It started happening last week when everyone really started paying attention to Wimbledon. While there were celebrities in attendance, the UK papers really started giving Andy Murray’s girlfriend Kim Sears some major attention. She had been noticed and discussed before, of course, because she’s a pretty young woman and she’s dating one of the top tennis players in the world. But it seemed like all of a sudden last week, Kim Sears became a HUGE celebrity. Everyone was talking about what she was wearing, how she has a great blowout, whether or not she and Andy would ever get married. And then Andy won the final, becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936, which means that he’s basically a national hero now. And Kim gets extra attention too!
So, I’ve decided to cover her and see if you guys are interested in her. I’m including photos of Kim and Andy at the Wimbledon dinner/party on Sunday (where Kim is wearing the long black gown) and some photos of them out at Nobu last night (Kim is in the short little black cocktail dress). Kim isn’t just a “professional WAG”. She’s a painter! She paints animals. Seriously. You can see her website here. Us Weekly also had a piece about “getting to know Andy Murray’s girlfriend”. I’m telling you, Kim is a STAR!
Andy Murray’s secret weapon at Wimbledon? His girlfriend, Kim Sears. The 25-year-old British beauty earned a lot of attention from cameras as she watched her 26-year-old professional tennis player boyfriend win Wimbledon on Sunday, July 7 by defeating Novak Djokovic in the 2013’s men’s singles final. Here, Us Weekly uncovers some facts about Murray’s stunning longtime love.
1. Sears is a 25-year-old artist. She specializes in animal portraits, and shares several of her paintings on her website. Murray revealed on Twitter that their dogs, Maggie and Rusty, were allowed to sleep in bed after his win.
2. Fellow Brits Sears and Murray have been dating for seven years. According to the Daily Mail, Sears met Murray through her father Nigel, a British tennis coach, at a tournament. Murray reportedly won Sears’ affection through flowers and text messages. The blonde beauty moved in with the tennis pro in 2009, and they share a home in Scotland. They briefly broke up, but reunited six months later. “It’s been seven, coming up to eight years pretty much — bar a few months in the middle — we’ve been together,” Murray told the Mirror of their relationship after his win. “It’s been a long time.”
3. Sears is well-known for her impeccable gorgeous sense of style, and has even been compared to Kate Middleton. She wore a mint-colored Victoria, Victoria Beckham Spring 2013 dress to the Wimbledon final on July 7, and it’s already reportedly selling out. The Daily Mail also reports that Sears’ blowout hairstyle is one of the most requested looks at British salons.
4. She makes a good tennis girlfriend. “One thing that, I think, really helps with her is that she really understands the sport because she has been around it from a young age,” Murray said via the Mirror. “She was used to her dad traveling on the Tour when she was a kid so she knew what it was like to have that sort of distant relationship and that’s obviously helped a lot.
5. Sears may soon become Mrs. Murray. Fans are speculating that Murray may be ready to propose to Sears now that he’s accomplished his ultimate goal of winning Wimbledon. But when the athlete was asked by reporters if he would be popping the question soon, Murray demurred, “I haven’t thought about that yet.”
I do think he should just go ahead and propose to her. They’ve been together for so long! Why not make it official? As for her style and her hair… I prefer Kim’s style and her styling to Duchess Kate’s. Hand to God, Kim seems way more modest, mature and demure than Kate ever seems. And Kim’s blowout is SO much better than Duchess Kate’s sausage curls. Basically, Kim is getting so much attention because she seems genuinely cool, low-key, stylish and pretty.
Photos courtesy WENN.
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