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Only two weeks ago Enrique Iglesias woke up to find a half-naked girl wandering around the grounds of his watefront mansion in Miami.
She had swum across a dangerous channel in her underwear to pursue him.
The singer’s girlfriend, former tennis star Anna Kournikova, was at home too.
But rather than giving the shivering fan a piece of her mind, she gave her some of her clothes to wear instead.
Like his dad Julio before him, 37-year-old Enrique has girls throwing themselves at him wherever he goes in the world – but Anna doesn’t get upset or jealous.
The heart-throb tells me about the swimmer by way of illustration.
“She climbed up a sea wall and I woke up and saw her wandering around,” he says.
“I was like, ‘What is this?’ You can only get to my place by water and it can be dangerous.
"Security grabbed her and wanted to know if I would press charges but I would never do that.
“The first thing I did was go and see if she was OK. I went to the guard house and she was soaking wet – it was a cold day.
"I was shocked that she had taken the risk.
“My girlfriend was nice enough to give her some clothes and we took her back to her hotel room and made sure she was OK.
"My girlfriend is very sweet when it comes down to things like that.
“I get girls coming up to me all the time but my girlfriend doesn’t mind. She’s very cool with that.”
She must also have laughed it off when Enrique gave an 18-year-old fan a full-on snog on stage at Wembley Stadium.
She had swum across a dangerous channel in her underwear to pursue him.
The singer’s girlfriend, former tennis star Anna Kournikova, was at home too.
But rather than giving the shivering fan a piece of her mind, she gave her some of her clothes to wear instead.
Like his dad Julio before him, 37-year-old Enrique has girls throwing themselves at him wherever he goes in the world – but Anna doesn’t get upset or jealous.
The heart-throb tells me about the swimmer by way of illustration.
“She climbed up a sea wall and I woke up and saw her wandering around,” he says.
“I was like, ‘What is this?’ You can only get to my place by water and it can be dangerous.
"Security grabbed her and wanted to know if I would press charges but I would never do that.
“The first thing I did was go and see if she was OK. I went to the guard house and she was soaking wet – it was a cold day.
"I was shocked that she had taken the risk.
“My girlfriend was nice enough to give her some clothes and we took her back to her hotel room and made sure she was OK.
"My girlfriend is very sweet when it comes down to things like that.
“I get girls coming up to me all the time but my girlfriend doesn’t mind. She’s very cool with that.”
She must also have laughed it off when Enrique gave an 18-year-old fan a full-on snog on stage at Wembley Stadium.
I meet him in a suite at London’s lavish Langham Hotel, where he greets me in faded jeans, dark hoodie and baseball cap.
Despite a couple of days of stubble, he looks far more youthful than a man just three years shy of 40.
He offers me a glass of water then slouches in his chair, extremely relaxed.
In the steamy video for his new single I’m a Freak, Enrique is seen writhing with semi-naked girls. Again, he says Anna is fine with it.
In fact, he insists, she absolutely loves it.
“My girlfriend doesn’t normally come to shoots, but she judges the video saying what she does and doesn’t like,” he explains.
“She loves this video and it’s because she knows me and she knows if it’s fun and it feels real, then it’s right.
"She will be the first one to say, ‘No, that feels forced’.
“I think it’s OK to be sexual as long as it’s honest. People know if it’s honest or not. It really isn’t about the ‘wow’ factor or trying to shock.
"There is a song where I sing ‘tonight I wanna f*** you’ and it’s so raw and opposite to a song like Hero.
“There is a lot of honesty to that and I think it comes down to how comfortable you feel singing that and I feel very comfortable singing it. It’s one of my favourite songs.”
Enrique and Anna, 32, have both enjoyed – and endured– their rocky 13-year romance.
They met in 2001 when she appeared in the video for his hit single Escape. In 2008 reports surfaced that they had finally married but last year it was claimed they had split for good.
He’s not always been keen to discuss his sporty girlfriend, but today Enrique is very happy to talk about the relationship – and the key to its success.
Despite a couple of days of stubble, he looks far more youthful than a man just three years shy of 40.
He offers me a glass of water then slouches in his chair, extremely relaxed.
In the steamy video for his new single I’m a Freak, Enrique is seen writhing with semi-naked girls. Again, he says Anna is fine with it.
In fact, he insists, she absolutely loves it.
“My girlfriend doesn’t normally come to shoots, but she judges the video saying what she does and doesn’t like,” he explains.
“She loves this video and it’s because she knows me and she knows if it’s fun and it feels real, then it’s right.
"She will be the first one to say, ‘No, that feels forced’.
“I think it’s OK to be sexual as long as it’s honest. People know if it’s honest or not. It really isn’t about the ‘wow’ factor or trying to shock.
"There is a song where I sing ‘tonight I wanna f*** you’ and it’s so raw and opposite to a song like Hero.
“There is a lot of honesty to that and I think it comes down to how comfortable you feel singing that and I feel very comfortable singing it. It’s one of my favourite songs.”
Enrique and Anna, 32, have both enjoyed – and endured– their rocky 13-year romance.
They met in 2001 when she appeared in the video for his hit single Escape. In 2008 reports surfaced that they had finally married but last year it was claimed they had split for good.
He’s not always been keen to discuss his sporty girlfriend, but today Enrique is very happy to talk about the relationship – and the key to its success.
“Love and sex are crucial in making a relationship survive,” he says.
“I like sex, of course I do – who doesn’t. Sex and love are two words that can be so close together but then so far apart.
“People think it’s either sex or love which is crucial in making a relationship survive but I think they are both very important.”
After that little monologue it’s perhaps no surprise to learn that his new album is entitled Sex and Love.
Born in Madrid, youngest son of legendary Latin crooner Julio, Enrique found fame in the 90s with Spanish ballads.
But it wasn’t until he released Hero in 2001 that he became a global star.
Despite his showbusiness background, he says he found it tough being thrust into the limelight aged 20.
He tells me:???“The beginning of my career was the most crazy because it went so fast. At times I wish I had enjoyed it a little more.
"You have your ups and downs and I learned who was real and who was not real. You have to surround yourself with people that really do care.”
One thing Enrique hasn’t been troubled by is drugs – though he is regularly offered cocaine at showbiz parties.
“My theory is to do as much drugs as possible and get it out of your system,” he jokes.
“I was never tempted by drugs. The amount of times I’ve been asked, ‘You don’t do coke? But you’re in music.
"You really don’t do coke?’
“I don’t like sticking stuff up my nose. Get me a drink, get me a rum. I drink, I’m a social drinker but I feel like I can control it.
"There are friends of mine who go out at the weekend and do a lot of cocaine and do any drug and be perfectly fine throughout the week.
"But some others can’t do that. I need my eight hours’ sleep, that’s for sure.”
And he has his own take on the antics of 19-year-old Justin Bieber, charged with assaulting a limo driver in Toronto and driving under the influence in Florida.
“I like sex, of course I do – who doesn’t. Sex and love are two words that can be so close together but then so far apart.
“People think it’s either sex or love which is crucial in making a relationship survive but I think they are both very important.”
After that little monologue it’s perhaps no surprise to learn that his new album is entitled Sex and Love.
Born in Madrid, youngest son of legendary Latin crooner Julio, Enrique found fame in the 90s with Spanish ballads.
But it wasn’t until he released Hero in 2001 that he became a global star.
Despite his showbusiness background, he says he found it tough being thrust into the limelight aged 20.
He tells me:???“The beginning of my career was the most crazy because it went so fast. At times I wish I had enjoyed it a little more.
"You have your ups and downs and I learned who was real and who was not real. You have to surround yourself with people that really do care.”
One thing Enrique hasn’t been troubled by is drugs – though he is regularly offered cocaine at showbiz parties.
“My theory is to do as much drugs as possible and get it out of your system,” he jokes.
“I was never tempted by drugs. The amount of times I’ve been asked, ‘You don’t do coke? But you’re in music.
"You really don’t do coke?’
“I don’t like sticking stuff up my nose. Get me a drink, get me a rum. I drink, I’m a social drinker but I feel like I can control it.
"There are friends of mine who go out at the weekend and do a lot of cocaine and do any drug and be perfectly fine throughout the week.
"But some others can’t do that. I need my eight hours’ sleep, that’s for sure.”
And he has his own take on the antics of 19-year-old Justin Bieber, charged with assaulting a limo driver in Toronto and driving under the influence in Florida.
Enrique says: “Justin Bieber is having a fun time , I don’t think he’s having a hard time at all. You see men drag racing sometimes.
"He’s under a microscope, he got caught. He’s smoking weed – is that a big deal? He’s 19. It’s a mistake you make as a teenager.”
But he does advise Justin to surround himself with the right people.
“It’s common in this business that there are just, ‘yes, yes’ people and you need people that are not afraid of telling you ‘no’.
"You need to be told you made a mistake. That’s crucial.
“You can’t believe your own hype because in showbusiness there are moments where that can happen.
“I don’t think there have been times when I have thought I was the s*** but mistakes should be pointed out.”
He may have 20 years in showbusiness to his name, but in his family that’s nothing. The Iglesias men seem to get better as they get older.
And he cites his late grandad, also Julio, who was expecting his fourth child when he died at 90, as his inspiration.
He says: “I do at some point want kids, but I don’t think I’m ready now. At some point I will be. I think guys have it easier than girls.
“I might have one when I’m 55. My grandad had a kid when he was 82. He actually died when his wife was pregnant with another kid.
“I think having kids must be a huge responsibility, I think I’ll just have one.
"I still feel like I’m 16 at times.”
Enrique has been offered judging roles on American Idol , US X Factor and The Voice USA. And turned them all down.
He says: “They take up a lot of time and are a big commitment. Maybe that can be something I’ll do in my 40s.
"Right now I’m just having lots of fun.”
"He’s under a microscope, he got caught. He’s smoking weed – is that a big deal? He’s 19. It’s a mistake you make as a teenager.”
But he does advise Justin to surround himself with the right people.
“It’s common in this business that there are just, ‘yes, yes’ people and you need people that are not afraid of telling you ‘no’.
"You need to be told you made a mistake. That’s crucial.
“You can’t believe your own hype because in showbusiness there are moments where that can happen.
“I don’t think there have been times when I have thought I was the s*** but mistakes should be pointed out.”
He may have 20 years in showbusiness to his name, but in his family that’s nothing. The Iglesias men seem to get better as they get older.
And he cites his late grandad, also Julio, who was expecting his fourth child when he died at 90, as his inspiration.
He says: “I do at some point want kids, but I don’t think I’m ready now. At some point I will be. I think guys have it easier than girls.
“I might have one when I’m 55. My grandad had a kid when he was 82. He actually died when his wife was pregnant with another kid.
“I think having kids must be a huge responsibility, I think I’ll just have one.
"I still feel like I’m 16 at times.”
Enrique has been offered judging roles on American Idol , US X Factor and The Voice USA. And turned them all down.
He says: “They take up a lot of time and are a big commitment. Maybe that can be something I’ll do in my 40s.
"Right now I’m just having lots of fun.”
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