An icon of British rock has revealed that he is expecting a baby with his wife after their ‘secret’ wedding.
Tears for Fears musician Roland Orzabal, 63, shared the news that his wife Emily Rath, 38, is pregnant in a romantic post on Instagram.
His wife can be seen posing in front of a beautiful rock backdrop with plants as she holds her bump.
The couple, who live in the Hollywood Hills, privately tied the knot back in 2020 after the pandemic changed their wedding plans.
Discussing their special day, Emily, who is a photographer, told The Sun: ‘We had to postpone our original wedding date in September 2020 because of Covid.
‘I felt as all corona brides have been feeling: angry, sad, gypped, and confused as to when we should have a wedding.
‘Roland and I were in the States for work. We desperately wanted to get married, even just legally, and so to honour our original date, we secretly eloped, just the two of us, atop a mountain in Aspen. It was the most magical moment of my life.
‘It breaks my heart that my family could not be there to see it, but no one wanted to risk their safety.
‘Two weddings was never my dream, but we adapted, separating the legal wedding from the celebratory wedding to come.”
She went on to say: ‘In September we were able to use the autumnal flowers we’d originally wanted, and next year we can have all of the spring flowers!’
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Roland was previously married to Caroline, who died in 2017 at the age of 54 following a battle with alcoholism-related dementia and cirrhosis..
He has two sons with Caroline, called Pascal and Raoul.
This difficult period in his life was said to have inspired his 2022 album The Tipping Point.
Roland, who was raised in Portsmouth, is one half of the legendary band Tears for Fears alongside Curt Smith, 64.
The band are known for some huge hits, such as 1984’s Shout and 1985’s Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Head Over Heels.
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