He shocked the world when he married his second wife on board a luxury yacht in Nantucket, Massachusetts, just two weeks after they started dating.
And, Ben Foden branded his whirlwind wedding to Jackie Belanoff Smith the ‘best decision of my life’ as he toasted one year of marriage, on Monday.
Taking to Instagram, the rugby player, 35 – who welcomed baby Farrah with his wife just three months ago – shared a slew of throwback photographs from their big day.
Congratulations! Ben Foden, 35, branded his whirlwind wedding to Jackie Belanoff Smith the ‘best decision of my life’ as he toasted one year of marriage, on Monday
In a colourful shot, the pair were seen smooching while holding classes of rosé, while in another black-and white shot they could be seen walking hand in hand.
Showing his artistic side, Ben shared further monochrome shots of the yacht on which they married.
The father-of-three wrote alongside: ‘Exactly one year ago today I walked down that wooden walkway and made the best decision of my life – one of the craziest but still the BEST!
‘Love you with everything I have @snackyjax Thank you for loving me. #1yearanniversary.’
One whole year! Taking to Instagram, the rugby player – who welcomed baby Farrah with his wife just three months ago – shared a slew of throwback photographs from their big day
Stunning: In addition to the romantic couples photographs, Ben Showed his artistic side, by sharing further monochrome shots of the yacht on which they married
Ben married Jackie in August 2019 after just two weeks of dating.
The couple fell pregnant soon after, and welcomed their daughter Farrah Abra Foden in May, born three weeks early following health complications.
Ex-England rugby international Ben married first wife The Saturdays singer Una Healy in her native Ireland in 2012, after the pair dated for four years.
The couple divorced in July 2018 after six years of marriage when Ben confessed to cheating on Una with publicist Becky Milne.
Whirlwind: He shocked the world when he married his second wife on board a luxury yacht in Nantucket, Massachusetts, just two weeks after they started dating
Bundle of joy: Ben and Jackie welcomed the birth of baby daughter Farrah on May 20, at the height of Britain’s COVID-19 lockdown
After the couple split, Ben begged Una to forgive him for being unfaithful, telling The Sun in October 2019: ‘I hope Una will forgive me. I made the biggest mistake and the most stupid mistake you can make in a relationship.
‘We seemed like a perfect match but people never know what happens behind closed doors. I think it’s safe to say that Una and I were struggling for a number of years.’
Ben added that cheating on her was ‘the final nail in the coffin’ of their marriage.
In February, he admitted cheating on Una, telling The Guardian: ‘At the moment anything that’s published about me is never very good and pretty rightly so because I was the one who committed adultery.
‘At the same time, it wasn’t the only reason for our divorce to go through. It’s not ideal, but we’re very amicable, we’re getting through it, we’re not the first people in the world to get divorced. We’ve got two little kids we adore.’
Family: Ben also shares daughter Aoife, eight, and son Tadhg, five, with ex-wife Una Healy
Family: Ben Foden was finally able to introduce his baby daughter Farrah to her elder siblings Aiofe and Tadhg in July– two months after her birth
The sports star’s gushing anniversary post to wife Jackie came a month after he was finally able to introduce Farrah to her elder siblings Aiofe Belle, eight, and Tadhg John, five – from his marriage to ex-wife Una Healy.
The family reunited following several months apart due to the coronavirus lockdown, with his eldest children meeting Farrah for the first time aged two months.
To mark the occasion, the rugby ace took to his Instagram account to share an adorable snap of the proud dad and his three offspring relaxing on a bed together.
Captioning the heartwarming image, which was shared on his Instagram Stories, the hunky sportsman wrote: ‘4 in the bed and the little one said.’
Ben’s wife Jackie also shared a video, which showed Aiofe doting on her little sister, adding the caption: ‘Farrah is learning how to ‘social smile’ and is practicing on her beautiful big sister, whom she cannot stop staring at all day.’ [sic]