2GB radio host Ray Hadley says he was an ‘unhappy person’ before he married Sophie Baird

Ray Hadley and his glamorous former secretary wife Sophie Baird have been married for just two months. 

And the 2GB radio host, 66, has confessed that his beloved spouse has made him a happier person. 

Speaking to Men’s Health, the radio host admitted:  ‘Just being with her calms you down. I was a very unhappy person for a long time. 

‘I’m not blaming anyone for my unhappiness, but I was very unhappy. Professionally, I was happy, but personally, I was very unhappy, without knowing I was unhappy or why,’ he said. 

Ray added: ‘I’m in a high-powered job. I’m expected to perform every day, and sometimes you lose sight of your priorities. You’re not doing what you should be doing in relation to yourself or your family’. 

He added that the current generation of younger men in his field prioritise their families, and Ray believes they are right to do so.  

‘Yes, they’re ambitious and want to succeed, but they don’t sacrifice their families for their ambitions. And that’s a great thing,’ he said. 

Ray and Sophie tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in NSW, celebrating the special event with friends and family at Saddles, a gourmet restaurant in Mount White on Saturday, March 27. 

Among the 118 guests were Ray’s first wife Anne Marie and his three children Daniel, Laura and Sarah as well as Sophie’s children Nick and Jessie, from her first marriage.

Sophie told The Daily Telegraph’s Confidential, the pair were ‘too old’ to have a bridal party. 

The newlyweds honeymooned at Hayman Island during the Easter break.

Ray and Sophie had to postpone their big day on three occasions last year due to Covid-19.

Ray proposed to Sophie – who was his personal assistant for 16 years – in October of 2019 as he left home to call the NRL grand final between the Sydney Roosters and Canberra Raiders at Sydney Olympic Park.

With a combined three previous marriages, the loved-up pair have six adult children.

They include Daniel, 30, and Laura, 28, from Hadley’s first marriage with Anne Marie, Emma and Sarah from his second with Suzanne – and Nick, 21, and Jessie, 19, from Sophie’s previous marriage.