Video LoadingVideo UnavailableClick to playTap to playThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowGet daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inboxMore Newsletters SubscribePlease enter a valid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.More NewslettersWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More infoThank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow me See OurPrivacy Notice See OurPrivacy Notice×Group 28 Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inboxInvalid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.Sign UpNo thanks, closeWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info×Group 28Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow MeNo thanks, closeSee our
Privacy NoticeFootballer Jermain Defoe has tied the knot with his Glaswegian fiance at Cliveden House, the venue where Meghan Markle stayed the night before she married Prince Harry. After keeping the details of their romance under wraps, the newlyweds have shared all about the moment they came into each other’s lives, with the striker describing his move to Scottish club, Rangers, as fate. Speaking exclusively to OK! from their sun-soaked honeymoon in the Maldives, Jermain says: “I never planned to get married by a certain age, but because I’ve been focused on my career for the past 22 years, it’s always been go, go, go.
Jermain Defoe and wife Donna have opened up about their true love story
(Image: Roberta Facchini)
“I always knew at some stage I was going to meet the right one and at the back end of my career, I go to Glasgow, play for Rangers and meet my future wife.” However, that was not the first time Jermain and Donna had met. The couple’s romance timeline dates back to his time playing for Sunderland FC in 2016, when he reached out to the beautiful brunette on social media. “We met years ago when I was playing for Sunderland and I messaged her on Instagram,” reveals Jermain. “I sent her DM. We had a general chit-chat but hadn’t spoken for ages.
Jermain and Donna met in 2016 but only became an item five years later
(Image: Roberta Facchini)
Read More
Related Articles
Jermain Defoe’s extravagant wedding album – flamethrowers, footballers and 7am finish
Read More
Related Articles
Holly Hagan’s Ibiza wedding album: Geordie Shore bridesmaids, 3 gowns and mermaid singers
“When I started playing for Rangers in 2019 I remembered Donna was from Glasgow and touched base with her again – I kept looking at her sexy pictures on Instagram. But we didn’t meet until January 2021 when Donna asked if I could give her a signed football shirt for a charity do.” Donna, who owns her own natural skincare business, Marinical.com, smiles, “It took a couple of years because I was playing hard to get!” Jermain, 39, and Donna, 40, describe their big day as “like a movie”. But she hadn’t always planned on having an extravagant wedding. “I’ve always been very independent and business focused,” she says. “I was taken by surprise, but obviously it took all these years to meet the right person and it all just felt right.”
The pair describe their union as just feeling ‘right’
(Image: Roberta Facchini)
Read More
Related Articles
Inside Sam Fox’s wedding: Norwegian pop stars, three-tier cakes and custom cars
Read More
Related Articles
Britney Spears sparks concern after deleting Instagram page again after wedding
Jermain says he knew Donna was The One when he met her family in Glasgow. “When she took me to her mum and dad’s house, just to see how she was with Olivia, and how she was with her mum, how close she was with her dad and her sister Charlene, just to see the love she gives her family and the love she gets back, it reminded me of the relationship I have with my family. When I saw that, and knowing how affectionate and loving she is anyway, that was it for me.” While Donna confesses, “It was the same for me. I’m a big family person and seeing the way he loved his mum and sister – he goes above and beyond for them and always has. I connect with people on a mental level and with Jermain I connected with his mind more than anything else.” Jermain is now a proud step-dad to Donna’s 12-year-old daughter Olivia, who the football ace paid a beautiful tribute to in his speech at their wedding.
Donna has praised her husband for being the ultimate step-dad to her 12-year-old daughter Olivia
(Image: Roberta Facchini)
“Everyone keeps talking about how special Jermain’s speech was,” says Donna. “They said it showed how much he appreciates me. The bit that got me was when he spoke about my daughter, who means the world to me. That made me feel extra-special. My daughter loves Jermain so much, he’s such a good stepdad. He’s amazing. I couldn’t have asked or wished for anything better than the way he treats Olivia.” Jermain proposed at Glasgow’s plush Blythswood Square Hotel last August. He hired the penthouse and kitted it out with heart-shaped balloons, the words “Marry Me” in lights and rose petals scattered on the floor. “If I’m going to do something I’m going to do it the right way or I’m not going to do it at all,” he admits. “You’re only meant to do it once and it’s got to be with somebody that’s so special.”
The pair described their wedding day as like “a movie”
(Image: Roberta Facchini)
Donna adds, “Even as he was asking me, I was getting down on one knee, too, saying, ‘Yes, yes, yes’.”Jermain laughs, “I was on one knee, and there was a heart shape on the floor, then she started getting down on one knee. I was like, ‘What are you doing?’” The couple jetted off for a romantic honeymoon in the Maldives. Jermain says. “When I’m like, ‘This is my wife, Donna,’ it’s still weird but amazing. I feel like a proper grown-up.” While Donna admits, “It hasn’t sunk in yet. It still feels like a dream.” For the latest on the very best celebrity weddings, sign up for OK!s daily newsletter here.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnJermain DefoeCelebrity weddings
