Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Finally Got Married After Postponing Her Wedding For Years
Jacinda Ardern finally married her partner, Clarke Gayford, after she canceled their wedding in 2022 to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
Former New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has finally married her partner, Clarke Gayford, after she canceled their wedding in 2022 to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony on Saturday Jan. 13 at a winery venue in Hawke’s Bay on the coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
“13.01.24 ❤️ Worth the wait,” Ardern wrote on social media, sharing a photo of her embracing her husband and wearing a silk-like halter neck wedding dress by New Zealand fashion designer Juliette Hogan.
The couple began dating in 2014 after Gayford, a TV presenter, reportedly reached out to Jacinda discuss legislation.
The couple began dating in 2014 after Gayford, a TV presenter, reached out to discuss legislation.
In 2017, Ardern became the youngest world leader at age 37, leading New Zealand through a terrorist attack, a major volcano eruption and the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming something of an international icon.
Gayford proposed in 2019, and the couple have a five-year-old daughter, Neve.
Ardern resigned as prime minister in January 2023 after five-and-a-half years in the role.
“I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It is that simple,” she said in a tearful speech.
In the speech, she told Neve she was looking forward to being there when she starts school.
“And to Clarke, let’s finally get married,” she said.
