Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow He found the biggest catch in his wife, Demi Lee Tebow.
Tim and Demi Lee met in 2018 at an event in South Africa for one of his non-profits, and were engaged six months later.
“(The engagement) is amazing. It's so incredible and we're so lucky,” Tim said He said exclusively Us Weekly In February 2019. “We are very aligned on what matters most to us and we get along well. It's so incredibly special…I can't even put it into words.
Tim and Demi-Leigh, a former Miss Universe who hails from South Africa, had to overcome a language barrier when they first started dating.
Tim Tebow and his wife Demi Lee Tebow have been happily married for four years, but that doesn't mean they didn't face challenges early in their romance. Demi-Leigh, 29, reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly that she and the retired midfielder, 36, had to overcome a “language barrier” when they first met. “Loving (…)
“Her first language is Afrikaans, not English. I was like, 'Keep up okay? … I don't know if I'll ever see you again!'” He said we In August 2024 After she ended one conversation with “Keep it up.”
For her part, Demi Lee added, “Love in a second language is different.”
After overcoming language difficulties, Tim and Demi Lee Tie the knot In January 2020. Five years later, they announced that they were expecting their first child.
Keep scrolling to revisit their relationship timeline:
July 2018
Demi-Leigh and her sister, who had cerebellar dysfunction before her death in 2019, were invited to the non-profit Tim's Night of Shine gala held in their native South Africa.
“She's a really special girl, and… I am very lucky and blessed “She came into my life,” Thiem said in an interview with ESPN in July. “I usually handle these things very privately, but I'm very grateful for them.”
While talking to we In 2024, Tim revealed that he linked up with the model over their shared passion for charity work.
January 2018
After six months together, Tim I popped the question.
“@demileighnp thank you for saying yes and making me the happiest man in the world,” he wrote on Instagram. “You are the love of my life, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.”
Between his time in the NFL, playing minor league baseball, and his stint as a sportscaster on ESPN, Tim Tebow has literally done it all. The athlete started out as a star football player at the University of Florida, where he played under coach Urban Meyer. After a successful college career, Tebow (…)
January 2020
Tim and Demi Lee Tie the knot In Cape Town, South Africa.
“We are very traditional,” she said. the people at that time. “We wanted to look back at the wedding and see that it was intimate, elegant and traditional. We definitely wanted it to be something we could look back on and know that nothing was dated. We want to remember this day for the rest of our lives.”
August 2024
Demi Lee publishes her memoirs A crown that lastsTim was her number one support throughout the process.
“(It took) a lot of courage to write about the difficult moments in her life,” Tim said flowed to weHe described the book as a “huge encouragement” to other women.
At the time, Demi-Leigh also praised Tim as her “sounding board” as she wrote each chapter.
“There were nights writing from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.,” she said. “He (made) me a hot bath with some Epsom salt.”
January 2025
Demi-Leigh revealed on January 14 She was pregnant With the couple's first child.
“Baby Tebow,” she captioned the maternity photos via Instagram.
