A man who is 19 years older than his wife ‘freakily’ came to realise they had first met when she was just a baby in a pram. Rich Foetu Tomkinson, 48, met Evie Foetu Tomkinson, 29, at a pub he was working at in July 2018 – but they have since realised their first encounter came much earlier.
The couple, who instantly hit it off despite their age gap, moved in together in February 2019, with Rich proposing in September 2019. With the support of their friends and family, they then tied the knot in July 2022 and are now expecting their own little one together – due next January.
Rich was shocked when he was introduced to Evie’s mum, Sarah Owen, 53, and realised they had in fact met before while working on the same street as each other in the 1990s – meaning he would have seen Evie as a baby when Sarah pushed her around in a pram.
The surveyor, from Stafford, Staffordshire, said: “It was a bit freaky when I realised I’d met Evie as a baby, but I had no idea at the time. We just laugh about it.
“Age is just a number to us, and you can’t help who you fall in love with. I’ve been mistaken for Evie’s dad before, but most people can see how well we click. The 19-year age gap doesn’t bother us at all.
“Marrying Evie was the best day of my life and I’m so excited to have a baby with her.”
