How Delta Goodrem upstaged her ex Brian McFadden as the pair marry their respective partners within weeks of each other after bitter split

Daily Mail​

16-07-2025

Delta Goodrem 's wedding to Matthew Copley has been the talk of the town after the Aussie singer said 'I do' in a lavish Malta ceremony in June.
The nuptials, which were attended by the likes of Richard Wilkins and Renee Bargh, were an extravagant multi-day celebration, with the couple exchanging vows in the historic St. Paul's Cathedral, partying the night away at Naxxar's Palazzo Parisio and recovering the day after at a luxury beach club.
However, the nuptials came just a few weeks before Delta's ex-fiancé Brian McFadden tied the knot in a simple ceremony on the north Cornish coast In July.
The Westlife star, 45, wed his partner Danielle Parkinson, with whom he shares daughter Ruby, after eight years together.
In July, the couple celebrated their nuptials at Lusty Glaze Beach amongst family and friends in an intimate ceremony.
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The wedding marks the third trip down the aisle for the Irish pop star, who was previously married to Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona from 2002 to 2006, and TV presenter Vogue Williams between 2012 and 2016.
The coincidental timing of Delta and Brian's respective marriages shines a light on their bitter split fourteen years ago.
The couple, who got together in 2007 and became engaged later that year, called time on their relationship in 2011.
The boy band star and Aussie singer issued a joint statement at the time, saying the decision to break up was mutual and amicable.
Brian, who moved to Australia to be with Delta, took to Twitter to thank his former fiancée for their time together.
Brian posted: 'I love Delta and always will. She is one of God's living angels. I thank her for giving me the best years of my life. Please give us time x.'
However, news of their split turning sour soon filled the airways.
Speaking to Vogue Australia a year later, Delta said: 'There is so much I'd like to say. I was really unhappy and I didn't know how to get out. I learnt. I got there in the end.'
At the time, friends of the Born To Try hitmaker blamed Brian's insecurities for the bitter ending, claiming that he struggled being in Delta's shadow in the public eye.
'In some ways, it was hard for him to be the back seat to the Delta Show,' the insider said.
'No one could live up to that expectation.'
Now, years later, it seems Delta is still showing the Irish star up as she dominates headlines with her lavish European wedding celebrations.
Last week, the Australian pop star shared the first look at her 'fairytale' nuptials with Vogue Australia.
'June 2025, Husband and Wife. It was more magical than we both could have dreamed,' Delta wrote in an emotional caption on Instagram.
'We said I do under the Maltese skies in a family fairytale wedding brought to life by so many angels surrounding us,' she continued.
'We are holding on to every memory from that moment, the love, the laughter, the happy tears and dancing till the sun came up.'
The blushing bride stunned in an off-the-shoulder wedding gown with a racy sweetheart neckline designed by South Australian fashion designer Paul Vasileff.
The French tulle gown features gorgeous lattice detailing and a two-and-a-half metre train.
Delta said she worked with the designer over three months to create a gown that felt, 'super personal and very special.'
'Paul and I connected the second I got engaged, and we started working together immediately,' Delta told Vogue of the couture creation.
The gown, which took around 500 hours to make, included nods to the couple's romance, including their wedding date, a pair of swans and cherubs, embroidered into the fabric.
Vasileff had also dressed Delta for the 2016 Logie Awards and described working with her as a 'dream collaboration'.