2024-02-16 08:15:00
This couple has been exciting the minds of fans for 22 years now. Anna and Julio are not very public people and rarely lift the veil of secrecy regarding their lives. Maybe this is the secret? Remember the saying that happiness loves silence? However, to the delight of fans, some details of the stars’ lives did leak out.
So, the first minutes of meeting did not foreshadow love at all, there was no hint that something might happen. An interesting incident occurred in 2001. Anna was invited to take part in the filming of a music video for the song “Escape”. As soon as Kournikova entered the set, Enrique became terribly indignant with the passion of a real Spaniard. And that’s why.
The athlete showed up at the studio not in the best shape: she had herpes on her lips, despite the fact that according to the plot of the video, a kiss was to be filmed. Anna later swore that she did not know regarding the piquant scene, and only heard regarding it before filming. Fortunately, professional makeup artists were able to hide the sore under a layer of makeup, and the passionate kissing scene was successfully filmed.
This is how the relationship between the tennis player and the singer began, which over time grew into friendship. So, a few years later, Enrique nobly wanted to protect the blonde’s reputation, and began to tell everyone a touching story that he did not kiss Anna only because he became shy as a boy in front of the Russian beauty. Of course, almost no one believed this funny legend.
Anna was born (June 7, 1981) and raised in a family of Moscow athletes, father Sergei is a wrestler, mother Alla is an athlete. The blond baby was a hyperactive child, so without a shadow of a doubt, her parents sent her to sports, choosing tennis. The future star’s first training began at the age of 5, and at the age of 10 she managed to win a prestigious children’s tournament in Italy. There she was noticed by employees of the famous tennis academy of Nick Bollettieri.
Anna passed the selection for this institution without any problems, and in 1992 Anna and her mother were already in Florida, joining the ranks of the academy’s students. Kournikova was personally trained by Nick with the hope of molding this little girl into a real champion. Yes, the academy did not have the most brilliant reputation, and many noted with regret that it was purely commercial. However, the undeniable fact remains that many famous champions graduated from these walls, including Agassi, Courier, as well as Monica Seles, Sharapova and so on.
However, Anna’s case is a separate case, and, it is worth noting, not a very simple one. It turns out that the girl’s behavior depended entirely on her parents – they interfered so much in her life, especially her mother Alla. This was so obvious that even coaches repeatedly complained to journalists that this woman had total control over everything her daughter did. Moreover, this applied to everything: the training process, competitions, and especially advertising contracts.
And once Alla made sure that her daughter had no competitors at the academy. This happened following Sharapova appeared, who competed with Kournikova. Anna’s mother also saw this and did everything to throw Maria out of the academy. The evil plan was implemented, and for some period Maria Sharapova left Nick Bollettieri.
But this did not affect Anna Kournikova’s personal career. Yes, the Russian woman won 16 doubles titles and rose to 8th position in the WTA rankings. However, throughout her entire sports life she might not win a single professional singles tournament.
At the same time, Kournikova was considered one of the most beautiful tennis players, which was certainly reflected in her earnings, which suited her quite well. As long as she achieved at least something, for example, reached at least the semi-finals of WiMbledon, the advertising contracts did not stop.
A slender model with beautiful long legs, who still somehow won, is simply a godsend for advertisers. And besides, there was a time when in doubles Kournikova held the “first” racket together with Martina Hingis (pictured below).
Her career as a professional athlete was suddenly interrupted when Kournikova injured her back. As a result, since 2003, her performances on world courts have come to an end. She took the racket occasionally, and only at charity events.
This course of events for Anna’s parents came like a bolt from the blue, a real shock. Now no fabulous fees, ratings and popularity. By the way, according to Forbes, Anna’s earnings were regarding $10 million annually. And suddenly all this wealth collapsed in one moment!
But at that time, Anna already had her main prize – handsome Enrique Iglesias. The fiery Spaniard, to the envy of all his fans, became close to Anna following filming the video. Soon they began attending parties together, and there was a moment when they began to suspect that the relationship was just a publicity stunt for the video. However, these speculations soon collapsed, and everyone realized that it was regarding love and family.
Today, more than twenty years later, Anna and Enrique are still considered one of the most mysterious couples in show business. Therefore, all this time the main question does not subside: did they even officially get married or not? This actually made for an interesting story.
Someone believed that they had been married since 2019, considering the new name that Anna began to indicate on social networks as proof: Anna Kournikova Iglesias. But in 2023, Enrique’s brother Julio Iglesias Jr. also hinted that civil marriage had finally received official status.
And the singer himself constantly says in interviews that Anna is his wife. But many did not believe that the feelings were sincere because of Enrique’s orientation. But to spite the spiteful critics, the couple’s love continues for more than 20 years. And besides, they gave birth to three wonderful children: twins Nicolas and Lucy (2017), who turned out to be an exact copy of Enrique, and daughter Masha (2019).
“I don’t sleep at night, but I have a great time! I wouldn’t trade fatherhood for anything in the world,” Enrique, who became a great father, talked regarding his feelings.
So, despite all the rumors and speculation, Anna and Enrique have been happy for many years.
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