You mean they weren’t already married? You mean that devoted ‘full time dad’ who brought their little girl to the UN General Assembly was not already her husband? Well ring or no ring, wedding or no wedding Jacinda Ardern continues to set an example on how to live life and lead on your terms. According to this report at the NZ Herald her spokesperson announced that she was engaged over the Easter Weekend to her long term partner Clarke Gayford who is the father of their daughter Neve Te Aroha.
So who is Clarke Gayford NZ’s ‘first bloke?’ We knew he is a devoted dad, but we now know that he met the PM at the Metro Restaurant awards in 2012. When master of ceremonies at the same award last year he announced that this was where he met his ‘future partner’. The radio and TV presenter currently hosts a fishing show called Fish of the Day.
What is thought to be diamond ring has been spotted on the Prime Minister’s left hand since the engagement. But as to who popped the question still remains unknown. She has however jokingly said that though she is an ardent feminist she won’t let Clarke Gayford ‘off the hook’ by popping the question herself and sparing him the ‘pain and torture of having to agonise over that question himself’.
With inputs from the New Zealand Herald and Stuff
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