British rock legend, 63, reveals wife, 38, is pregnant with their first baby together in romantic bump snap
Sweet Surprise British rock legend, 63, reveals wife, 38, is pregnant with their first baby together in romantic bump snap
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BRITISH rock legend Roland Orzabal has revealed his wife Emily Rath Orzabal is pregnant with their first baby together.
Tears for Fears musician Roland, 63, and photographer Emily, 38, announced the news with a romantic Instagram post showing off her baby bump, simply captioned with a red heart emoji.
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Tears for Fears' Roland Orzabal has revealed his wife Emily Rath Orzabal is pregnant with their first baby together
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She showed off her baby bump in an Instagram announcement
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Posed against a rocky wall, she wore a brown-and-white striped dress and gazed down adoringly at her stomach.
The couple privately tied the knot in 2020, saying 'I do' on top of Aspen Mountain in Colorado after the pandemic forced them to cancel their original wedding plans.
Reflecting on the moment, Emily shared: 'We had to postpone our original wedding date in September 2020 because of Covid.
'I felt as all corona brides have been feeling: angry, sad, gypped, and confused as to when we should have a wedding.
'Roland and I were in the States for work. We desperately wanted to get married, even just legally, and so to honour our original date, we secretly eloped, just the two of us, atop a mountain in Aspen. It was the most magical moment of my life.
'It breaks my heart that my family could not be there to see it, but no one wanted to risk their safety.
'Two weddings was never my dream, but we adapted, separating the legal wedding from the celebratory wedding to come.'
She went on to say: 'In September we were able to use the autumnal flowers we'd originally wanted, and next year we can have all of the spring flowers!
'We got married at 11,212 ft high on Aspen Mountain, whereas next year will be inside an incredible venue.
'I wore a stunning Amanda Wakeley dress, which flowed in the wind so beautifully, and next year I will be wearing Phillipa Lepley.
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'I still don't feel as though I've had a wedding, because it was just the two of us, and it was a secret. We have yet to have a first dance or a honeymoon!
'But, six months into marriage, I am so happy, and cannot wait to marry Roland again next year, with all of our favourite people around us. We've been planning that one for a very very long time, so it should be extraordinary!'
The following year, the pair celebrated with a bigger wedding surrounded by loved ones at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
Roland already has two sons, Pascal and Raoul, from his previous marriage to Caroline, who sadly died in 2017 at the age of 54 following a battle with alcoholism-related dementia and cirrhosis.
After Caroline's death, Roland told The Irish Times his world 'sort of fell apart in 2018,' and he later sought help in rehab.
Those personal struggles went on to inspire the band's 2022 album The Tipping Point.
Last October, Tears for Fears released a track titled Emily Said, prompting Emily to write on Instagram: 'It's a good day for Emilys around the world because @tearsforfearsmusic just released a song about us.'
Roland remains one half of Tears for Fears, alongside bandmate Curt Smith.
The iconic duo are best known for hits like Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Head Over Heels.
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The couple privately tied the knot in 2020
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Roland remains one half of Tears for Fears, alongside bandmate Curt Smith
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