‘Martina Doesn’t Have a Problem With This’- Martina Navratilova’s Wife Julia Lemigova Speaks About the Latest ‘Foot Rub’ Controversy

Martina Navratilova is one of the most celebrated tennis veterans. She has claimed many records, some of which act as a standard for testing other professionals’ skills to this date. In fact, the bravery she showed to have the freedom to embrace her sexuality also motivates people.

However, one more aspect of Navratilova that should be viewed as a desirable quality is her trusting nature. The 18 times Grand Slam champion has complete faith in her partner’s loyalty. An essential yet rare trait. Here’s the extent to which she trusts her wife Julia Lemigova.

Lemigova provides details of the foot rub incident

In February, while speaking for an interview, Lemigova addressed the matter that caught fire raising concerns about her and Navratilova’s marriage. The Russian talked about giving an apparent intimate foot rub to her best friend and longtime Miami housewife, Adriana de Moura. She said. “It was just a foot rub.”

“She came to my farm in these beautiful white Valentino shoes and ruined them because she went to see my chickens. Of course, I am going to wash her feet. It’s like being a good host. And then it got muddled into sometimes completely crazy.”

Thereafter, she questioned, “If Martina doesn’t have a problem with this, why should anybody else have a problem with it?” Navratilova tied the knot with Miss USSR 1990 in the year 2014 after proposing to her at the US Open.

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They exchanged vows in New York with a star-studded reception attended by entities such as Chris Evert and Andre Agassi’s ex-wife, Brooke Shields. Currently, the couple lives in their marital house located on Miami beach along with Lemigova’s daughters, Victoria and Emma.

What is Martina Navratilova up to these days?

The nine times Wimbledon champion retired from the sport in the year 2006 and has since been using her sport expertise for broadcasting and analytical purposes. She has been working in collaboration with different channels, like BBC, Amazon Prime, and the Tennis Channel.

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Further apart from that, the veteran still takes active participation in matters of social causes such as LGBTQ+ rights and animal rights. Further, she also believes in helping charities. In fact, she provided aid to her best friend and biggest rival, Chris Evert’s charity as well.