EXCLUSIVE Finally got her happy ending! Former Bachelor star Brittany Hockley marries Swiss footballer Ben Siegrist in Bali - and wears a VERY dramatic wedding gown
Former Bachelor star Brittany Hockley has married her Swiss footballer fiancé Ben Siegrist.
The couple tied the knot during a romantic ceremony in Bali on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old was ever the blushing bride on her big day, walking down the aisle in a strapless dress featuring a lace corset with dramatic long train.
The Life Uncut podcast announced her engagement to Ben, 33, last year.
Brittany, who formerly described herself as 'the perpetually single host', had been dating Ben long-distance for eight months when he popped the question.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Brittany Hockley (@brittany_hockley)
In her post, Brittany expressed her love for her new fiancé, writing: 'In any lifetime it's a YES! Just two people loving each other for the rest of our lives.'
Brittany went Instagram official with Swiss goalkeeper Benjamin in January last year.
The duo met in November 2022 on the celebrity dating app Raya.
At the time the goalkeeper's soccer team, the Glasgow-based Celtic FC, was playing in Australia against Sydney FC.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia at the ACRA awards in October, the radio presenter said she has set a date and is currently in the process of planning their big day.
'I'm getting married next year. I'm not telling too many secrets yet. Mitch [Churi] is of course going to be there,' Brittany began as she led the red carpet arrivals with her former KIIS FM Pickup co-host.
'Mitch actually has a starring role in the wedding.'
'Am I ring bearer?' Mitch asked her. 'Actually I'd be so pi***d off if I was just ring bearer,' he joked when asked if he'd be up for MC'ing.
The Bali nuptials come after Brittany's wedding guest list raised many eyebrows.
While the couple's engagement been the talk of the town for months, the notable absences from the wedding invitations caught attention.
Sources close to the couple reveal that several of Brittany's fellow I'm A Celebrity 2024 'campmates' including Skye Wheatley, Callum Hole, and Denise Drysdale did not make the cut.
Despite the show's portrayal of a tight-knit group, insiders suggest that behind the scenes, not all relationships were as harmonious.
'The show presents a united front, but the reality is, not everyone clicked,' a source revealed.
'Brittany has chosen to keep her wedding intimate, inviting those she's closest to,' the insider said.
Adding to the intrigue, Brittany recently shared a lighthearted anecdote about her wedding invitations causing confusion among guests due to Aussie slang.
On her Life Uncut podcast, she recounted how the phrase 'no thongs' led to some hilarious misunderstandings among international invitees.
As the big day approaches, all eyes will be on the guest list and the potential for any surprise appearances or notable absences.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Love Island star ‘calls police' after influencer he met on dating site accuses him of cheating with ‘500 women'
LOVE Island star Tak Chipangura has told fans he has 'called the police' after a single date with an influencer turned sour. Tak, who appeared on the Australian series of Love Island, was accused by the woman of cheating with "500 women" following their night together. 4 4 Tak is believed to have met the female influencer on dating site Hinge but now claims to have got "the proper authorities" involved. The rapper and former security guard has accused the woman of "harassment, bullying, public safety and defamation of character". She has even been accused of telling Tak she "wished he died" after he had a minor prang in his car. In a lengthly statement on Instagram, Tak has broken his silence on the situation which he says occurred after he spent one night with her. He told his fans: "First I would love to say thank you for the love and support I've received, really appreciate the ones who reached out to check in on me and make sure I'm doing okay. "I'm not going to feed into this behaviour, the people who know me know that I'm not capable of such things. "All of this will be dealt with accordingly and by the proper authorities as she has made some pretty serious and false allegations. "Harassment, bullying, public safety and defamation of character are serious offences and should not be taken lightly. "And to all the people that enable this behaviour making fake accounts to give her false information and formulate scenarios that never occurred, it's worth taking a long look in the mirror before contributing to the defamation of someone's character." Tak appeared in the 2022 series of Love Island Australia. Love Island UK left looking tame as Aussie contestants boast about 'pounding' on the show Before entering the villa, he spoke proudly of his "strong morals". He lasted 22 days on the show. Now working as a rapper and model, Tak is believed to have hooked up with the female influencer on Hinge for a date last week. The woman later posted a video on social media claiming he had been speaking to other women behind her back. "I am crashing out because a man has been deceiving me and about 500 other women," she ranted. The influencer, who is also Australian, also made a string of other allegations before they were delated. Fans have been left shocked by the situation and have given their opinions on Reddit. One said: "This is all because he met her 3 days ago. She's already obsessed with him when he only spoke to her as a general and didn't promise her kids, marriage etc. crazy." Another added: "I feel like this level of crashout would be warranted to some extent if they were in a committed relationship, but based on what he said it sounds like she's the only person he's met off hinge." And a third said: "Idgaf [I don't give a f***] about hook ups btw but agree he's allowed to say he's not keen to continue things with her without her losing her mind like this. Hopefully the police help him." 4
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
Glamorous socialite and heiress Lou O'Neil expecting her second child with husband Jake
Heiress Lou O'Neil has announced she's expecting her second child with property developer husband Jake. The glamourous socialite took to Instagram on Friday to share a series of snaps that showed her cradling her burgeoning baby bump. Lou was positively glowing in the images, wearing a flowing white long-sleeved dress that showed off her precious cargo. She was seen posing next to an ornately decorated table, topped with a bouquet of pink peonies with a pink candle at the centre. One photo showed the happy couple posing together and beaming broadly, with Jake looing every inch the proud dad. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Another photo showed son Otis, 1, inquisitively pointing at the floral display as mum cradles him in her arms. Captioning the sweet images, Lou revealed that Otis would soon have a little sister to dote on. 'Halfway with baby number 2. We can't wait to meet our baby girl,' she wrote, adding in a subsequent post that her daughter would arrive in October. The post was met with an outpouring of congratulations from friends and followers. Block star and influencer Elle Ferguson jumped in with a gushing: 'Yay, congratulations, beautiful,' while shopper to the stars Gab Waller added a simple 'Congratulations,' augmented with a red bow emoji. Another chimed in with: 'That little girl will be very loved and have the best wardrobe thanks to mummas style. Congrats.' The well wishes didn't stop there with one follower making note of the stunning images. 'Lou Lou these images are soooo dreamy. Last slide HALLMARK,' they wrote, referring to a photo showing Otis with his back to camera, investigating the floral display. The auspicious news comes after Lou and Jake welcomed their first child back in 2023. 'Otis Donald O'Neil,' she captioned an adorable clip of their newborn son, revealing he was born on November 17. The couple then hosted a lavish gender reveal party in May of that year At the time, Lou shared footage of the moment she and Jake learned the sex of their newborn, surrounded by family. She pulled open pocket doors to find a tower of blue bows signifying that the couple had a baby boy on the way. The gender reveal was styled by creative studio The Make Haus, with guests given blue and pink bows in order to guess the baby's gender prior to the reveal. The couple's first pregnancy announcement came a year after they tied-the-knot at the heritage-listed Carthona mansion in Sydney's Darling Point. The nuptials were a coming together of two of the country's wealthiest families. Jake, who works for family business Addenbrooke, is the second-eldest son of millionaire superyacht broker and Rose Bay marina owner, Denis O'Neil and Charlotte O'Neil. Lou is the daughter of the late Donald Hay, brush pioneer and founder of Hayco. Jake and Lou originally dated in high school before reuniting in 2020. Lou, a beauty and fashion content creator, isn't the only wealthy outsider to marry into the O'Neil family. Aussie Home Loans heiress Deborah Symond O'Neil tied-the-knot to eldest son Ned in 2018 in a lavish ceremony in the Whitsundays.
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The subtle red flags that 'disturbed' Hugh Jackman's ex... now she knows the truth was hiding in plain sight
Hugh Jackman 's new lover Sutton Foster attempted to befriend his wife in the run up to their shock divorce by going on double dates with the couple. Deborra-Lee Furness suspected that Foster was having an emotional affair with her husband and was left 'disturbed' by her attempts to befriend her, the Daily Mail can reveal. But the Australian actress is taking comfort that the pair's actions, will 'all come back around to them', according to an insider. Furness, 69, and Jackman, 56, announced their split in a statement in September 2023, telling fans that they were 'shifting' and as a result had decided to 'separate to pursue our individual growth'. Rumors soon followed of a romance between Jackman and Foster, with the Music Man co-stars later confirming they were an item in January, with what fans deemed a staged picture of them leaving a Los Angeles restaurant hand-in-hand. Furness is said to be livid at Foster for trying to get close to her, and believes she should take accountability for the break down of her marriage to the Wolverine star, with whom she has adopted children Oscar, 25, and daughter Ava, 19. 'The fact that Sutton used to go on double dates and tried so hard to befriend Deb is extremely disturbing to her,' an insider exclusively told the Daily Mail. 'She will never have anything to do with Sutton. 'Deb is friends with Sutton's ex and they both share a deep sense of betrayal.' Foster was married to screenwriter Ted Griffin from 2014 until 2024. They are parents to adopted daughter Emily, seven. Furness 'cannot forgive' Foster, who starred in Younger and Bunheads, because she feels she 'played a role in the breakdown of her marriage' and believes the Broadway star 'should take accountability for this.' 'Deb released her statement and is now focusing on moving forward with her life,' our insider said. 'She has done the work that she needs to not allow this to hold her back from living or falling in love again. Deb knows that one day this will all come back around to the both of them.' Furness previously opened up about her feelings of 'betrayal' in a blistering statement to Daily Mail, which read: 'My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal. 'It's a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working FOR us.' Jackman has yet to release his own statement on the split, but a source previously told Daily Mail he had been left 'extremely disappointed' by the her words, as he believed they had an 'understanding' they would not publicly trash one another. Foster has also remained silent, and desperately avoided questions about her love life as she flew solo at the annual Drama Desk Awards in New York on Sunday night. But that didn't stop actor Michael Urie, who played Foster's on-stage lover in Broadway production Once Upon a Mattress, from lifting the lid on the new relationship. 'I mean, she's my colleague and my friend, and I love her and I know that she's a really great person and she surrounds herself with really good people, like, all the time,' 44-year-old Urie said in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail. Directly addressing Foster's romance with Jackman, he added: 'I believe in her and I believe that she's happy.' But their happy union could be tested as rumors abound that Furness is preparing to drop a tell-all book about her relationship with Jackman. Last week the Daily Mail revealed the actress 'has been flooded with very tempting book offers' and offered 'huge amounts' to blow the lid off their marriage and spill intimate details about their time together, including weathering persistent rumors about his sexuality. The Daily Mail has approached Furness, Jackman and Sutton's representatives for comment.
