BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Tom Fletcher has admitted that early on in his relationship with his now wife Giovanna, the pair actually split up. McFly singer Tom says he spent "years grovelling to get her back".
The couple have now been together for 19 years but Tom opened up on their early relationship and told how he actually dumped her two days after he asked her out.
Speaking to OK!, Tom said: “I asked her out on the day we met. She said yes but I dumped her two days later. Then I spent years grovelling, trying to get her to go back out with me – which thankfully worked! We’ve been together for 19 years this year.”
After their brief blip at the start of their romance, the couple's relationship went from strength to strength. They tied the knot in 2012, with Tom using lyrics from McFly's songs in his wedding speech which went viral.
Tom and Giovanna now have three children together, Buzz, eight, Buddy, six, and Max, four.
Speaking about being a dad, the All About You hitmaker said: "I’ve realised you can do a lot on very little sleep, I can honestly say that nothing prepares you for being a parent, no matter how prepared you think you are. But it’s the best, it’s amazing, and I love it.
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It comes after the singer confessed he hasn't 'really figured out' who he is as he takes a step back from the limelight. Tom made a decision to 'slow down' on social media around a year ago and has been putting all his focus on his work projects and his family.
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