Marcus Mumford says Bible camp sparked decades-long love story with wife Carey Mulligan
Before Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan became one of Hollywood's most private couples, they were just two kids who met at Bible camp.The Mumford & Sons frontman recalled on the "SmartLess" podcast how a chance childhood meeting eventually blossomed into romance years later after the pair reconnected as adults.The future couple first crossed paths at a church Bible camp, when Mumford was 10 and Mulligan was 12, and became pen pals.JESSIE JAMES DECKER ON WHY HER MARRIAGE TO ERIC DECKER HASN'T LOST ITS SPARK AFTER FOUR KIDS"And she still has the journal entry from the day we met where I – my cousin was there, who was two years older, who was age appropriate for her," Mumford recalled. "And he got an eight-and-a-half out of 10.
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Before Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan became one of Hollywood's most private couples, they were just two kids who met at Bible camp.The Mumford & Sons frontman recalled on the "SmartLess" podcast how a chance childhood meeting eventually blossomed into romance years later after the pair reconnected as adults.The future couple first crossed paths at a church Bible camp, when Mumford was 10 and Mulligan was 12, and became pen pals.JESSIE JAMES DECKER ON WHY HER MARRIAGE TO ERIC DECKER HASN'T LOST ITS SPARK AFTER FOUR KIDS"And she still has the journal entry from the day we met where I – my cousin was there, who was two years older, who was age appropriate for her," Mumford recalled. "And he got an eight-and-a-half out of 10. But I, who was definitely not underlined boyfriend material, got a nine out 10."The flattering review didn't spark an instant romance, but it planted the seed for a relationship that would take years to come together.He recalled the two "stayed in touch as kids" before reconnecting in their twenties on Facebook. Mulligan bought a ticket to Laura Marling's show years later, where Mumford & Sons was also performing.LAINEY WILSON ADMITS SHE LIED TO FIANCÉ DUCK HODGES ON THEIR FIRST DATE"We started shouting sort of an hour before Laura went on and then [Mulligan] was like, 'Oh, Mumford.
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- Before Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan became one of Hollywood's most private couples, they were just two kids who met at Bible camp.The Mumford & Sons frontman recalled on the "SmartLess" podcast how a chance childhood meeting eventually blossomed into romance years later after the pair reconnected as adults.The future couple first crossed paths at a church Bible camp, when Mumford was 10 and Mulligan was 12, and became pen pals.JESSIE JAMES DECKER ON WHY HER MARRIAGE TO ERIC DECKER HASN'T LOST ITS SPARK AFTER FOUR KIDS"And she still has the journal entry from the day we met where I – my cousin was there, who was two years older, who was age appropriate for her," Mumford recalled. "And he got an eight-and-a-half out of 10.
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