Dubbed as “The King of Latin Pop”, Enrique Iglesias, whose real name is Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler, is a 47-years-old Spanish singer-songwriter. He is the third and the youngest son of Spanish hit maker Julio Iglesias and Filipino socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler.
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His career started in the mid-1990s when he released a self-titled album under the Mexican indie label Fonovisa. It instantly became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. It didn’t take long for the singer to crossover into the mainstream English-language market when he signed with the Universal Music Group.
The Latin singer made a career breakthrough in 1999 with the hit song “Bailamos (We Dance)” which was a number 1 hit in the US. The song even made it to the OST of Will Smith’s film, “Wild Wild West”. The Spanish hit-maker boasts an estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.
Enrique Iglesias had always been relatively private about his personal life, providing limited information about his romantic relationships. And some fans took it the wrong way, making assumptions about the hitmaker’s sexuality. Is Enrique Iglesias gay? Let’s find out.
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Getting Personal: Meet Enrique Iglesias’ Girlfriend
Enrique Iglesias is in a longtime relationship with Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova. The couple started dating in 2001 and now has 3 children. The eldest, fraternal twins, one boy and a girl, were born in December 2017. Their third child, a girl, was born in January 2020.
The couple first met on the set of his “Escape” music video in 2001, where Kournikova played the role of Iglesias’ love interest.
Before appearing in Iglesias’ music video, Kournikova had been a professional international tennis player since she was 14. According to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), she ranked #8 in the world in 2000. That’s despite the fact that she hadn’t won anything on her own. She, however, won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002, and the WTA Championships in 1999 and 2000, with her partner, Martina Hingis.
Kournikova had to retire at the age of 21 due to an injury. She suffered from back and spinal problems, including a herniated disk. That’s when she landed on The King of Latin Pop’s music video.
One year after they met on the set, they made their red carpet debut together at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. The very next year, the couple attended the premiere of the movie “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” (2003).
In 2004, Kournikova was spotted wearing a massive pink diamond ring at the World Team Tennis game. This sparked rumors about her engagement with the Latino singer. This was, however, never confirmed.
Iglesias surprised fans when he revealed in a May 2007 interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that he and Kournikova got married in secret but were already divorced.
His representative, however, revealed that the couple was still together.
In 2008, Kournikova told People that although she wanted to become a mother, she doesn’t see herself getting married.
Although she clarified that everything was good between her and Iglesias.
Although Iglesias had previously said that he always tried to get her to marry him, he had started to see things from her point of view. And he now shared the same sentiments as her.
The couple was still very much together as of writing. They seem happy and content with their current setup, raising their little family with their children — twins, Lucy and Nicholas Iglesias, who are both 5 years old, and Mary Iglesias, who is 3 years old.
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Enrique Iglesias’ Dating History
Before Enrique Iglesias found his one true love in Anna Kournikova, he had dated several women at first. Now, let’s take a look at the girls the Bailamos singer had been romantic with in the past.
The singer dated Colombian-American actress and model Sofía Vergara from 1997 to 2000. However, he was also linked to American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera in 1998. He was then rumored to have a brief romance with American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt after she appeared in his “Hero” MV in 2001. In the same year, the singer was also linked to American actress Cynthia Kirchner after she appeared in his “Don’t Turn Off The Lights” MV. Then he was linked to Argentine model Yamila Diaz in 2002. Lastly, he was also rumored to have hooked up with Irish actress Emma Kearney in 2004.
Is Enrique Iglesias Gay?
Getting sexuality questioned by fans is nothing new in show business and the Hero singer was no exception. However, it was very evident that the Latino singer is straight. There was nothing in his long list of dating history that suggests that he was gay.
So to answer the question about Enrique Iglesias’ sexual orientation, he was definitely straight.