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Who is Jude Law's wife Dr Phillipa Coan? Inside their relationship as the behavioural psychologist is expecting their first child

Jude Law revealed he is “having more fun than I’ve ever had in my life” with his new wife Dr Phillipa Coan.

Law tied the knot with the behavioural psychologist last year in an intimate London ceremony.

After Law said he was “absolutely” open to having more children last year, new photos taken of Coan revealed that could soon be a reality as she displayed a prominent baby bump.

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His future son or daughter with Coan will be Law’s sixth child, as he has five other children from previous relationships. The couple has not publicly addressed the pregnancy.

Speaking to the Telegraph previously, the Rhythm Section star said, “I love it, so absolutely, why not [have another child]? I’m very lucky to be involved with someone I’m madly in love with. The idea of having more children would be just wonderful.”

Saying that he was “fortunate” to be with Coan, he continued, “We have an incredibly stable and healthy, wonderful family existence and that involves my kids who are young adults… and then the younger ones are just so much joy and so much fun.”​

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Law and Coan certainly seem to be having the time of their lives, as they were pictured at Wimbledon last year in fits of giggles. Sitting in the Royal Box, it was their second outing at the high profile tennis tournament.

Law's romantic life has not been without its twists and turns, but it appears that The Holiday star is now happily settled.

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He and Phillipa Coan quietly tied the knot in a small London ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall last May, according to The Daily Mail.

While Law has had his fair share of high profile romances, his relationship with Coan - who holds a PhD in environmental change and runs her own consultancy - has remained pretty low key.

Jude Law with Phillipa Coan at Wimbledon in 2018 (Getty Images)

So who exactly is Jude's new wife?

Who is Phillipa Coan?

Dr. Phillipa Coan describes herself as a “business psychologist and behaviour change specialist” on Twitter, adding that she applies “psychology to tackle climate change”. She has a large team helping her to achieve that at her company STRIDE.

According to STRIDE’s official website, the organisation is a consultancy that helps companies save money, carbon and energy by encouraging their employees to change their behaviour. Coan is the founder of the organisation and, beyond STRIDE, the behavioural psychologist also has experience working within the oil, gas, manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, higher education and financial services.

She currently holds a PhD in environmental behaviour change and has won awards for her research. She is also a chartered member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology.

The highly qualified psychologist and business founder also happens to be married to British actor, Jude Law.

How long did Phillipa Coan and Jude Law date?

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Dr. Phillipa Coan and Jude Law were first seen in public at the Hay Festival in 2015, when she accompanied Law on the carpet.

At the time, a source told The Daily Mail,He's serious about her. He loves how intelligent Pippa is and finds it refreshing to date a girl who is not from his showbiz world. He's pretty smitten and doesn't want to mess it up.”

Compared to his previous, high profile relationships with his ex-wife Sadie Frost and relationship with actress Sienna Miller, Law and Coan have stayed out of the limelight. In fact, Law told Modern Living, “She’s mine and no one else’s. I’m very, very happy. Our relationship is a very private thing, and I think part of the fact it works so well is exactly because of that.”

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When did Phillipa Coan and Jude Law get married?

They were rumored to be considering a French wedding but instead, they tied the knot in a surprise London ceremony. Only a few close friends were invited to the ceremony and it most definitely was not a Hollywood affair.

Rafferty Law (Getty Images)

It's believed that Law’s son, model and actor Rafferty Law, served as his best man. Rafferty is Law’s eldest son from his previous marriage to actress Sadie Frost, with whom he has two additional children: model Iris Law and Rudy Law. He also has a daughter named Sophia with model Samantha Burke and another daughter called Ada with singer-songwriter Catherine Harding. (Law was not married to Burke or Harding.)

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