Jenson Button and his wife Brittny Ward have opened up about their relationship and how they met in a candid new interview.
Model Brittny, 33, alluded to 43-year-old F1 star Jenson’s messy split from his first wife Jessica Michibata, saying she met him when he was ‘in a divorce situation’.
Speaking to The Times, Jenson also admitted that he was a ‘selfish human’ before having his two kids Hendrix, three, and daughter, Lenny, two, with Brittny.
Brittny told the publication of when they first met and got together: ‘We sort of had this chemistry right away. It was undeniable and just so easy.
‘Jenson was in a divorce situation – not the best timing, but you can’t always pick the moment. I think he liked my dry, sarcastic sense of humour.’
Sweet: Jenson Button and his wife Brittny Ward have opened up about their relationship and how they met in a candid new interview (pictured in 2016)
Complicated: Model Brittny, 33, alluded to 43-year-old F1 star Jenson’s messy split from his first wife Jessica Michibata, saying she met him when he was ‘in a divorce situation’ (Jenson and Jessica in 2009)
Racing driver Jenson went on to speak about the joys of parenting, saying these days the ‘only race in our house is to be the first to put the children to bed’.
He explained: ‘I’m a changed man since they were born — sometimes we even fight over who gets to wake them. This is such a wonderful time in my life and I’m very grateful for what I have.
‘I raced in Formula One for 17 years. As a driver, everything is done for you and I took that for granted. I became a selfish human being but children changed that.’
He added that when his first child Hendrix was born in 2019 he took a while to ‘find his place’ and be a ‘good dad’.
He also gushed over his relationship with Brittny saying he knew pretty quickly that she was ‘the one’.
Jenson and Brittny were forced to postpone their wedding for the second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having pushed it back once after unexpectedly falling pregnant with their first child Hendrix.
The couple had first been due to tie the knot on July 6, 2019 but Brittny fell pregnant.
She wrote on Instagram: ‘Today would have been our wedding date in Italy, but in a few weeks we will be mummy and daddy.’
Change: Speaking to The Times, Jenson also admitted that he was a ‘selfish human’ before having his two kids Hendrix, three, (pictured) and daughter, Lenny, two, with Brittny
Love: Jenson and Brittny were forced to postpone their wedding for the second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having pushed it back once after unexpectedly falling pregnant with their first child Hendrix
Happy: Brittny told the publication of when they first met and got together: ‘We sort of had this chemistry right away. It was undeniable and just so easy’
Their son, Hendrix, arrived in July 2019 via a planned C-section, and Brittny announced the news with a sweet Instagram post.
Sharing a cute photograph of their baby boy’s feet, Brittny penned: ‘He’s here, he’s healthy and our hearts couldn’t be more full’.
Their second planned wedding was thought to be taking place on July 10, 2020, in Lake Como.
Brittny and Jenson got engaged in June 2018 after two years of dating.
During a candid interview with HELLO! magazine, the Playboy model later described how Jenson was overcome with emotion when he found out he was set to become a father.
She said: ‘Jenson was away when I found out, and I wanted to tell him face-to face so I waited until he returned home.
Mother: Their son, Hendrix, arrived in July 2019 via a planned C-section, and Brittny announced the news with a sweet Instagram post
Over: The sporting legend was married to model Jessica, but split in December 2015 after one year of marriage and a seven year romance (pictured together in 2011)
‘It was so hard to not say anything on the phone but I thought it was more special to do it in person. I gave him a little gift box with the test in it and he started crying.
‘It was a very sweet moment. It was exactly what you would want the father of your future child to do.’
Jenson was previously engaged to model Louise Griffiths, 40, before the couple split in 2005 after five years of dating.
The sporting legend was also married to model Jessica, but split in December 2015 after one year of marriage and a seven year romance.
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