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Who is Idris Elba’s wife?
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Who is Idris Elba's wife?
Elba, 48, has been married to since 2019.
Born on July 16, 1989, Dhowre, 32, is a Somalian-American professional model and social media personality.
Dhowre is the former Miss Vancouver, after winning the 2014 Ms. and Mr. Vancouver Pageant.
After her beauty pagent days, she then went on to model in multiple magazines, including Harrods Magazine and Versace.
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The happy couple met back in 2017 at a jazz bar in when Elba was filming, The Mountain Between Us, alongside
Elba said in an interview with British Vouge that it was “love at first sight,” and since meeting they have “been literally inseparable since.”
Following their 2017 encounter, Elba later popped the question at an East London theater on February 10, 2021.
“Still 5 days to Valentines Day but @idriselba went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend live on stage this morning before a preview of his film #Yardie,” the theater said in a tweet following the event.
The two were engaged for over a year before tying the knot in April of 2019.
What did Idris Elba say about his wife?
In July of 2021, Elba opened up in an interview with E! about his relationship with Dhowre.
"I said earlier that I would not get married again, but then I met Sabrina and we agreed to get married," Elba said.
"Sabrina is a very kind person, who takes good care of me. She is the one I love. She is also a loyal person," Elba continued.
The two both said that their marriage has been very strong over the years and revealed that it is based on love and understanding.
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Was Idris Elba married before?
Elba has been married three times throughout his life.
From 1999 to 2003, Elba was first married to Hanne Norgaard before tying the knot with Sonya Nicole Hamlin in 2006.
Elba and Hamlin were only married for a year before the two broke off the short-lived fairytale.
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From his three marriages, Elba also has two children.
In 2002, Elba and Norgaard welcomed their first child together, a daughter, , who is currently 19 years old.
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12 years later, Elba then welcomed his second child, a son, Winston, 7, with his ex-girlfriend Naiyana Garth, who is a British make-up artist.
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