After a year of ups and downs, Chezzi and Grant Denyer are set to renew their vows after nearly 10 years of marriage!
While the popular, Gold Logie-winning TV and radio host tied the knot for a second time with his wife in Las Vegas, a year after their wedding in 2010, a source reveals that the couple are now planning to say ‘I do’ for a third time.
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Exclusive pictures of Chezzi from last week show the mum-of-two posing in a stunning, white bridal-style gown during a fitting with couture dressmaker Mary Ioannidis at her studio in Sydney’s Balmain.
A source tells New Idea: “Chezzi and Grant have been talking about renewing their vows with their 10-year wedding anniversary coming up.
“When Chezzi was trying on Logies frocks, she also sampled a few bridal gowns with this is in mind – trying to work out what look might be the best for their third ‘I do’.”
The happy news comes after the Celebrity Name Game host suffered a ruptured disc while doing work on their property and was hospitalised for months.
While Chezzi has been nothing but supportive, looking after their girls Sailor, 8, and Scout, 3, while running to and from hospital, left the former TV producer exhausted, as she told followers on Instagram.
But Grant is back on his feet – and back to work – and now he’s determined to make it up to Chezzi with a special ceremony, which might also see their daughters walk down the aisle as bridesmaids!
“The truth is, they’ve both had a rough few months and things have been strained and stressful between them,” the source adds. “Their marriage has definitely seen some tremendous highs and heartbreaking lows.
“Renewing their vows could be just the thing they need to get their marriage back on track, so they can start the next 10 years off on the right foot.”
And it seems Chezzi isn’t going anywhere, as she has stood by Grant through his lowest times – even when the TV star revealed he’d become reliant on pain medication, following his horrific monster truck crash back in 2008.
“You go to a hospital, they fix the injury, but they don’t equip you with the skills to get through the next bit – the recovery,” he admitted live on radio.
Grant also said the side effects of his medication were “worse than the injury itself” and candidly revealed he lived with terrible nightmares where he faced his “deepest, darkest fears” every night, which even caused him to sleep walk.
Naturally, this would have taken its toll on his wife, as she was forced to bear the brunt of his erratic behaviour. “I’m lucky she’s still here because I put her through the wringer,” Grant said.
“I was underperforming as a partner and a father,” he has previously admitted. “Making amends for that has been really important. I’ve been locking myself down on our little family farm at Bathurst to ensure that all aspects of my life are healthy before I dive back into [bigger] workloads.
“With my wife, you can see the pressure come off her shoulders, because she’d been living like a single parent for so long.”
And the farm life seems to have really helped Grant get back on the right track.
“I was never very good at slowing down, but that’s the one thing the farm has taught me – how to relax and leave work behind when it finishes. And that’s the problem I have had my whole life,” he said.
“I’ve come full circle and I’m 100 per cent now. I’ve found a real work-life balance and I’m much kinder to my body with what I eat and how I exercise.”
Today, almost 10 years on, Grant and Chezzi seem stronger than ever as they walked the red carpet together at this year’s Logie Awards.
“Grant and Chezzi really love each other and are really committed to staying together,” the insider added.
“They want to put the tough times behind them and move forward – and think of renewing their vows, surrounded by their girls, is the perfect way to do it.”
For more, see this week’s New Idea – out now!
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