Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding are one of Australia’s most beloved couples, and the story behind their romance is notable – with the pair having met in a cafe while Rebecca was a waitress.
Yet, speaking to Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren in July 2024, Andy revealed Rebecca was surprised when he asked her to marry him, even though they’d been together for a decade.
‘’She was shocked, actually, which is weird. What is weird about getting engaged is that … we know, so it’s not a surprise to us at all,” he joked.
As the couple count down the days until their nuptials, we take a closer look at Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding’s love story.
Is Andy Lee married?
Andy Lee is currently engaged to his fiancée, Rebecca Harding.
After many years of fan jokes surrounding his proposal, Andy announced his engagement to Rebecca in May 2024 on an episode of the Hamish and Andy podcast.
‘’I asked Bec to marry me on Sunday,’’ he said, jokingly adding, ”Is it a bit quick? That’s all I wanna ask.” The following day, Rebecca shared the news on Instagram, posting a loved-up photo showing off her sparkling engagement ring.
‘’People keep saying we rushed into this, but we don’t care what people say!’’ she wrote, prompting an outpouring of congratulatory messages.
‘’Momentous. Ultimate Wingman is finally, officially retired,’’ joked Hamish Blake.
‘’Because sometimes renovating a giant old house isn’t enough to organize. Best of luck you lovebirds,’’ added fellow comedian Rove McManus.
How did Andy Lee meet Rebecca Harding?
Andy and Rebecca first crossed paths in a Melbourne cafe in 2014, with Andy making his move by writing his email address on a napkin.
“There’s plenty of hot chicks in the world,” he told Australian Women’s Weekly in May 2024, “but with Bec, it was the way she was chatting to people in the cafe. I sat there for a long time watching her, which is probably weird in hindsight.”
“I ordered just about everything on the menu so I could stay there longer. In the end, it was a full degustation breakfast. I ordered things I’ve never eaten in my life. She was genuinely interested in everyone in the cafe. She got so excited chatting to the customers that she knew what their children were studying at university and where they’d been on holiday, but totally forgot what they’d just ordered.”
“She was a terrible waitress. She had to come back to the tables a few times because she’d mucked up people’s orders, and she blamed the chef, which impressed me.”
Sharing the adorable story behind their early romance, Rebecca added, “He wrote down his email address, not a phone number [on a napkin], which I actually thought was a bit weird and a bit of a smooth move. I thought to myself, ‘I bet he does this all the time.'”
Despite her trepidations, Rebecca did message him and said, “Barely 20 seconds after I’d pressed ‘send’ he phoned and asked me to go on a date – the very next day.'”
After a year of dating, the couple made their public debut as a couple during the 2015 Australian Open. The following year, Andy revealed that he and Rebecca had split briefly, however, they reunited six months later ahead of the 2017 TV WEEK Logie Awards and have been together ever since.
What does Rebecca Harding do?
Outside her ongoing home renovation project with Andy, Rebecca is the co-founder of the Australian razor and body care brand LUI Body, which she launched with business partner and beauty expert Ingrid Kesa.
Rebecca has an undergraduate degree and a Masters degree in media and communications, majoring in public relations.
Over the years, she has worked as a model and influencer, becoming an ambassador for some of the world’s best-known beauty brands including L’Oreal, Lancome, Mecca Cosmetica and Kerastase.
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