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To think Peter Andre and Emily are the strangest couple?

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MoneyMoneyMoney25 · 22/06/2025 22:18

I went down a bit of rabbit hole the other day (triggered by a random Facebook article), checking out Peter Andre and his wife Emily’s social media.

I get that he’s pretty well off (although he only had one good song so I’m not sure how well off), but how the fuck does Emily put up with him? She is obviously very intelligent, as well as beautiful, and a lot younger than him…I guess the heart wants what the heart wants but honestly the man has the IQ of a walnut, and he is also intensely irritating. I can’t imagine them having deep and meaningful conversations because I don’t think he’s capable of that.

I know this is a mean thread but it just seems like a very peculiar mismatch. Watching a 30 second reel of him on insta makes me feel stabby, how on earth does she live with him?

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MoneyMoneyMoney25 · 23/06/2025 00:44

AnyoneWhoHasAHeart · 23/06/2025 00:27

what does your DH see in you then? Why would he want to be with anyone so bitchy who clearly needs to get a life?

Oh, I suspect it’s the fact that I’m an absolute delight <preens>. But seriously, we are a similar level of attractiveness and, more crucially, ideally matched in the intellect stakes. Which is not to say that either of us are either the most attractive or intelligent people in the world, but one of us can make a joke and the other will get it, and neither of us have to dumb down our conversations, as I would imagine EA has to do on a daily basis.

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PopeJoan2 · 23/06/2025 00:39

GnomeDavid · 22/06/2025 22:27

I completely get it. I think that every time I see them. I work with a lot of doctors and they are simply put, very very clever. None of them are in relationships with thick people, most are with other doctors. I said to one of them, how boring it must be to be constantly surrounded by people so much less intelligent than you? But I guess they get used to it.

I have met a few doctors and I do not think they are massively more intelligent than other people, but then I too am surrounded by clever people who have one thing in common: they have many sides to them and they are all very human with the usual flaws. I once met a Nobel prize winner who had a very surprising childlike hobby and who came across as a bit weird. So what?

I remember that Katie spoke so badly to Pete and treated him like the paid help, completely deluded by her own “fame”. He was vulnerable after suffering a nervous breakdown and she seemed to
know how to exploit that weakness. It was awful to watch. From that documentary I deduced that she was addicted to the drugs she was given when she went under for plastic surgery. He tried to talk her out of it but she was adamant. And he can’t be that bad because even recently KP was interviewed for a podcast in which she claims that she’d wanted to stay with him but he left her.

A famous novelist said that love is where you find it. Emily and Peter Andre have found each other. Why don’t we just wish them well and leave them to it?

HeyWiggle · 23/06/2025 00:29

Honestly, it’s one of life’s great mysteries—like how Nicolas Cage keeps getting movie roles or why socks disappear in the wash. Maybe Emily finds Peter’s “walnut IQ” endearing… or maybe she just wears noise-cancelling headphones and stares at his abs until he stops talking. Love works in mysterious (and sometimes baffling) ways.

AnyoneWhoHasAHeart · 23/06/2025 00:27

what does your DH see in you then? Why would he want to be with anyone so bitchy who clearly needs to get a life?

snughugs · 23/06/2025 00:24

I remember watching the Katie and Pete documentaries at the time and SHE was incredibly rude and disrespectful to him that he just gave up and spoke to her like shit. I think he’s a simple soul and obviously a good Dad. The children have had a far more stable life with them than Kate. Emily could leave, she’s not stupid she stays because she wants to. Katie has had the exact same relationships with all the other men since. Katie is irresponsible and selfish.

ElleintheWoods · 23/06/2025 00:24

Hmmm ok let me bite…

I’m similar age and education to Emily, similar family background.

In my 20s I dated someone significantly older and quite daft, but famous from the era when I was a young teen. Honestly it just felt incredible that this hot famous person was interested in me, and it was seductive to get to know his inner world, having people stop us for a chat when you go out etc. If you’re the ‘clever girl’ from a ‘normal’ background it can be something you just fall into, something different, an experience. Especially if you’re under 30 you’ll see past their peculiarities the more you fall, that unusual life that comes with notoriety can be tempting if you’re a certain kind of personality, eg ‘the nice boy from the next town’ would bore you. Then the next thing you know you’re barefoot and pregnant 🤣

Thankfully it didn’t happen to me! My ex has done some batshit things over the years and whenever I see something, I go ‘thank god it’s not my circus to deal with’!

However my last boyfriend was also quite daft. Just not intellectual and a bit incompetent at life, but gorgeous (and crucially, a nice person, despite saying/ doing some silly things).

I’ve come to the conclusion that I just find that lost puppy personality attractive. I don’t need anyone to pay half the bills or generally be the adult, so I like the idea of going on an adventure with someone hot that adores me and makes my life interesting. I don’t always want to compete in intelligence and achievements with someone, so it quite suits me if someone adores me and tells me they think I’m so smart when I’ve simply worked their tax rate out. It’s easy, you can just switch off and feel at peace, their very different inner workings fascinate you - until they become annoying.

I wouldn’t be fully surprised if she’s very much in charge at home.

I’d probably dump them if they started doing silly things on tv though… Mind you, as a woman and mother you probably have quite a high ‘he’s an idiot but he’s my idiot’ tolerance. And as a high achiever you don’t quit things, do you?

beetr00 · 23/06/2025 00:23

@MoneyMoneyMoney25 have you strayed over from tattle perchance?

ThisGutsyBalonz · 23/06/2025 00:21

Bridgetjonesheart · 22/06/2025 23:19

It does sound rather odd but maybe she is motivated by money and that’s why she’s with him?

Yes and she would have meet alot of rich people at uni and being a doctor?

HelenCurlyBrown · 23/06/2025 00:21

My friend has been married to a complete arse for years. I’ve never understood it, but she’s clever and accomplished and seems as happy as a clam.

I assume her husband has hidden depths.

Emily is clearly a clever, accomplished woman too and from what little I’ve seen, they seem very happy. I’ve always thought Peter seems nice enough and pretty harmless. Good luck to them.

DBSFstupid · 23/06/2025 00:14

zanahoria · 22/06/2025 23:51

This thread is mean and insulting in tone

Although I have pondered the question myself

😂

Wouldthisbotheryoutoo · 23/06/2025 00:13

Seems v creepy to me, she was a child when he meet her

Sera1989 · 23/06/2025 00:05

I saw the trailer for Jafaican the other day and I can’t believe it has actually been made and will be in cinemas. His acting is so abysmal even in those short clips. I thought I could have a laugh at the trailer but it was so bad I just ended up feeling sorry for the other actors!

uncomfortablydumb60 · 23/06/2025 00:00

Yes, it's very odd that her DF was happy to see her become a couple with his patient.
There's quite an age gap too.
i always imagine discussing their favourite teen tunes which the younger partner has never heard.
They do seem respectful of each other and it's great they're protecting their DC unlike his ex wife KP

Waterweight · 22/06/2025 23:56

Shes the perfect age for him = grew up during the "Katie & Peter" reality TV years (before they both damaged their reputations) & would have seen him on I'm a celeb as a child probably considered herself incredibly lucky they broke up (with him coming out on top reputation wise) as she was turning 18

Really anybody older would remember him as a one time pop star & anybody younger would be a bit grossed out age wise but she's perfectly in-between

& As for how he made his money it was the divorce from Katie/reality TV & I think I read once he had some real estate he bought then sold when it rose (but regretted as it would have continued to rise ?) in a newspaper once

zanahoria · 22/06/2025 23:55

Emily does seem to be rather a different character to his previous wife

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 22/06/2025 23:52

Gardenbumblebee · 22/06/2025 22:48

But he really loves his kids....

...Almost as much as he loves himself 🤢

zanahoria · 22/06/2025 23:51

This thread is mean and insulting in tone

Although I have pondered the question myself

DonnaBanana · 22/06/2025 23:47

Seems like silly speculation to me. I know lots of people who have different status partners or who could do a lot better but that’s love for you isn’t it. She clearly likes him as a person it’s hardly voodoo and they probably like having sex with a beautiful partner so win win for them both

Beautifuldog · 22/06/2025 23:42

Apparently he met her when he was 36 & she was 20 & going to university.

n an effort to wow Emily early in their relationship, Peter rocked up at her Halls of Residence in a Lamborghini. The flashy gesture failed to hit the mark and she later told Loose Women: 'That doesn't float my boat, so I think he misjudged it slightly. Because I couldn't care less about cars or anything. But he didn't do it again, that's for sure!'
Recalling the cringeworthy moment Peter sheepishly admitted: 'I think in my thirties, I think I was having a mid-life crisis. I really do... I really liked her and it took me so long to like her. Let me rephrase that, it took me so long to realise what I was feeling.'
'Once I asked and got approval from her dad, I had to because he was my friend, I thought, "I can't stuff this up," So I have to do what I can.'

Makes a big deal of “asking permission” to date her from her father & waiting 2 further years before they started dating apparently. But I’m sure I watched a doc yrs ago where he talked about some charity work he did possibly in Africa (??) with this surgeon friend & father of Emily & her being around & as a younger woman/teen??

I find it weird but they seem happy!

tillyandmilly · 22/06/2025 23:36

I like peter! He is actually a really nice guy! Cannot believe he was with that awful KP

cryptide · 22/06/2025 23:33

Donewiththisshit · 22/06/2025 22:20

She’s also the daughter of his doctor. I don’t understand how he even met her given rules around not socialising with your patients. Obviously I don’t know all the details, none of us do clearly, but I’ve always been curious about how they met.

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There are no rules preventing doctors from socialising with their patients, let alone preventing their children from doing so.

Easipeelerie · 22/06/2025 23:32

I’ve wondered about this and wondered if E has ever seen the films where he’s so awful to KP. I remember at the time being horrified by how he spoke to her and the smutty language he used to denigrate her He also reminds me of Donald Trump in the way he interacts with kids. He has no idea how to listen and communicate with them so just talks in cliches. Him talking to Junior as a young child was painful to listen to.
All the above said, they clearly have a match that stands the test if time. He’s her type. She must fancy him. She’s very together and maybe he feels more comfortable with that. When he’s mean, maybe she’s more able to laugh and brush it off. You can do that more easily if your own childhood was secure.

DBSFstupid · 22/06/2025 23:32

DontbesorrybeGiles · 22/06/2025 22:27

Agreed. He also comes across as deeply unpleasant - an insecure, jealous, attention-seeking little tosser. The way he spoke to Katie when they were married was awful. His whole “Pete the Parent” persona is so fake and pathetic.

😂

bogartysmack · 22/06/2025 23:31

Tbh it's not really any of our business is it! I really don't think we can judge on their relationship. Personally I wish them gloriously happy and contented life. Be kind people

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