Inside Pep Guardiola's unconventional marriage after living apart for five years
Inside Pep Guardiola's unconventional marriage after living apart for five years
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Pep Guardiola's relationship with his wife started and ended with long distance. The Manchester City boss, 53, has reportedly split from wife, Cristina Serra, after 30 years of marriage but the former couple are said to be on good terms. The pair, who share three children, met back in 1994 when Guardiola was a football player for Barcelona, but did not tie the knot until 2014 in an intimate ceremony.
The couple have largely kept their romance out of the public eye and it's understood they have lived apart in different countries for the last five years. In September 2019, Serra returned to Barcelona with their daughter Valentina, while Guardiola remained living in Manchester with their other kids, daughter Maria and son Marius.
It was revealed that the decision was made so that Serra could look after her business interests, after managing things by commuting back and forth from England in the previous three years. But they continued to be seen together on numerous occasions, with Serra travelling to the UK for family time. At Christmas, the couple were seen going to the theatre with one of their daughters.
Serra is a Brazilian writer, journalist and fashionista who was born in Italy in 1973. She grew up surrounded by fashion, with her family owning a popular clothes store in Spain. Serra Claret was a high-end shop based in Barcelona, which stocked labels such as D Squared and Armani, and Serra worked their from a young age. It was in the store that she first met Guardiola when he was 18.
