Ant Middleton is best known for his no-nonsense, tough-guy persona on SAS Australia, but off-screen, he is a doting husband and a devoted father. As the intrigue around the SAS star grows, the world’s intrigue in his wife, Emilie Middleton, has also risen. The adoring wife has been by her husband’s side since the early days, long before Ant became a renowned name in the online world.
Ant and Emilie Middleton first met in Essex in 2004 and fell instantly in love. Over the years, they’ve welcomed five children, navigated long military deployments, and endured the intense pressure that comes with public life. However, Emilie has been extremely candid about how fame, especially Ant’s rise with SAS: Who Dares Wins, had once put serious strain on their marriage, almost crumbling their relationship under the public attention.
Ant and Emilie Middleton’s first meeting, marriage and struggle with long distance
Ant Middleton met Emilie in June 2004, when she was working at a bar in Essex, and as soon as their eyes met, sparks flew everywhere. Emilie described their connection as ‘love at first sight’. At the time, Ant was on a break from the military. However, soon after, he decided to rejoin the army. Despite her fears, Emilie supported Ant’s decision, but the long separation was anything but easy.
Ant was deployed in Afghanistan and other war zones. Nonetheless, instead of breaking their relationship, it strengthened their bond, and two years after they first met, Ant and Emilie tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony in Antigua, marking the beginning of their blissful marital life.
Emilie Middleton is a mother to five children
Emilie and Ant Middleton have four children together. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Shyla, in 2007. Two years later, their son, Gabriel, arrived in March 2009. Their third baby, another beautiful princess, Priseis, came in 2015, followed by the arrival of their youngest, Bligh, in 2016. Ant has an older son, Oakley, from a previous relationship. Emilie often describes Ant as a devoted father who made the most of every moment during breaks from military tours.
How the rise of SAS: Who Dares Wins almost ended Ant and Emilie Middleton’s marriage
It was in one of Ant Middleton’s books, Zero Negativity, that Emilie Middleton revealed that her husband’s sudden rise to fame after SAS: Who Dares Wins caught them completely off guard. She added that the public attention, flirty messages from fans, and Ant’s obsession with social media caused some serious emotional distance between them. She was quoted as saying:
“Almost overnight, we went from an existence where nobody knew anything about my husband… to realising that millions of people thought they knew everything about him.”
In the same book, Emilie Middleton revealed how fame turned their lives upside down. She recalled feeling exposed, overwhelmed, and judged by strangers, who were treating her as if they knew her husband personally. The experience left her struggling to adjust to life in the public eye.
Emilie Middleton’s low-key public life and Ant Middleton’s exit from SAS
Unlike her husband, Emilie Middleton prefers to keep her personal life out of the public eye. She had set her Instagram to private, and her last post on X dates back to 2017. Her Instagram bio focuses on her life as a mother and reads, “Mrs Middleton, Mumma to five and Fur Mumma to Roxy.” On the other hand, Ant’s career hit a rough patch in 2021, after he was axed from SAS: Who Dares Wins, amid public backlash and controversy. While his world turned, Emilie remained a constant, and at the end of the day, that’s all he needed.
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