09-05-2025
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Kian Egan and wife pay tribute to their 'fairytale' life on wedding anniversary
The couple met in 1999 and began dating four years later
Kian Egan and his wife Jodi Albert have paid tribute to their 'fairytale' life on their wedding anniversary.
The couple wed in May 2009 on the tropical island of Barbados.
Taking to Instagram, Jodi shared a carousel of snaps showing the couple posing together happily on their wedding day.
'You played me this song in my lil apartment in Liverpool 22 years ago to ask me to be your a couple of years of being 'friends',' she captioned the post which included the song 'I'm Ready' by Bryan Adams.
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'We got married 16 years ago on the island where we had our first holiday together.
"We went swimming in the ocean, a lil tropical rain came down on us and you said 'I love you' for the first time.
'You always told me to settle for nothing than the fairytale… and that's what we have,' she continued.
'We have shared family heartbreak together, made the most beautiful babies together and continue to support each other in our dreams.
'I'm so excited for the rest of our story. I love you so much @kianegan Happy Anniversary my darling.'
Kian also marked the occasion and confessed that it was love at first sight.
'This day 16 years ago I married the love of my life.
'The day we first meet back in 1999 I knew she was the one for me. After being together for 22 years we are more in love now than we ever were.
'The family we have made together, the dreams we make together… it just never ends. I love you so much @jodialbert and I am so lucky to have found you all those years ago and I will never let you go,' he gushed.
'Happy Anniversary I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.'
Kian previously shared that they were only dating for eight weeks when they exchanged 'I love yous' on their whirlwind trip to the Caribbean.
'In 2003, I took Jodi to Barbados. We had only been together for eight weeks.
'As soon as you arrive in Barbados, you know you're on holiday as everyone's friendly and laid-back. It's a bit like Ireland.
'We enjoyed the place so much we decided to have our wedding there.'
The couple have three sons together, Koa (13), Zekey (9) and Cobi (7).
Kian and Jodi met backstage at a music festival when Albert was in pop group 'Girl Thing'.
The Westlife star asked music mogul Simon Cowell to introduce them, but was warned off as Jodi was just 15.
'I was standing with Simon Cowell and was like: 'Who's that?.' Simon said: 'No, no, no kiddo,' he previously told Fabulous Magazine.
'He was very protective because Jodi was just 15, but we flirted for the rest of the day.
'We didn't get together for another four years. Jodi was only 15 after all,' he added.
