Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova and her fiancé, businessman Alexander Gilkes, have adjusted their wedding plans after becoming parents.
The couple, who got engaged in December 2020, welcomed their son Theodore in July 2022.
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In a 2024 interview with People Magazine, Sharapova explained the decision to delay their celebration.
“We were going to have a big wedding, and then I got pregnant, and so we haven't scheduled a new wedding yet,” she said.
The former world No. 1 emphasized that the couple is not in a hurry.
“Not in a rush,” she stated, adding that she expects the wedding to take place “in the next couple of years.”
Sharapova and Gilkes began dating in 2018 and announced their engagement on social media in December 2020.
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The tennis star shared a heartfelt message: “I said yes from the first day we met. This was our little secret, wasn't it.”
Gilkes, co-founder of the online auction house Paddle8, responded publicly: “Thank you for making me a very, very happy boy.
I look forward to a lifetime of loving you and learning from you.”
Beyond his business ventures, Gilkes has close ties to the British Royal Family.
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He attended the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Princess Catherine and is friends with Prince William, Prince Harry, and Princess Eugenie, who once worked at his auction house.
