The Sports and Beauty World are definitely flabbergasted after knowing that Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps and former Miss California Nicole Johnson have tied the knot -- and have been so for a couple of months now. Phelps and Johnson sealed their eternal partnership in an intimate ceremony on June 13 in Paradise Valley, Arizona, after acquiring a copy of their marriage records.
Peter Carlisle, agent and close friend of both Phelps and Johnson, officiated the ceremony. Carlisle, who often posts pictures of Phelps and Johnson, along with their 6-month-old bundle of joy, Boomer, posted the pictures on his Instagram account. It was said that TMZ was the first to have reported the news, Yahoo! News writes.
Phelps and Johnson started dating way back in 2007, after Phelps became an Olympic champion. But before he became an Olympic legend with his eight-gold achievement in Beijing, the two have been in an on-and-off relationship. But all's well that ends well when they got engaged three months before Boomer was born.
Phelps was interviewed during the Rio Olympics in August and he has told PEOPLE that he "really can't wait to get married." They have decided to have a small destination wedding later this year. But then, the wedding already took place two months before the said interview.
CBS Baltimore reported that the Arizona Republic has posted a copy of a marriage license that shows Phelps and Johnson indeed got married in Paradise Valley, Arizona, but Phelps and Johnson were both mum about it. Johnson, who had changed her Instagram name to "Nicole Michele Johnson," posted a rather candid-looking photo on the same day as the secret wedding with the captions, "Such a memorable night with my liil fambam. boomer obviously didn't want to hold still."
Phelps proposed to Johnson in February of 2015 and they welcomed baby Boomer in May 2016. During the Rio Olympics, Johnson and baby Boomer (in all his cute little baby outfits) were spotted watching and cheering for Phelps as he nicked up his record-breaking 23rd Gold Medal.
