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==Relationships==
[[File:EMB.jpg|150px|thumb|right|The {{wp|English}} singer and songwriter {{wp|Emma Bunton}}, better known as "Baby Spice" as a member of the {{wp|British}} girl group {{wp|Spice Girls}}. Since April 2005, {{wp|Emma Bunton|Bunton}} has been married to former {{wp|English}} footballer {{wp|Sir}} {{wp|Rio Ferdinand}}, with whom she has three children.]]
During an interview with ''{{wp|Men's Health}}'' in 2017, Carter revealed himself to be "not really the romantic type" in his early years, stating that despite his fairly good looks and fame that rose unprecedentedly in the wake of his {{wp|FIFA World Cup|World Cup}} heroics with the {{wp|United States}}, he never seriously considered a romantic relationship which he feared could interrupt his growing football career. Citing the publicity and media fanfare that surrounded former {{wp|Manchester United}} and {{wp|England}} player {{wp|Sir}} {{wp|David Beckham}} following his marriage to {{wp|Spice Girls}} singer {{wp|Victoria Beckham|Victoria Adams}}, Carter said, ''"Personally speaking, I don't want that kind of attention on myself ever especially when my career was about to reach new heights and which absolutely required my total commitment. To have the paparazzi and the media always chasing after you and asking you questions incessantly just when you're coming back from a tiring match or an exhausting training is something that I really don't look forward to and which I would like to avoid at all cost"'' . In addition, Carter has also expressed his "personal annoyance" at being asked questions that relate less to football than the opposite, stating, ''"Quite simply, I'm a professional footballer and as such I should normally be asked questions about football rather than the ones about which woman I have seen recently or what restaurant did I loved going to the most. It's all just quite silly and so utterly ridiculous with the quality of questions one like myself gets on the daily because, given my profession, I should be getting questions like which goal did I love scoring the most, what's my favourite club, and other questions like that"''.


Although a notoriously private individual, owing to his good looks and fame, Carter was frequently linked romantically to various women by tabloids and magazines with names including actresses {{wp|Natalie Portman}} and {{wp|Emily Blunt}}, singer {{wp|Britney Spears}}, and fashion models {{wp|Miranda Kerr}} and {{wp|Rosie Huntington-Whiteley}}. However, in a 2018 interview with ''{{wp|The Guardian}}'', Carter confirmed that he had only been in two serious romantic relationships, namely with the fashion model {{wp|Gisele Bündchen}} as well as the actress and current wife {{wp|Anne Hathaway}}. Meanwhile, in an appearance on ''{{wp|The Graham Norton Show}}'', Carter revealed that as a teenager, he once harboured feelings for the {{wp|German}} tennis player {{wp|Steffi Graf}} whose beauty and sporting prowess both appealed to him greatly, adding that after becoming fairly established himself, he then planned to meet the {{wp|German}} tennis star in person. However, {{wp|Steffi Graf|Graf}} later ended up marrying Carter's uncle [[Prince Nelson of the United Kingdom|Prince Nelson]], one of {{wp|Great Britain}}'s most formidable tennis players, thereby making herself Carter's aunt-in-law. Since then, Carter has spoken of having a deep bond with his {{wp|German}} aunt, stating that as among the world's top athletes, the two naturally share some common values that propelled both of them to success in their respective sports. Otherwise, Carter also revealed that at one point, his compatriot {{wp|Sir}} {{wp|David Beckham}} attempted to pair him with one of his {{wp|Victoria Beckham|wife}}'s {{wp|Spice Girls}} bandmates {{wp|Emma Bunton}}, better known as '''Baby Spice''', in an apparent scheme to have both himself and Carter married to a {{wp|Spice Girls}} singer. However, the effort ultimately proved unsuccessful and {{wp|Emma Bunton|Bunton}} herself later ended up marrying another {{wp|English}} footballer in {{wp|Sir}} {{wp|Rio Ferdinand}}, a former teammate of both {{wp|David Beckham|Beckham}} and Carter at {{wp|England}} and {{wp|Manchester United}} and who is considered to be one of {{wp|England}}'s greatest defenders in history. Together, the couple have three children including two daughters and a son. In this, when later asked in an interview about his favourite {{wp|Spice Girls}} member, Carter instead named {{wp|Melanie C}}, better known as '''Sporty Spice''' or by her real name Melanie Chisholm, with the reason being that as an athlete in his own right, he simply "gravitated" towards {{wp|Melanie Chisholm|Chisholm}}'s "sporty" image, adding that "if things were somehow different and I did not ultimately end up with my beloved wife, I might perhaps go for Melanie when the time is right".
Despite being only ten years younger than his stepmother, namely the {{wp|American}} supermodel {{wp|Christy Turlington}}, his [[Thomas, King of the British|father]]'s wife since 1995, Carter has revealed in subsequent interviews that the two share a fairly normal mother-son relationship, stating, ''"Sure, we might be born only ten years apart and could be siblings and whatnot, but in the end, she is the mother of my half-siblings and my father's beloved wife, so, as the stepson, I ultimately love and respect her like any good stepchildren would. Simply put, it is what it is"''. Meanwhile, regarding the closeness in age, Carter noted how, in contrast to situations where a typically much older man marries a woman closer in age to his children than to himself, his [[Thomas, King of the British|father]] and {{wp|Christy Turlington|stepmother}} themselves are only nine years apart in age and that he is only that close in age to the {{wp|American}} supermodel because his [[Thomas, King of the British|father]] had him with the {{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Lynda Carter}} at the relatively young age of eighteen, hence the relative closeness in age.
===Gisele Bündchen===
[[File:GB.png|200px|thumb|right|The {{wp|Brazilian}} supermodel {{wp|Gisele Bündchen}}, best known for her work with {{wp|Victoria's Secret}}. From 2004 to 2007, she was Carter's romantic interest before later marrying {{wp|American}} football quarterback {{wp|Tom Brady}}, with whom she had two children. In 2022, the couple divorced after thirteen years of marriage.]]
Beginning in 2002, Carter would first meet {{wp|Brazilian}} supermodel {{wp|Gisele Bündchen}} at the {{wp|2002 FIFA World Cup}} in {{wp|Japan}} and {{wp|South Korea}} where Carter himself was one of the main stars as the young captain of the {{wp|United States men's national soccer team|United States national team}}. In this, {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}}, despite personally witnessing {{wp|Brazil}}'s shock 0-5 loss to the {{wp|United States}} in the finals in which Carter himself scored a famous hat-trick to overcome the star-studded {{wp|Brazil national football team|Brazil national team}}, was reportedly impressed enough by the {{wp|American}} captain's heroics that she later proved successful in meeting Carter himself in a rare and private encounter at a high-end hotel where the {{wp|United States}} players were staying at for the tournament. The encounter, which Carter himself later described as "very surreal" and "one-in-a-million chance", saw the two bond quickly over their shared love of football and {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}}'s own admiration of Carter's footballing skills. However, despite initial progress, the two did not quickly establish a romantic relationship given that {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}} was still with her then-boyfriend, the actor {{wp|Leonardo DiCaprio}}. Regardless, by 2004, amidst questions of incompatibility and bouts of depression, the couple eventually broke up, and {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}} subsequently started dating Carter in relative secrecy with the couple said to have spent their first time together in the form of a private trip to the {{wp|Scottish Highlands}} in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} which Carter personally fancied for its captivating landscape and natural beauty.
Owing to their high-profile statuses and the apparent need to avoid encroaching paparazzi, the two chose to keep their relationship a closely-knit secret and away from the media and public in a choice that Carter later described as "very difficult to make but which we thought was necessary given the circumstances and our own natural need for privacy and the sort". In this, despite it being a mutual agreement, the need for secrecy soon gradually took its toll on the couple's relationship, causing them to gradually distance themselves from one another amidst career demands and the overarching need to remain tight-lipped about their romance for fear of it disrupting Carter's budding football career as was seemingly the case for the latter's famous compatriot {{wp|David Beckham}}. Eventually, around 2007, in a much private manner, the two officially parted ways with {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}} later marrying {{wp|American}} football quarterback {{wp|Tom Brady}} whereas Carter began romantically pursuing {{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Anne Hathaway}}. Later, during a 2022 interview shortly after her divorce from {{wp|Tom Brady|Brady}}, the {{wp|Brazilian}} supermodel recounted her previous romance with Carter as "something beautiful that we could not sadly see it through all the way together", stating, ''"Simply put, he was very nice to me and was always steady and composed whenever an issue comes up. Unfortunately, perhaps by chance, we just couldn't see ourselves sticking together amidst all that stress and pressure that was slowly building up and demanding us to do something about our relationship. In the end, we didn't really hate each other but just thought that it would be best if we both had someone else to continue with afterward"''. In the meantime, Carter himself has expressed some praise for {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}}, particularly for the latter's role in "being close to me during some of my most turbulent years", stating, ''"At the time, even with my family around me, I just felt almost alone having to deal with all the newfound fame and pressure that suddenly came crashing down on me, and she was very important in making me feel otherwise and ultimately being able to overcome it"''.
Interestingly, despite representing different types of sports, Carter and {{wp|Tom Brady|Brady}} are generally considered to be the most successful players in their respective fields with {{wp|Tom Brady|Brady}} particularly known for his many successes with the {{wp|New England Patriots}}, a {{wp|National Football League}} franchise owned by Carter's [[Thomas, King of the British|father]]. Later, in 2023, {{wp|Tom Brady|Brady}}, having divorced {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}} following thirteen years of his marriage, made his entry into {{wp|association football}} by purchasing a minority stake in the {{wp|English}} football club {{wp|Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City}} and subsequently employed Carter's compatriot {{wp|Sir}} {{wp|Wayne Rooney}} as head coach before relegation from the {{wp|EFL Championship}} in the aftermath of a disastrous season subsequently led to {{wp|Wayne Rooney|Rooney}}'s firing before the end of the season. Meanwhile, following her divorce from her {{wp|Tom Brady|longtime husband}}, {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}} remarried businessman {{wp|Jeffrey Soffer}}, son of billionaire {{wp|Donald Soffer}}, who, in turn, is the husband of {{wp|Australian}} supermodel {{wp|Elle Macpherson}}, thereby uniquely making the two supermodels {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|Bündchen}} and {{wp|Elle Macpherson|Macpherson}} in-laws by marriage.
===Anne Hathaway===
[[File:AHDWP.png|200px|thumb|left|The {{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Anne Hathaway}} attending the premiere of {{wp|The Devil Wears Prada (film)|''The Devil Wears Prada''}} at the {{wp|LA Film Festival}} in June 2006. The {{wp|Anne Hathaway|actress}} headlined the film alongside co-stars {{wp|Meryl Streep}} and {{wp|Emily Blunt}}.]]
In the months after his relationship with {{wp|Gisele Bündchen}} ended, once again in relative secrecy, Carter began dating {{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Anne Hathaway}}, whom he had first met while attending the premiere of {{wp|The Devil Wears Prada (film)|''The Devil Wears Prada''}} in which {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} starred alongside {{wp|Emily Blunt}} and {{wp|Meryl Streep}} while Carter's then-girlfriend {{wp|Gisele Bündchen}} also played a minor role in the film herself. Reportedly, after quickly striking up a good rapport with both {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} and {{wp|Emily Blunt|Blunt}}, Carter, having already become gradually distant from his {{wp|Gisele Bündchen|then-girlfriend}} while otherwise finding himself particularly drawn to {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathway}}, subsequently began seeing the {{wp|American}} actress shortly after he officially parted ways with the {{wp|Brazilian}} supermodel. To that end, it was said that Carter, borrowing mostly from his [[Thomas, King of the British|father]]'s own romance tactics, subsequently took {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} on a trip to the {{wp|Scottish Highlands}} where the actress later revealed that the two even spent some time climbing the {{wp|Ben Nevis}} mountain, the highest in the {{wp|British Isles}}. In a later recollection, {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} admitted to almost tripping and falling on several occasions but nonetheless described it as a "truly romantic experience", adding that Carter was her first boyfriend to have taken her on a hiking trip and that the actress herself had wanted to personally explore the {{wp|United Kingdom}}. Coincidentally, {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}}'s co-star {{wp|Meryl Streep}}, who portrays {{wp|Miranda Priestly}} in the film, once starred together with Carter's [[Thomas, King of the British|father]] in {{wp|Out of Africa (film)|''Out of Africa''}}, a 1985 romantic drama film.
In this, despite adopting a similar secretive approach from his previous relationship, by the early 2010s, Carter began loosening up somewhat, appearing alongside {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} and other actresses, including {{wp|Jessica Alba}}, {{wp|Jennifer Garner}}, and {{wp|Julia Roberts}} in the 2010 romantic comedy film {{wp|Valentine's Day (2010 film)|''Valentine's Day''}}. Eventually, on 1 July 2012, following a secret engagement two years prior, the couple officially declared their relationship to the public shortly after the {{wp|UEFA Euro 2012 Final}} between {{wp|England}} and {{wp|Spain}} at the {{wp|Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium}} in {{wp|Kyiv}}, {{wp|Ukraine}} where {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} publicly joined Carter and the {{wp|England}} players on the pitch in celebration of their back-to-back {{wp|European}} glory, making it the first time that the couple has appeared together in public as they embraced and kissed in public view. Later, on November 12th of that same year, a date that also coincided with {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}}'s 30th birthday, the couple was wedded in a private ceremony at {{wp|Oheka Castle}} in {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, {{wp|United States}}, with the venue itself being chosen since Carter's parents and grandparents were also previously married there as well, thereby representing continuation of a family tradition. However, given that it took place during a football season, the wedding was mostly a private affair attended by a select amount of guests while media presence was kept to a minimum. In 2015, the couple welcomed a pair of fraternal twins, William and Anne, who are named after the {{wp|English}} poet {{wp|William Shakespeare}} and his wife {{wp|Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)|Anne Hathaway}}, the actress's own namesake. In an ensuing revelation, it was reported that their two children would carry the surname "Carter-Hathaway", a choice reportedly taken in order to avoid confusion between the children and their similarly-named parents until Carter himself later said that he simply liked the "classical-sounding" "Hathaway" surname and, out of pure love for his {{wp|Anne Hathaway|wife}}, chose to include the latter's surname in naming their children. Following this, the couple welcomed two further children, namely a daughter Andy, named after {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}}'s character in {{wp|The Devil Wears Prada (film)|''The Devil Wears Prada''}}, followed by a son named after the couple's close friend and actor {{wp|John Krasinski}}. In 2016, after Carter was knighted by his [[Alexandra, Queen of the British|sister]] for his services to football, {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}}, by virtue of marriage, received the courtesy title of "Lady Carter". However, the actress has never used the courtesy title in public, preferring to be known by her given name instead.
[[File:E&A.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A scene from the 2010 comedy-drama film {{wp|The Devil Wears Prada (film)|''The Devil Wears Prada''}} depicting actresses {{wp|Anne Hathaway}} (left) and {{wp|Emily Blunt}} (right) as their respective characters in the film.]]
During a 2017 appearance on ''{{wp|The Graham Norton Show}}'', Carter revealed that he initially planned on wooing {{wp|English}} actress {{wp|Emily Blunt}}, at the time in a relationship with {{wp|Canadian}} singer {{wp|Michael Bublé}}, after seeing her performance in {{wp|The Devil Wears Prada (film)|''The Devil Wears Prada''}} and finding her "{{wp|English rose (epithet)|English rose}}" image somewhat attractive. However, he instead ended up marrying {{wp|Emily Blunt|Blunt}}'s co-star and close friend {{wp|Anne Hathaway}} whom he began romantically pursuing after his younger sister [[Alexandra, Queen of the British|Alexandra]], a huge fan of {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} in {{wp|The Princess Diaries (film)|''The Princess Diaries''}}, allegedly pressured him to do so out of her desire to meet the {{wp|American}} actress herself. To that end, when asked if he would have taken a different direction in the absence of his sister's influence, Carter said, ''"In retrospect, I don't think being married to {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Anne}} was even a bad decision anyway because, simply put, I love her so much and is more than proud to call her my wife. Nonetheless, even with my sister having a rather weird role in bringing us together, we ultimately know that we are made for each other and we are going to remain that way for the rest of our lives"''. Otherwise, {{wp|Emily Blunt|Blunt}}, having been married to {{wp|American}} actor {{wp|John Krasinski}} since 2010, once revealed that prior to her marriage, she actually once "fawned" over the former {{wp|England}} captain but was reportedly too shy to make her own move, stating, ''"At the time, I wasn't necessarily the most famous and well-known actress in {{wp|England}} which, compared to him (Carter) essentially being the most famous footballer in the world, really made me very nervous about even approaching or outright dating him because I know that I'll most likely be the new {{wp|Victoria Beckham|Posh Spice}} as the wife of a famous footballer with all the cameras and paparazzi on me 24/7 which was something that I'm not willing to face at the time"''. Regardless, the two are known to be very close both to each other and to their respective spouses, with {{wp|Emily Blunt|Blunt}} herself even serving as the maid of honour at the couple's November 12 wedding, whereas Carter is said to be extremely well-liked by the couple's two daughters Hazel and Violet whom, according to {{wp|Emily Blunt|Blunt}}, affectionately refers to Carter as "Uncle William".
In recent years, despite Carter's well-known history with {{wp|Manchester United}}, his {{wp|Anne Hathaway|wife}} has otherwise ironically appeared to be publicly supporting {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}}, a club previously considered by many to be a fierce rival of {{wp|Manchester United}} during the 2000s. According to Carter, the {{wp|American}}-born {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}}, who had little knowledge of {{wp|English}} football before meeting her eventual husband, initially supported {{wp|Manchester United}} but mostly due to Carter himself playing for the club over anything else. Then, as Carter's two half-siblings [[Alexandra, Queen of the British|Alexandra]] and [[Prince Richard of Hanover|Richard]] began their football careers with {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}}, during which {{wp|Manchester United}}'s own fortunes began declining, the actress, who enjoys close relations with both of her husband's half-siblings, gradually switched her allegiance to the {{wp|North London}} club and, in recent years, has begun attending {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} matches when she is not busy. In this, fellow high-profile supporters of the club include fellow actors {{wp|Benedict Cumberbatch}}, {{wp|Idris Elba}}, {{wp|Robert Pattinson}}, {{wp|Zoey Deutch}}, {{wp|Kate Mara}}, {{wp|Henry Cavill}}, {{wp|Letitia Wright}}, singers {{wp|Mick Jagger}}, {{wp|Rihanna}}, social media star {{wp|KSI}}, and current {{wp|British}} prime minister {{wp|Keir Starmer}}.

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