South Korean actor Song Joong-ki and British star Katy Louise Saunders have married and are expecting their first child together.
Song Joong-ki and Katy Louise Saunders have married and are expecting their first child together.
The South Korean actor, 37, announced the big news on his fan website on Monday, revealing that he has married the British actress, 38, and they will welcome a baby boy sometime this year.
Song was previously married to his Descendants Of The Sun co-star Song Hye Kyo for two years before they announced their divorce in 2019.
Big news: Song Joong-ki, 37, and Katy Louise Saunders, 38, have married and are expecting their first child together.
Song’s agency HighZium Studio confirmed the news to CNN after the star of the upcoming Netflix movie Ro Gi Wan posted a statement on his website.
“Today we have just returned from registering our marriage to start our life as a couple based on deep trust and love,” he wrote to his fans.
“I vowed to make a life together with Katy Louise Saunders, who has spent precious time supporting me and caring for me,” she said.
In love: “Today we have just returned from registering our marriage to start our life as a couple based on deep trust and love,” he wrote to his fans
While speaking of his now-wife, who made a brief cameo in The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003, he said: “She has a kind heart and has been living her life passionately.”
“She is an admirably wise and wonderful person,” he added. ‘Thanks to her, I am becoming a better person.’
Saunders, a London-born actress residing in Rome, Italy, made her acting debut in the 2002 Italian romantic film A Scandalous Journey.
His wife: Saunders, a London-born actress residing in Rome, Italy, made her acting debut in the 2002 Italian romantic film A Scandalous Journey.
He appeared in the 2013 romantic drama film Third Person, which starred Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Adrien Brody.
He also appeared in several Nespresso commercials alongside George Clooney.
Song, a high-profile actor in Asia, rose to fame after acting in the Korean historical coming-of-age drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal.
Three Years Ago: Song was previously married to his Descendants Of The Sun co-star Song Hye Kyo for two years before they announced their divorce in 2019.
He is known for his performance in the crime drama series Vincenzo and the war melodrama Descendants Of The Sun.
Previously, he was married to his on-screen love Song Hye Kyo from 2017 to 2019.
The Song-Song couple were an iconic couple compared to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Asia, so fans were stunned when they divorced after just two years of marriage.
Former on-screen and real-life couple: The Song-Song couple were an iconic couple compared to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Asia, so fans were stunned when they divorced after just two years of marriage.