David Ginola’s girlfriend, Maeva Denat shared the heartwarming moment that he reunited with their three-year-old daughter Ever, on her Instagram page on Tuesday.
The I’m A Celebrity star, 54, was finally able to see his young daughter as well as his model girlfriend, 32, after spending the past few weeks cooped up in Gwrych Castle in Wales and in isolation.
The little girl ran to her proud father in the airport and jumped into his arms as he gave her a huge hug after a month spent apart, while the tune Magic Moments by Perry Como played in the background.
Adorable: David Ginola’s girlfriend, Maeva Denat shared the heartwarming moment that he reunited with their three-year-old daughter Ever, on her Instagram on Tuesday
The former footballer spent much of his time on the show pining for Maeva and Ever, lamenting the time away from them.
In a heart to heart with Danny Miller, David admitted he was homesick, confessing: ‘Every day I’m more in love with my girlfriend. Every day I’m more in passion with my life.
‘I can’t wait, I can’t wait to get out and tell them how much I miss them. I think I’m going to hug my little girl for two hours. She will not understand.’
Magic moment: The I’m A Celebrity star, 54, was finally able to see his young daughter and model girlfriend, 32, after spending the past few weeks cooped up in Gwrych Castle in Wales and in isolation
Heartwarming: The little girl ran to her proud father in the airport and jumped into his arms as he gave her a huge hug after so much time spent apart
When he was surprisingly booted out of the show just before the final, he cheekily told Ant and Dec that he couldn’t wait to have sex with Maeva again.
When sked what he would do first, David said: ‘The first person I’m ringing is my girlfriend, she is going to be delighted.
‘The first thing I would like to do is make love. Well, that’s the truth, ha ha.’
Reunited: The former footballer spent much of his time on the show pining for Maeva and Ever, lamenting the time away from them
David and Maeva confirmed their romance in June 2016, just weeks after he suffered the heart attack and three months after announcing his separation from wife of 25 years, Coraline.
David revealed in the Castle that he had met Maeva the same day he suffered a near-fatal heart attack during a charity match five years ago, resulting in him dying for nine minutes before being brought back to life by a defibrillator.
He said: ‘I met my girlfriend the day I died. We’ve been together six years. She called me in the morning and she said, “Did you have a good sleep?” I said, “Very few hours, but it was fine.”
‘In the afternoon, I died on the football pitch.’
In the Telegraph, he said: ‘One minute I met an amazing woman, and then my life changed. If the doctors hadn’t saved me, then I could never have had the special relationship that I have now.’
Emotional: He said: ‘I can’t wait, I can’t wait to get out and tell them how much I miss them. I think I’m going to hug my little girl for two hours. She will not understand’
He continued: ‘I didn’t have my phone with me. After two weeks, I had my phone back and I had a message, I had flashes. I remembered this brunette, but I couldn’t see the face, couldn’t remember everything.
‘I had this message say, ‘David, how are you, I’m worried blah blah blah…’
The football legend added in the Telegraph: ‘My girlfriend probably didn’t know what to think, she didn’t see me for ages after we first met, maybe she thought I wasn’t interested, but actually I had been recovering in hospital.’
As well as their three-year-old daughter, Maeva also has a young daughter from a previous relationship, while David is father to son Andrea, 27 and daughter Carla, 23 from his marriage to Coraline.
Handsome: David and Maeva confirmed their romance in June 2016, just weeks after he suffered the heart attack and three months after announcing his separation from wife of 25 years, Coraline (Pictured in February 2019)