Hayley Roberts met David Hasselhoff in Cardiff in 2011, married him in southern Italy on July 31, 2018, and became his third wife. The details below distinguish those established milestones from personal circumstances reported only at the time.
How Hayley Roberts met David Hasselhoff
1. They met in Cardiff in 2011
ITV News Wales reports that Roberts met Hasselhoff at a Cardiff event while he was a judge on Britain’s Got Talent. RTÉ also places their first meeting at an event in Cardiff that year. ITV News Wales · RTÉ
2. Roberts asked him for an autograph
In ITV’s account, Roberts approached Hasselhoff for an autograph. He then asked for her phone number—a chance encounter that led to their relationship.
How their relationship developed
3. Hasselhoff proposed in 2016
The couple became engaged in 2016. ITV says Hasselhoff proposed with a picnic on a beach; Entertainment Tonight’s wedding coverage identifies the location as Malibu. Entertainment Tonight
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4. The proposal followed his doubts about their age difference
In ITV’s 2018 report, Hasselhoff said he had delayed proposing because he thought he was too old for Roberts. The outlet reported their ages at that time as 66 and 38; those are 2018 snapshots, not their current ages.
5. Roberts said she did not want fear of the future to decide for her
ITV quoted Roberts explaining her choice: “I don’t want to miss out on being with someone I love because of what might happen down the line.” The remark was part of the couple’s 2018 discussion of their age difference.
6. Hasselhoff described marriage as a matter of commitment
Explaining why he proposed, Hasselhoff told ITV: “You don’t get married because you want to live with someone, you get married because you can’t live without them.”
What is known about their wedding
7. They married in Puglia, southern Italy
Hasselhoff told Entertainment Tonight ahead of the ceremony that they planned a small wedding in Puglia, with Roberts’s family traveling from Wales. ITV reported that they married there on July 31, 2018, in a ceremony attended by family and close friends. Entertainment Tonight’s pre-wedding interview · ITV News Wales
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1Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems2Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches3Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors8. It was Hasselhoff’s third marriage
Entertainment Tonight described the 2018 wedding as Hasselhoff’s third marriage, after his marriages to Catherine Hickland and Pamela Bach. The Associated Press referred to Roberts as his wife in a March 2025 report, confirming the marriage remained part of his biography as of that publication. Entertainment Tonight · Associated Press
9. Hasselhoff planned to wear his parents’ ring
In his July 2018 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Hasselhoff said he wore his parents’ ring for luck and remembrance and planned to continue wearing it. He called it special. That was his account before the wedding, not confirmation of what happened afterward.
What 2018 coverage said about Roberts
10. Reports described her as Welsh and a former sales assistant
ITV described Roberts as Welsh and a former sales assistant; other 2018 coverage also called her a model. These are descriptions reported at the time, not evidence of her current job or occupation.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What the couple said about children
This was a personal circumstance, rather than a fixed biographical milestone: in an interview relayed by RTÉ in August 2018, Hasselhoff said children were “not really on the cards,” while Roberts said she did not feel ready for parenting and regarded it as a major responsibility. Those dated comments do not establish their present plans. RTÉ
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