anya.

The Russian tennis player met the Spanish macho in 2001 during the filming of Enrique’s video for the song Escape. That day, as Anya later admitted, her lip became inflamed and she was afraid that the singer would refuse to kiss her. And she looked into the water - at the last moment, Iglesias announced that he did not intend to kiss “this pimply little thing.” It took several layers of makeup to finally capture the necessary shots. It would seem that after this, Anya should have never communicated with the brawler again, but that was not the case.

Soon the lovers began to be noticed together everywhere, but Anna and Enrique did not comment on their relationship at all. It was already clear to everyone that they were together, but still they wanted facts.

Enrique was once asked what he appreciated most about Kournikova. “I only need people when I perform. And usually I prefer peace and quiet. I hate all kinds of parties, parties and the like. I get along just fine without them. And Anna understands me about this. She is not at all one of the glamorous, “five-star” beauties. You can easily go out to eat hamburgers or go hiking in the mountains with it. I know that I can always rely on her. And I really appreciate it.” Anya, by the way, differs from the “glamorous beauties” in her very wise approach to life: “It seems to me that you need to be able to be flexible and adapt to the situation. Yes, betrayal and betrayal are serious things, but you never know what prompted this - maybe big problems. I, too, can make a mistake or commit some bad act, and I would like that they could give me a second chance if I stumble, and they would be ready to listen and discuss.”

So it turns out that there are no rumors about Iglesias cheating – at all. But they’ve been going for at least 10 years now – and no one could understand why the couple, who had been together for so long, never went to the altar. “Marriage does not necessarily make us happy, does not make us love someone more. I look at my friends who are married and some of them are not very happy. Anna and I respect and love each other, we have complete mutual understanding. But like any relationship, we have ups and downs, because relationships are hard work,” Enrique told the German publication Gala last year, but at the same time clarified that Kournikova is the love of his life.

True, two years before that he stunned fans right from the stage. During the concert he unexpectedly announced: “I’m divorced now. I got divorced three days ago, you are the first to hear about it. I'm serious." No one understood what it was, because it was about the wedding of a sports star and world-famous famous singer no one heard. And then they began to be seen together again. The situation was strange.

Rapper Froggy, radio host Elvis Duran, Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova

Many considered the protracted romance between Iglesias and Kournikova a PR stunt: they say that Enrique is actually gay and walks arm in arm with our Anechka, just to get rid of rumors (just like Ronaldo and Shayk). But after the couple had twins, hardly anyone would doubt that the feelings of the singer and tennis player are real.

Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias have never put their personal lives on public display. That is why some fans of the tennis player and singer even suspected that they had long and secretly broken up. However, on December 18 it became known that everything was more than great for them: according to reports Western media, Anna gave her lover a son and a daughter. On this occasion, the site decided to remind you, dear readers, of the love story of a pretty Russian woman and a temperamental Spaniard.

The news that 36-year-old Anna Kournikova gave birth to twins came as a real shock to her fans. Throughout all nine months, the former world number one carefully, and, I must say, very much from the public. Her lover, 42-year-old singer Enrique Iglesias, who generally does not like talking to journalists about his personal life, also kept the secret.

While the whole world is discussing such an unexpected, but good news, we decided to remember how the relationship of one of the brightest couples of the 2000s developed.

Love at first sight

Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova met in 2001 under very banal circumstances for a celebrity: the 20-year-old Russian tennis player, who at that time was almost the most popular athlete in the West, was offered to star in the video of a 26-year-old sweet-voiced singer. In the video for the song Escape, a blonde with a chiseled figure played the role of the beloved of a Spanish macho - and she got used to the character very deeply.

Those present at film set they noticed that sparks immediately flew between Anna and Enrique and all this “chemistry” was eventually immortalized in a popular video.

“I didn’t know Anna before, but I’m her big fan. I am sure that any guy would want to chat with her, and I was no exception. She is very beautiful, talented, and also plays tennis very well. I have no doubt that she will look great on camera,” Enrique shared with MTV during the filming of his video.

The hot scene between Iglesias and Kournikova in the bathroom was especially convincing. “You don’t have to be an actor for kissing Anya to look natural,” the artist joked then.

Soon after the filming of the video clip was completed, it became known that the purely business relationship between the athlete and the singer had developed into a romantic one. Until 2002, they hid from the public that they were dating. The secret became clear only when Enrique brought his girlfriend to the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony.

After this publication, Kournikova and Iglesias became one of the most discussed couples. The ubiquitous paparazzi followed their every step, and fans eagerly waited for the singer to put a ring on his beloved’s finger. In 2004, rumors about the engagement were especially active in the press. Fans of celebrities lost their peace when they noticed that ring finger Anna is wearing a ring with a huge pink diamond. Later, journalists reported that the lovers allegedly played secret wedding in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta. However, their official representatives denied this information.

There will be no wedding!

Kournikova eventually took off the ring, which looked suspiciously like an engagement ring, but replaced it with another, simpler one. At some point, the couple was completely tired of the fact that those around them were actively trying to get them married. To keep fans and journalists away from Enrique and Anna, the singer deliberately misled the public. The singer of the hit Hero told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet in 2007 that he actually married a tennis player a long time ago, who retired from professional career in 2003, but recently divorced her.

“We broke up. I'm lonely again. But there's nothing wrong with that. Loneliness doesn’t scare me,” the singer said then.

However, after a few days close friend The couple told reporters that the musician was just joking. In addition, the official representative of Iglesias Jr. confirmed that Enrique is still happy in his relationship with Anna.

Later it became clear that Anna herself was against the wedding. The athlete told reporters that she never planned to become a married woman. At that time, the blonde was completely satisfied with her relationship with her chosen one without the notorious stamp in her passport. A few days later, Iglesias, who does not like the press, jokingly announced that he had repeatedly proposed marriage to his beloved, but she seemed to deliberately ignore them.

In 2011, the tennis star explained why, unlike most representatives of the fair sex, she was not at all attracted to marriage. “Official marriage is not important to me. I'm in a happy relationship - and that's the most important thing. I believe that a man and a woman can be simply devoted to each other,” Kournikova told Women’s Health magazine.

The Spaniard himself fully supported the position of his passion. “I never thought that marriage would change anything in our lives. Perhaps I think this way because my parents once divorced. But I don’t think that I will love someone more if I have an official piece of paper,” Iglesias said in a conversation with a Parade correspondent.

Tired of the constant “pressure” from others about the wedding, in 2013 Enrique and Anna decided to take a short break in their relationship. However, soon the athlete and the artist realized that they could not live without each other and reunited. The musician did not want to comment on his personal life, so he again began to fool curious fans. During one of the concerts in 2014, Iglesias declared that he was a free man. “Three days ago I got divorced. Guys, I want you to be the first to know this. I'm serious. Just don’t laugh,” the Spaniard said from the stage.

Meeting the parents

Around the same time, it became known that during more than ten years of the affair, Enrique never bothered to introduce his passion to his own father. Julio Iglesias admitted that he had never met Anna Kournikova in person.

“To tell the truth, I have never seen Anna. However, my wife and children know her, but I haven’t had the luck yet. This probably happened because all my children are very independent. I hardly see Enrique, because he is constantly on tour. But Anna, of course, is very beautiful. My son has excellent taste. I’m very proud of him,” Iglesias Sr. said in an interview with The Mirror.

By the way, fans of the former world number one and musician suspect that it is precisely because of the peculiar relationships within the family that Anna and Enrique are still not officially married.

Kinder surprise

Lately, Iglesias and Kournikova have not appeared in public together at all. Moreover, neither the singer nor his chosen one ever publish joint footage on their Instagrams. Because of this, some fans of the common-law spouses decided that they broke up without too much fuss.

However, as it turned out, the fans were deeply mistaken. All this time, the Spaniard and the Russian woman enjoyed peace and quiet in a shared mansion in Miami and prepared for the birth of children.

Over the past year, Anna has miraculously managed to avoid meeting the paparazzi. Thanks to this, the athlete was able to maintain her interesting situation in secret until the very birth.

According to the TMZ portal, on December 16, Kournikova gave her chosen one twins - a son, Nicholas, and a daughter, Lucy.

Bye famous couple doesn't comment like that important event in your life. Nevertheless, both Enrique and Anna have repeatedly said that they dream of children.

“I would really like to become a father. I hope this happens soon. I think I'll be a cool dad, and my girlfriend will be best mom in the world. I would like to believe that when I have children, I will not have to constantly disappear on tour. It will be sad if I’m gone for 6-8 months, and my offspring won’t recognize me,” the singer said in an interview a couple of years ago.

The tennis player also openly expressed her desire to become a mother. True, for Anna it was not important how she would have heirs - she was even ready to adopt the baby. Kournikova admitted that she takes great pleasure in caring for others, so she would like to have a child. Apparently, her cherished wish has finally come true.

Former Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova and the world-famous Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias became parents in the 17th year of their relationship: the couple had twins - a boy and a girl.

The stars managed to hide Anna's pregnancy until the children were born.

According to TMZ magazine, the happy event took place on December 16 in Miami, where the lovers have lived since the very beginning of their romance. The boy was named Nicholas, and the girl was named Lucy.

The new parents themselves remain silent for now and do not in any way confirm the news of a joyful change in their lives, only posting happy photos from a boat trip.

By the way, the images turned out to be very similar and were published around the same time; the lovers wanted to say something to each other.

Both Anna and her chosen one pose against the backdrop of the water surface, serenely spending time on a boat near the city.

Now it seems that one could have guessed about the upcoming event: Kournikova has sharply reduced the number of her appearances in public, and in social networks I mostly posted old photographs (from childhood and early career), or pictures of my pets.

Even the most nosy paparazzi could not get fresh images of the former athlete: the last such photo was dated November 2016.

Kournikova spent almost all her time in the huge mansion that the couple built in 2013 in the most prestigious area of ​​​​the Miami coast.

You can only get there by private boat, so it is not surprising that journalists were unable to uncover the secret of the former tennis player’s reclusiveness for so long.

The last clue for the couple's most devoted fans could be that Anna and Enrique, for an unknown reason, missed the wedding of the singer's half-sister Ana Boyer with tennis player Fernando Verdasco, which took place on December 7, 2017.

“Of course, Enrique was invited. He was going to come, but then he was forced to refuse for a reason that I understood,”

— Boyer said then in an interview with Hola magazine.

It is curious that Kournikova and Iglesias stated back in 2016 that they were absolutely not ready to be parents.

“Yes, I would like to become a mother, but... in ten years.

We both really think so. Perhaps because we still have time, we are young enough, this issue is not burning yet,” the former athlete assured.

In addition, the couple never legalized their relationship, although since 2010 Anna has been wearing gold ring with a diamond of amazing size.

“I don't believe you need a piece of paper to show that you love someone. Anna is the love of my life.

Now I can say this with one hundred percent confidence,” the singer repeated, explaining the absence of a stamp in the passport.

Moreover, in 2014, Iglesias amazed his fans during a concert with the statement that he had already been “divorced for three days.” In the end, these words turned out to be nothing more than a joke, but they made many fans seriously worried.

Now, apparently, fans don’t have to worry about the union of their idols. Let us remind you that

the stars have been in a relationship since 2001, when Anna took part in the filming of Iglesias’s video for the song Escape.

At that time, the tennis player was only 20 years old, and she was credited with falling in love with either hockey player Pavel Bure or tennis player Mark Philippusis, but there was no confirmation of these rumors.

While the public was discussing her attractive appearance, Anna conquered athletic heights.

Before meeting Iglesias, she managed to become the youngest participant Olympic Games in the history of Russia in all sports, performing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta at the age of 15 years and 47 days.

Prior to this, Kournikova achieved stunning success at the junior level, winning one of the most prestigious tournaments for young tennis players, the Orange Bowl, and then becoming the champion International Federation tennis (ITF). It’s not hard to guess that she was number one in the junior rankings.

In 1996, Anna was recognized best newcomer WTA, and already in 1997 she reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. Soon the Russian woman began performing in doubles with the Swiss Martina Hingis, which brought her major achievements in her career.

Together, the girls twice won one of the Grand Slam tournaments - the Australian Open - and the final WTA tournament, which allowed them to take first place in the ranking among pairs.

However, a back injury interrupted the rapid development of Kournikova’s career and forced her to stop performing in 2003.

At that time, the tennis player had already been in a relationship with Iglesias for two years, who, before meeting her, by his own admission, “could not find a girl with whom he would stay for more than a week.”

The “Spanish Nightingale” has been with Kournikova for 16 years now, and it seems that all the fun is just beginning.

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Updated 02/09/2018 12:03

Model and former tennis player Anna Kournikova and pop singer Enrique Iglesias have become parents. A joyful event happened back in mid-December 2017. The news literally shocked the public.

Photo: Instagram @annakournikova

Only close people knew about the girl’s pregnancy. When the belly was already noticeable, Anna simply stopped appearing on social events, and began to lead a quiet, secluded lifestyle. The other day, Iglesias and Kournikova posted the first pictures of their children on their microblogs. The couple had a son and daughter. They named the boy Nicholas, and the girl Lucy.

Other details were shared with reporters. Enrique's mother, Isabel Preysler, said Anna felt great during her pregnancy. “Anya didn’t need to rest much or limit her movement. She continued her normal lifestyle,” said the new grandmother.

“They didn't hide anything. Anna is now more at home than in public, so no one knew about her pregnancy,” said the mother of the famous singer.

Kournikova and Iglesias spent a long time and painstakingly preparing for the birth of their children. It is known that in their country house was held major renovation worth more than half a million dollars.

Recently information appeared on the Internet that she carried and gave birth to twins surrogate mother. The public argues for these assumptions by saying that no one saw Anna pregnant.

The girl actively published fresh photos and videos on her Instagram; they did not show the slightest change in the athlete’s figure. Anna and Enrique do not comment on these assumptions.

The couple has been together for 10 years, but the marriage has not yet been officially registered. Previously, in interviews, Enrique Iglesias was often asked whether he would soon lead his beloved down the aisle. The performer noted that his relationship with Anna was no different from the relationship of married people, except that there was no stamp in the passport.

“When our romance began, we were so young. But many years have passed and we are still together. We live like an ordinary married couple, quarrel, discuss plans for tomorrow and what will be for lunch,” said the famous former tennis player. According to Anna, between her and Enrique there is an attraction given from above. And the birth of children is a logical development of their relationship.

Photo: Instagram @enriqueiglesias

“If you date a person for so long, you are already mentally married to him,” said the world-famous musician. Perhaps now, after the birth of heirs, his opinion will change, and the couple will still officially register the marriage?