A park in London and a famous Hollywood film played a big role in the engagement of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ana Ivanović.
In 2016, soccer world champion Bastian Schweinsteiger (39) and successful tennis player Ana Ivanović (36) tied the knot in Venice. The two got engaged in the Notting Hill district of London in the summer of 2015. The public was already aware of this. The former Bayern star now talks again about this important moment in his life and reveals previously unknown details.
He was nervous before the very first meeting between the two, which incidentally took place shortly before the 2014 World Cup final. At that time he didn’t have a good command of the English language, which is why he was on the defensive at the beginning. He listened and saw what was happening. “And then I struck,” jokes Schweinsteiger, who was convinced by Ivanović from the first moment. “You feel special moments and you recognize them in love when you look deeply into someone’s eyes – and that’s exactly how it was with me.”
Bastian Schweinsteiger asked Papa Ivanović for permission in Serbian
They would have gotten along well right away. They then went for a walk in New York City and got to know each other better. “Thank God it turned out this way: now we are a happy family,” muses Schweinsteiger. But first, of course, he had to formally ask for her hand in marriage. He first flew to Belgrade and even asked her father in Serbian for permission to take his daughter as his wife.
Then came the day of the question of all questions: Schweinsteiger was inspired by the Hollywood cult film “Notting Hill” with Hugh Grant (63) and Julia Roberts (56). “In London there are small parks that are only accessible to local residents. And then I secretly rented the park from the ‘Notting Hill’ film.” He was aware that Ana was extremely curious and when the two of them walked past the park, the “gate was ajar”. “And I told her: Come on, let’s take a look! And then we went in there – and then I asked her. That came as a complete surprise to her,” says Schweinsteiger, describing the decisive moment.
The Kolbermoor-born ex-footballer and the Serbian tennis player now have three sons who were born in 2018, 2019 and 2023.
Source: Stern
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