Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova: all about the marriage of the reality TV star and the

does your furry friend take over your bed every night it's time to reclaim your space while giving them the Comfort they deserve with the coldest cozy dog bed don't wait check out the link in the video description to buy now on Amazon Martina Na delova and Julia Lova were a match made in heaven the pair Made Real Housewives history in 2021 as the first same-sex couple to appear on the franchise at the time Julia told NBC news that she was overwhelm Ed with the support she and Martina received after she was cast on the Bravo show the tennis Legend met her wife in 2000 though they lost contact until 2008 when they ran into each other again Julia told the Daily Mail I was modeling living in Paris when we first met and meeting all these amazing people famous people Royals she said I'm not a tennis fan but of course I knew who she was and we just got chatting Martina and Julia crossed paths again at the French Open in 08 from there Julia began forming a friendship with Martina that slowly grew into something more over time Martina proposed to the former Miss USSR at the 2014 US Open and they were married later that year on December 15th 2014 since then Martina and Julia have shared their relationship on RH here's everything to know about Martina Na delova and Julia lov's relationship from their early friendship to public proposal Martina and Julia first first met at a bar in 2000 Sparks between them didn't initially fly and Julia felt like it was a missed opportunity for them to connect at the time Julia was doing a modeling job and told the Daily Mail that she recognized Martina Julia revealed on RH season 4 that she gave Martina a look across the bar to let her know she was interested you have to come and talk to me Julia said of her subliminal message to Martina it was a second and I turned away she received the message she came to talk to me and introduced herself but unfortunately that was the end of our moment something could have happened but it didn't Martina and Julia crossed paths again 8 years later when they reunited at the French Open exactly 8 years later on the day Deja Vu during the French Open I bump into Martina and I said how about a breakfast Julia said on rhm we had a breakfast the next day and then the next day and then the third day and then she moved in Julia struggled with the idea of coming out to the world and was worried about revealing that she was dating Martina she told the daily male that their relationship started as friends and developed into something more she added that her daughters Victoria and Emma adored Martina and loved spending time with her eventually one of Julia's daughters asked her more about her relationship with Martina after children at her school began saying things she asked who is Martina so we had to sit down and talk about it Julia said I said Martina is someone I love her eyes went all wide I remember saying I can't imagine living without her then we had a conversation about whether they liked Martina being around and I remember my daughter saying I want her to live with us too after the conversation Julia still worried about coming out to the rest of the world at the end of the day the reality star chose to come out with the support of her two daughters when I saw my two girls standing up to their friends and saying yeah we have two moms and I saw them and it's like oh my God my girls came out faster than me she told NBC News and then it was like boom boom I never ever looked back Julia is grateful to her daughters for giving her the final push an extra layer of support to come out with Martina it's so important for anybody when you have your family whether it's your kids or your parents or loved ones just supporting you and helping you she said after Julia came out with Martina her children wanted them to get married Martina proposed to Julia in one of the most public ways possible at the 2014 US Open tennis competition their proposal was broadcasted on a big screen at New York's Arthur Ash Stadium Martina told our Channel however it wasn't supposed to be executed like that originally it wasn't theide idea to do it at the US Open on the Jumbotron and all that but then it was why not I've seen it in movies Martina told our Channel and it all came off everything worked out perfectly following their proposal Martina was grateful for the outpouring of support that fans gave her and Julia the