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  • Anna Kournikova Has Yet To Meet Enrique’s Dad Julio

    Tennis star and pinup girl Anna Kournikova has been dating Latin music sensation Enrique Iglesias for 12 years. In a recent interview with Billboard, Iglesias revealed an almost unbelievable detail, Kournikova has never met Enrique’s father Julio Iglesias.

    Enrique says that there is no one to blame and that he rarely sees his estranged father, who was also quite a Lothario heartthrob back in his salad days. “The last 14 years, 15 years of my life have flown by. And that’s the only way I can truly explain it. There’s no reason why — it’s not his fault, and it’s not my fault.”

    The 70-year-old Julio, who is the best-selling Latin music artist ever, clearly has a complicated relationship with his son. One would think that some kind of musical collaboration between the two Latin artists would be an obvious choice, however, Julio said last year that he would never work with his son. “Singing with my son is something that would come off as very commercial. I think that he and I will never sing together. If we sing, it will be at a dinner, when he has kids and wants his kids to sing, just like my little ones do. I don’t believe in a public commercial duet between my kids and me.”

    Kournikova, 32, met Enrique, 38, while working on the music video Escape in 2001. Even though they’ve been romantically linked for over a decade, neither seems all that anxious to get hitched. Enrique’s parents were divorced, and Kournikova said in an interview with Women’s Health in 2011, “Marriage isn’t important to me. I’m in a happy relationship — that’s all that matters.”

    Enrique is currently out promoting his new album Sex and Love, which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200. However, the album quickly slipped to No. 42 in its second week. Even still, the Latin heartthrob isn’t worried about the album’s sales, especially considering his last album Euphoria (2010) took 18 months to produce two top five singles.

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  • Anna Kournikova Hasn’t Met Enrique Iglesias’ Dad?

    Seriously!

    Tennis Pro Anna Kournikova has yet to meet Enrique Iglesias‘ dad, Julio, despite the fact they’ve been dating for 12 years.

    “The last 14 years, 15 years of my life have flown by. And that’s the only way I can truly explain it,” said 38-year-old singer. “There’s no reason why — it’s not his fault, and it’s not my fault.”

    The reason could be that Iglesias and his dad, who is the best-selling Latin music artist in history, have had a strained relationship over the years.

    Last year, the 70-year-old said he would likely never collaborate with his son because it may come across as too commercial.

    “Singing with my son is something that would come off as very commercial,” Julio told El Universal at the time. “I think that he and I will never sing together. If we sing, it will be at a dinner, when he has kids and wants his kids to sing, just like my little ones do. I don’t believe in a public commercial duet between my kids and me.”

    Enrique and Kournikova, 32, met on the set of the singer’s Escape music video in 2001. Although they have been dating for a very long time, it doesn’t look like marriage is on the horizon for the power couple anytime soon.

    “I’ve never really thought marriage would make a difference. Maybe it’s because I come from divorced parents, but I don’t think you love someone more because of a piece of paper,” Iglesias told Parade in March 2012. “Nowadays, it’s not taboo to have kids and not be married.”

    Kournikova seems to agree with her love.

    “[Marriage] isn’t important to me,” Kournikova said in a Women’s Health interview. “I’m in a happy relationship — that’s all that matters.”

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  • Anna Kournikova Has Never Met Enrique’s Dad

    Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias have been together for over 12 years, but Enrigue’s father Julio Iglesias says that he has never met Anna and doesn’t see his son as often as he would like.

    You know I have to tell the truth, I have never met Anna,” the 70-year-old Julio said in an interview. “Yes, my wife and my kids and his brothers have, but I have never met her, no, no, never.”

    “My kids are very independent and it is difficult to see Enrique because he is all over the world,” Julio continued. “But Anna is very beautiful — they have good taste, my kids.”

    Anna and Enrique met on the set of the music video for “Escape.” Although both of them knew who the other was, they had never met before. Sparks began to fly on the set and the two soon realized that they had something special and began dating a short time later.

    “Never in a million years did I think that I would be making a video with her and that we would start up a relationship,” said about their relationship.

    Many people have wondered why Enrique and Anna have not settled down or had children yet but Enrique claims that he wants to wait until he is done with his career or at least ready to slow down with it. He said that he did not want to be gone for months at a time and not get to see his children and although he does want to be a father someday, he wants to wait until he is ready.

    Julio said that although his son is busy and doesn’t visit often, he is still very proud of him and knows that he will make a great father someday.

    Hopefully Julio and Anna will get a chance to meet soon or at least before Enrique and Anna decide to have a child.

    What do you think of Anna and Enrique’s relationship?

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  • Anna Kournikova: Still Yet To Meet Enrique Iglesias’ Dad

    Have you ever watched the music video to “Escape” by Enrique Iglesias and wondered if Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias would be a fitting couple? If you have not heard, Anna and Enrique are a couple and have been together for twelve years. I am sure that after you have been with someone for quite a while, you would meet their parents after a few years? Not Anna and Enrique.

    According to MSN.com’s Wonder Wall, 32-year-old Russian Tennis sensation Anna Kournikova has still yet to meet 38-year-old Latin pop singer Enrique Iglesias’ dad, well-known Latin singer Julio Iglesias. When Julio was asked about his son’s relationship with Anna, and why he has not met his son’s girlfriend of twelve years, Julio offered the following statement to The Mirror:

    “You know I have to tell the truth, I have never met Anna. Yes, my wife, and my kids and his brothers have, but I have never met her, no, no, never. I don’t know how comes. My kids are very independent and it is difficult to see Enrique because he is all over the world. But Anna is very beautiful — they have good taste my kids.”

    In a recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Enrique talks about his relationship with Anna and how they met on the set while filming the music video for “Escape.” Interviewer Rita Braver asked Enrique “You never set eyes on her the day before she showed up on the set?” Enrique’s response was “I knew who she was, because the producer I was working with was in love with her.” Enrique also added the fact that “Never in a million years did I think that I would be making a video with her and that we would start up a relationship.”

    CBS’ Braver also asked Enrique about the future, inquiring “Do you hope to be a dad some day?” Enrique’s response was “I do hope to be a dad”; however, Enrique admits that he doesn’t know if he’ll ever be ready for that and stated “I want to make sure I’m here as much as possible, and that I don’t travel as much. I don’t want to go on tour, and six months later, not recognize my own children.”

    To see Enrique and Anna’s on-screen chemistry, I have provided the music video to “Escape” below, which includes both Enrique and Anna on screen.

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  • Julio Iglesias Jr. Weds Model In Madrid

    The famous son of crooner Julio Iglesias married his longtime sweetheart in Madrid over the weekend, disappointing female fans everywhere.

    Iglesias and Belgian model Charisse Verhaert were engaged for seven years before taking their vows and celebrated the night before the big day by partying at a club. The famous family came together for the event, reuniting Julio’s mother–socialite Isabel Preysler–and father, who divorced in 1979. Brother Enrique couldn’t make it, however, as he is currently on a world tour.

    Iglesias, Jr. has worked for the Travel Channel and won CMT’s “Gone Country” competition in 2008 for a recording contract. He also models and is the spokesman for several brands.

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