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The real story behind Bec and Lleyton Hewitt’s adorable romance

The pair first met six years before they started dating but never spoke till it all clicked into place. - by Julian Rizzo-Smith
  • 24 Mar 2021

Bec and Lleyton Hewitt’s love story is fit for the ages and soap opera scripts.

WATCH: Bec & Lleyton Hewitt celebrate 12 years of marriage.

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While she may have carved a place in our heart as Hayley Smith Lawson on Home and Away, the 37-year-old actress is fresh on everyone’s minds as she prepares to cha-cha and tango her way to the top again in this year’s Dancing with the Stars.

But, the thing we won’t ever stop talking about? Bec Hewitt’s adorable long-lasting relationship to husband Lleyton Hewitt - and their soap opera origin story. They’re “proud parents,” and, dare we say, they’re Australia’s own Posh and Becks.

With the pair celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary this year, here’s everything you need to know about the actress-turned-reality-TV-star Bec Hewitt and her tennis-playing hubby, Lleyton Hewitt. 

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Bec and Lleyton Hewitt's relationship is nothing short of soap opera.

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Who is Bec Hewitt’s husband, Lleyton Hewitt?

Bec Hewitt’s husband, Lleyton Hewitt, is a semi-tired professional tennis player and - just casually - formerly held the title of the world No. 1. 

Born in Adelaide on 24th February 1981, the 40-year-old right-handed player is the most recent Aussie to win a men’s singles in the Grand Slam games, taking home gold at the 2001 and 2002 world tour finals.

WATCH: Lleyton Hewitt's son Cruz follows in dad's footsteps on tennis court.

When did Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt first meet?

In what can only be described as a story ripped from the soap opera scripts of Summer Bay, Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt first met in passing at a charity tennis tournament in 1999, six years before they started dating and got married. 

According to an interview with Stellar, the two were dating other people at the time - proving that sometimes it's a case of meeting the right person at the wrong time but true love is something you just can’t ever control.

“We didn’t speak for six years,” Bec Hewitt told Stellar.

“It was only when both of our relationships had broken up [that] he eventually touched base in a text message to tell me something he was working on.”

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As the age old tale goes, Bec and Lleyton first met six years before they started dating.

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When did Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt get engaged?

In 2005, Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt shocked fans when they announced their engagement just six weeks after dating. Sometimes when you know, you just know.

“It was such a whirlwind, which I think was part of the reason why we ended up with such a lot of attention — because it was after only six weeks that we got engaged,” she told Stellar. 

WATCH: Bec Hewitt on how she started dating Lleyton Hewitt.

When did Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt get married?

Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt got married on the 27nd of July 2005, just a few months after reuniting. This year, the loved-up duo celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary. 

The Hewitt’s wedding ceremony was nothing short of an epic crossover between the most prolific sporting and entertainment icons in Australia at the time - Bec’s bridesmaids included Kate Ritchie and Ada Nicodemou.

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Beyond stealing our hearts, the pair also stole the title for best dressed couple on the Aussie red carpet.

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How many kids do Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt have?

Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt have three wonderful children - Mia Rebecca Hewitt, 15, Cruz Lleyton Hewitt, 12, and Ava Sydney Hewitt, 10.

While Cruz practises with his dad to become his tennis prodigy, Mia is taking the fashion world by storm with her mum and growing up to become a bit of a Gen Z style icon. 

“Mia’s five-year plan is to move to either New York or Paris and make a name for herself,” a source told Now To Love. 

“Despite her young years, Mia’s a very worldly young woman, since Bec and Lleyton have travelled the globe with her by their side for his tennis career.”

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