Martina Navratilova and her longtime partner Julia Lemigova are married. The 58-year-old tennis legend tied the knot earlier this week in New York City. Speaking to the media shortly after the ceremony, Lemigova admitted she was “overwhelmed,” while Navratilova said her new status felt “just really odd.” “I’m 58 years old, I got married for the first time … it’s about time, right?” said the 18-time Grand Slam singles winner, who began dating Lemigova in 2006. “Growing up as a gay woman you just don’t ever think about that, and then I thought, about 10 years ago, ‘You know, I think within 10 years gay marriage will be legal.'” “And here we are, 10 years later, making it legal.” Navratilova proposed during the U.S. Open tournament last September, in a moment that was telecast on the Jumbotron at New York’s Arthur Ashe stadium. The tennis legend was being interviewed in the Tennis Channel suite when she turned to Lemigova and said she would be asking the questions this time. Martina got down on one knee and proposed. “Originally it wasn’t the idea to do it at the U.S. Open, on the Jumbotron and all that, but then it was, ‘Why not? I’ve seen it in movies!'” she said after the fact. “And everything worked out perfectly!” The rest, as they say, is history. Our warmest congratulations to the happy couple and to all these other celebrity duos who chose 2014 to make it official … Celebrities Who Got Married in 2014 1. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie got married out of nowhere in August 2014! Congratulations!
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Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova: Married!
