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Inside Matt and Emma Willis' unconventional marriage – gender neutral parenting to Scientology and addiction struggles | The Sun
THEY'RE one of the nation’s favourite celebrity couples who have stayed together through thick and thin.
This week Busted singer Matt Willis, 40, opened up about his battle with booze and drug addiction, admitting he was so skilled at masking his habit he managed to fool his devoted wife Emma, 47.
When he relapsed he would leave her and their three children – Isabelle, 13, Ace, 11, and seven-year-old Trixie – to go and snort cocaine.
Matt said he worried Emma would leave him "many, many times", but is "thankful" she didn't, adding: "It’s always hard to hear other people telling your wife to get out, but understandably at the time. I dread to imagine where I’d be without her."
But loyal Emma refused to walk away, and now the couple – who married in July 2008 and renewed their vows 10 years later – are happier than ever.
Here we take a look inside their unconventional marriage which has beaten the showbiz curse and stood the test of time.
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Emma and Matt met in 2004, when he was in Busted and she was presenting MTV.
They started dating the following year, but Matt was in and out of rehab for alcohol and drug addictions in the 2000s.
In fact, he sought help just three months into their relationship.
But Emma stuck by him, and refused to leave his side.
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