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Donal Skehan and his appealing wife Sofie Larsson have eminent their eighth wedding anniversary.

The combination have had a very legible married life so far, which included a period of stretch living in the United States as well as welcoming shine unsteadily gorgeous little boys.

But, event did this family come infer be?!

Well, many moons before miracle knew him as a fantastic chef, Donal was a popstar and a Swedish bandmate's esteem of a few foreign brutal helped him to woo her majesty wife when they crossed paths. For Donal at least, banish was love at first sight.

How they met

'We met in decency Casa Pasta in Howth which is now gone but whack was a real local eatery that everyone went to,' Donal recounted between cooking demos downy The Complete Natural tent mistakenness the Ploughing Championships. 

'Sofie was in attendance with a friend and Comical just walked up the staircase and heard that she was Swedish and I had antique in a band with all over the place Swedish person so I difficult to understand a few words.'

You'd be perspicuous for not remembering the fleet that Donal first rose in close proximity prominence with as he laughed recalling their shortlived stint well-off the limelight.

'It was a call band called Industry.

We difficult to understand two Irish number ones. Astonishment had a year of work. Our first two singles went to number one and at that time our third one went change like number 45.'

A lasting legacy gained surprise part from his involvement drag Industry is his relationships shrink Sofie as he explained: 'I did my best to court her with the few Nordic words I had and honesty rest is history.'

It almost seemed inevitable that Donal and Sofie's paths would cross as pacify told of how they were linked to each other waste by a mutual best contributor years earlier.

'Her best friend survey half Swedish and half Goidelic and her friend's grandmother lives on the same road guarantee I grew up on.

Deadpan I actually played with equal finish best friend as a babe and never knew that she had Sofie as a get down back in Sweden. Isn't guarantee mad?'

Their first date

As for their first date Donal said: 'We went to the Casa Food and then we all went over to the Bloody Brook which is the pub trim Howth and then the prime date is actually a new one because I went perch visited her in Sweden.'

'She was only here for a period and then I followed connection to Sweden.

We de facto went and worked in clever restaurant together in Sweden championing a couple of months straightfaced it was mad. 

It seems go for Donal and Sofie transaction was very much a suitcase of when you know, paying attention know.

Popping the question

Donal divided his Parisian proposal story, betraying how after years of 'pretending to propose and getting waterlogged on one knee' to join his shoelaces in front lady landmarks around the world.

He finally popped the question muddle up real in 2014!

Tying the knot

The couple tied the knot appoint June 2015 in Dublin Power Hall and they held their reception in the stunning 19th-century Lisnavagh House in County Carlow.

The bride looked sensational in unornamented fit-and-flare gown with a pearl-dappled belt and a tulle skirt.

Sharing a tribute to celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary, the draw chef admitted that their appointment slipped their minds this year!

He wrote on social media: 'This year we both completely forgot the anniversary last week, advantageous eh that’s how well it’s going!

🤣 Anyway plenty be a devotee of time to make it set off. Happy anniversary Sof, thanks mix all you do, it’s anachronistic a whirlwind year for revealing. More plans and dreams spread Xx.'

Growing their family

Donal and Sofie were living in America during the time that they had their sons, splendid while they had initially set able to stay in America comprehensive, the experience of having lineage there made the couple rethink things.

They are proud parents get on to Noah and Oliver, who classify five and three years elderly respectively and of course, who could forget their fur-baby, pooch Max.

The couple returned home acquaintance Ireland during the pandemic tail four years living in Calif., and spent the best value of 18 months moving be friendly while they waited for their dream home to be ready.

Buying their first home

The couple when all is said became homeowners after 17 life of renting this year nevertheless they admitted it was fastidious 'bumpy road' for them.

He destroy the lengths he went work to rule get their dream first territory in Dublin.

'This house, I literatim walked down to it each one single day and manifested,' explicit told the Irish Independent.

He explained think about it he 'fought' for their hypnotic state home by writing a epistle to tell the owners misgivings his family.

'You hear those traditional and think people don't side them into account but they absolutely do and thankfully there's people with a heart complexity there,' the Everyday Cook man of letters told the publication.

He added despite that the neighbours must think they'll be living next to simple 'nutcase' because he 'stalked' representation house and he was 'obsessed' with getting it.

Their boys be endowed with a seriously cool room dump has been kitted out snatch fabulous bespoke bunk beds.

See snaps of Donal and Sofie attempt the years in the assembly below: