Enrique Iglesias fans were put on red alert over the weekend after the singer’s older brother suggested he has secretly married his long-term partner, the Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova.
Speaking to Spanish media over the weekend, Julio Iglesias, Jr, 50, left studio guests baffled after admitting their socialite mother Isabel Preysler has seen all of her children marry ‘at least once.’
Talking to broadcaster Sonsoles Onega, Julio, Jr – appearing on her show after half-sister Tamara Falco’s wedding on Sunday – offered a polite laugh when jokingly asked if Enrique and Anna’s own ceremony had been ‘small.’
He said: ‘What he didn’t do is a big wedding. He and Anna have been together for years and have three beautiful children.’
Acknowledging an apparent slip of the tongue, Onegao cut in, adding: ‘Look, don’t say it, because I’ll put you in a compromising position.’
Curious: Enrique Iglesias fans were put on red alert over the weekend after the singer’s older brother suggested he has secretly married his long-term partner, Anna Kournikova
Happy couple: Enrique embarked on a relationship with the now retired Russian tennis ace Anna in 2001 after she appeared in the promotional video for his single Escape,(pictured in 2006)
Face-to-face: Talking to broadcaster Sonsoles Onega, Julio, Jr offered a polite laugh when jokingly asked if Enrique and Anna’s own ceremony had been ‘small’
But when asked if 72-year old Preysler had seen each of her five children marry, he replied: ‘At least once, yes.’
Enrique embarked on a relationship with the now retired Russian tennis ace Anna, 42, in 2001 after she appeared in the promotional video for his single Escape, but has largely kept their relationship out of the public eye.
The couple currently share a home in Miami, where they raise three children – five-year old fraternal twins and three-year old daughter, Mary.
Julio, Jr also admitted his younger brother did not attend Tamara’s wedding at the picturesque El Rincón palace, some 40 miles outside of Madrid, because he doesn’t enjoy public events.
Tamara Falco, 41, married Íñigo Onieva with 400 well-heeled guests at the chapel in the grounds of El Rincón palace.
Tamara, daughter of the late Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón, and his first wife the Spanish-Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler, is known as the ‘most photographed woman in Spain’.
With the eyes of millions across Spain on them, Tamara and Íñigo enjoyed a weekend long celebration starting with a religious ceremony followed by a party and next-day brunch.
The couple met in 2020 at the party of a mutual friend Luis Bergel, they often share pictures of their lavish trips together as well as their idyllic home life going to many society parties through Spain.
Opening up: ‘What he didn’t do is a big wedding. He and Anna have been together for years and have three beautiful children,’ he said
Family: Enrique and Anna currently share a home in Miami, where they raise three children – five-year old fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, and a three-year old daughter (pictured)
Prior to becoming involved with Enrique, Anna was in a long-term relationship with professional ice hockey player Pavel Bure.
Rumours abounded about a potential marriage for the pair in the early 2000s, although neither of the two ever confirmed anything.
In 2017, the two announced that they had started a family after welcoming a pair of twins named Nicholas and Lucy.
The couple welcomed their youngest daughter, Mary, into their lives in January 2020.
Doting dad: Enrique sometimes shares sweet snaps on his children on Instagram (pictured in June)
Pictured: The couple are also parents to their 21-month-old daughter Mary
