{"id":228813,"date":"2025-10-21T01:33:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T01:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/228813\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T01:33:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T01:33:24","slug":"tennis-recluse-anna-kournikova-shares-rare-family-photo-to-2-million-followers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/228813\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis recluse Anna Kournikova shares rare family photo to 2 million followers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Famous sporting recluse Anna Kournikova has sent her two million Instagram followers into a spin by sharing a rare family photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The 44-year-old Kournikova was a <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/tennis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tennis<\/a> mega-star in the late \u201890s and early 2000s, but retired in 2003 due to back issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">After some television work, Kournikova now shuns the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">She was once the internet\u2019s \u201cmost searched\u201d person but \u2014 despite a massive social media following \u2014 she rarely posts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">But she has suddenly decided to break her social silence, sharing a photo of herself with children Mary and twins Lucy and Nicholas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The girls were dressed in Halloween pumpkin costumes and Kournikova wore a bright yellow chicken suit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1c9ee7f250556eee20786570530900cf73eeb8f2-161x229-x214y0w1012h1440.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Kournikova sent her 2 million Instagram followers into a spin with a rare family photo.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"1440\" width=\"1012\"\/>Anna Kournikova sent her 2 million Instagram followers into a spin with a rare family photo. Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Kournikova is reportedly pregnant and eagle-eyed fans thought they could detect a baby bump underneath her outfit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">It has been reported that the baby is due in 4-5 months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Kournikova is in a relationship with famous Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, the son of the legendary Julio Iglesias.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The couple live in Miami and it is believed Kournikova (born in Moscow) recently became an American citizen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Needless to say, the Halloween photo immediately went viral, quickly racking up over a 100,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A fans who have not seen the children in a long time, could not believe how much they\u2019ve grown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cKids are getting so big! So adorable! Can\u2019t wait for the next baby chick! \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d one fan account said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/42b8d0fa00b05524189add6c469e25b8ce3723b8.jpg\" alt=\"Kournikova was a tennis icon during her playing days. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Kournikova was a tennis icon during her playing days.  Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cSo cute!!!! So happy you\u2019re back posting, my love, we missed you so much \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd0d,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">And another: \u201cAwwww Love this!! Happy Halloween!! \ud83c\udf83 Your kids are getting so big and they are adorable!!! \ud83e\udd70 \ud83d\ude0dLove the costumes!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">And another: \u201cSo Beautiful! 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