For the past decade-plus, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras has been focusing on her family.
Her big break came way back in 1990, when she was crowned Miss Teen USA.
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In fact, she’s experienced a brief but successful career as a pop star albeit only in Japan.
“I love music, so that’s a fun thing for me,” she said.
“Something with music I’d definitely love.”
That meeting occurred after a screening of her 1999 movie, “Love Stinks.”
“Bridgette Wilson, an actress in the film, caught my eye.
Actually, she blew me away when I saw her.
I thought she was stunning,” he wrote (viaPeople).
“I called Bridgette a few days later.
She was very shy on the phone.
“I had never watched tennis, so I wasn’t familiar with him,” she toldInStyle.
Their first interaction, however, was hardly rainbows and fireworks.
“Our first meeting was almost painful, it was so awkward,” he continued.
“We were both tongue-tied, and we barely made eye contact.
They went out to dinner, and both loosened up.
By the end of the meal, Sampras experienced an epiphany.
They set a date, six weeks away.
“Tracy chose the invitations and tasted the food for me.
I was like, if you think it tastes good, I will,” Wilson told InStyle.
These primarily included members of their families, along with close friends including NHL great Wayne Gretzky.
“That’s one of my most vivid memories of the wedding,” she recalled.
and he says, ‘Well, you just do this.’
As the first-time mother divulged in an interview withPregnancy Magazine, she initially felt nervous.
Learningthe truth about pregnancyfirsthand can be daunting, especially for new mothers.
“Pete was a little freaked, so he wasn’t doing anything.
And we were like, ‘What’s happening here?'”
She also felt intense separation anxiety whenever leaving her son in someone else’s care.
That was particularly true for Pete.
“We had to give each other permission to be different as parents,” she added.
Meanwhile, the tennis star had also learned a few fatherly tricks of the trade, so to speak.
Prior to being crowned winner, she was asked why the judges should vote for her.
In 2008, Wilson-Sampras starred in the film “Phantom Punch.”
“I had the most amazing time working on that movie.
What a treat it was that it came into my world!
Life is good.”
Phantom Punch” was, as of December 2024, her final screen role.
That project, however, wasn’t a movie sequel, but a video game.
“We were very happy with Bridgette.
It was great she was available.”
Similar to Wilson-Sampras,Diaz quit actingafter a successful career to focus on other pursuits.
“As most have come to know, I am a pretty quiet and private person.
We’re sure that having a supportive husband by her side was very helpful for Wilson-Sampras.
