'We went out when we were 12 and I was besotted with him!': Rachel Stevens details rekindling romance with her childhood sweetheart who she married and had children with
Rachel Stevens opened up about re-meeting her childhood sweetheart who she later married and had children with on a new podcast on Wednesday.
The former S Club 7 star, gushed over her partner Alex Bourne, 44, whom she married in 2009.
The 43-year-old discussed her defining life moments as she recalled 'randomly' bumping into her former boyfriend repeatedly.
Love story: Rachel Stevens opened up about re-meeting her childhood sweetheart who she later married on Roxie Nafousi's The Moments That Made Me podcast on Wednesday
Rachel detailed how it was 'like they were being pulled back to each other' on Roxie Nafousi's The Moments That Made Me podcast.
She said: 'We were childhood sweethearts. We went out with each other when we were 12, we met at youth club and I was besotted with him!
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'We went out for probably about four weeks and when you're that age that was a really long time!'
The blonde beauty explained how the pair use to be in the same social groups growing up together in North London.
Loved up: The former S Club 7 star, gushed over her partner Alex Bourne, 44, whom she married in 2009 (pictured in 2017)
Detailing their love story, she continued: 'We then went on dates again when we were like 16 and then again when we were 18 and then we parted ways, you know, obviously I went off and did my thing he went off and did his thing.
'Years and years later, I was in Selfridges randomly and he walked in and we bumped into each other.
'We were both in our late 20s and weirdly he said as he was walking in, I know I'm going to see you, he knew he was going to see me…'
Unfortunately, the timing was off for the pair as Rachel had just come out of a long term relationship and Alex had a girlfriend at the time.
Happy ending: The 43-year-old discussed her defining life moments as she recalled 'randomly' bumping into her former boyfriend repeatedly
Sweethearts: Rachel said: 'We went out with each other when we were 12, we met at youth club and I was besotted with him! We went out for probably about four weeks'
She explained: 'It was just lovely to see him as an old friend and from that moment on we kept randomly bumping into each other.
'His relationship with his girlfriend ended and then I went off to LA and he was an actor at the time so he came out to LA, too.
'Then we rekindled our relationship again!
'So, it was quite a random meeting and then just sort of randomly bumping into each other it was like we were being pulled back to each other.'
Growing up: The blonde beauty (pictured at age 20 performing in S Club 7) explained how the pair use to be in the same social groups growing up together in North London
Throwback: Rachel detailed how it was 'like they were being pulled back to each other' on Roxie Nafousi's The Moments That Made Me podcast
Rachel admitted that after rekindling their romance, she knew that Alex was 'the one' but said they took their relationship slowly, adding 'the rest is history'.
Rachel and Alex later welcomed two daughters Amelie, 11, and Minnie, eight.
The singer revealed last month, that she's 'bursting with pride' and thinks her daughter Amelie has 'found her career' after bagging herself a major West End role.
She confessed she couldn't stop bawling while watching her eldest child perform for the first time - in a role she has chosen not to disclose - and will use her own industry experience to 'guide her' as a mentor.
Family: Rachel and Alex later welcomed two daughters Amelie, 11, and Minnie, eight (both pictured)
Rachel claimed Amelie is 'following in her footsteps' and loves singing, as her 'heart was pounding' during the 'special' moment in an exclusive interview with MailOnline.
She said: 'I'm always singing, always, and so are my kids. We're in a very musical house and my daughter is definitely following in my footsteps.
'I'd help her in terms of being there for advice and to guide her for sure, but it's a very different world now, music is like a whole different industry to when I was in it.
'She's actually in a show at the moment in the West End so she's already starting her journey and I'm so proud of her. She's loving it so much and she's found her career.'
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