golf star Dustin Johnson. The couple tied the knot back in April after dating for 10 years and have two children, but they may have never got together had Gretzky chosen to stick with her plans to avoid relationships with sportsmen.
Gretzky was fresh out of seeing another athlete before she and Johnson started going out in 2012.The model, actress and singer revealed last year she had originally planned to turn her back on dating athletes after that relationship ended, before becoming romantically involved with former Masters and US Open champion Johnson.READ MORE: Open star Dustin Johnson's wife Paulina Gretzky is pop star who loves naked Insta snapsSpeaking to the Pillows and Bear podcast, via the Toronto Sun, she explained: "How I looked at it was like, I don't ever want to date somebody that's an athlete because, whether or not it was me or not, I felt like it was like an achievement for them."Being with me, dating me, whatever it was, it just didn't feel authentic.
I truly stayed away from athletes, I really did."Prior to beginning her relationship with Johnson, Gretzky had previously been linked to ice hockey star Jarrett Stoll.
That relationship is not her only link to the NHL, with her dad being four-time Stanley Cup winner Wayne Gretzky.Who will win this weekend's Open Championship?
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