Megan Gale has quietly tied the knot with her longtime partner Shaun Hampson.
The 50-year-old model and the former AFL star, 37, secretly married late last year in an ultra-private ceremony in Fiji surrounded by their nearest and dearest.
The bombshell revelation was shared during a candid interview in the latest issue of Marie Claire, with the star confirming the couple exchanged vows in December 2024.
The intimate wedding was attended solely by their mothers and children, with no wider guest list and no advance notice given to anyone outside the tiny inner circle.
Gale explained the decision reflected who they are as a couple – deeply private, low-key and uninterested in spectacle.
‘We never wanted a big, public, showy wedding,’ she told the publication.
Megan Gale has quietly tied the knot with her longtime partner Shaun Hampson. Both pictured
The 50-year-old model and the former AFL star secretly married late last year in an ultra-private ceremony in Fijisurrounded by their nearest and dearest
‘When so much of my life has been public, it was really nice to not have this shared or over-shared,’ she added.
‘We wanted it just for us and the family.’
The tropical destination was carefully chosen, with the coral-fringed beaches and crystal-blue waters of Vomo Island holding special meaning for Gale due to her Polynesian heritage.
She also revealed the couple told loved ones at the last minute to maintain total discretion.
‘We told them at dinner the night before,’ said Megan.
‘There was a lot of “What? No way!” But it made it more special.’
The wedding was kept secret for an entire year, with Gale admitting they only felt comfortable sharing the news now because enough time had passed.
The announcement comes as Gale graces the cover of Marie Claire Australia’s JOY issue.
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Gale explained the decision reflected who they are as a couple – deeply private, low–key and uninterested in spectacle. ‘We never wanted a big, public, showy wedding,’ she said
Her signature brunette locks are worn loose and windswept, while her makeup is kept soft and natural, highlighting glowing skin, bronzed cheeks and nude lips.
The model-turned-actress previously admitted that she wasn’t in a rush to tie the knot with her partner of 14 years because the thought of planning a wedding is ‘exhausting’.
‘It has been the longest engagement ever,’ she joked before going on to discuss why she hasn’t walked down the aisle yet.
‘Look, it was always something […] that we were in no rush to do.
‘Traditionally everyone’s like: get engaged, plan the wedding, have the kids.
‘I’ve never been a really big wedding girl. The whole lot seems like a lot of work for me. I’m just exhausted thinking about it,’ she added.
Megan said that for her, having a family was a much bigger priority than having a large wedding.
Megan and Shaun welcomed their two children – a son River, 11, and daughter Rosie, eight – before he popped the question in 2017.
‘[We] thought, the kids are here. Let’s wait til they’re old enough to be involved [in a wedding] and remember it,’ she added.
The couple share two children – a son River, 10, and daughter Rosie, seven
However, at the time Megan didn’t rule out having a wedding altogether as she admitted it would be ‘nice’ to exchange vows with Shaun ‘one day’.
Megan previously revealed the secret to their happy and healthy relationship.
‘I think communication is key for any relationship and we do that so well,’ Megan told Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur on Channel Seven’s The Morning Show back in 2019.
‘He’s awesome, he’s just the best dad and we parent really well together.’
But it hasn’t always been smooth-sailing for the couple as they initially struggled with the public perception of their relationship when they first started dating.
Megan previously revealed how she was labelled a ‘cougar’ because of her 12-year age gap with Shaun, something they both found difficult.
‘It was being turned into something scandalous,’ she confessed.
‘I was being called a cougar, he was being called a toyboy.’
Shaun told how the attention as ‘horrible’ adding: ‘You don’t plan this stuff. I hadn’t planned on falling for her the way I did. I just wanted to be with her all the time.’
The full interview appears in the January issue of Marie Claire Australia. Listen to the podcast here.
The announcement comes as Gale graces the cover of Marie Claire Australia’s JOY issue
