Vivacious. Charismatic. Gorgeous.
These are just a few of the words we’d use to describe Edwina Bartholomew after we had the pleasure of hanging out with the popular Sunrise personality at OK! HQ recently.
The 33-year-old recently revealed her engagement to long-time love Neil Varcoe, joking on Instagram, “The love of my life @neilwrites asked me to be his wife. And I said… umm…. ahh… let me have a think… just kidding… YES. We are over the moon.”
Isn’t she lovely!
Now that the dust has settled since the engagement announcement, we got to chat to the Sunrise stunner about the details for her upcoming wedding – yes, the dress is already on the go! – and she spoke about her dreams of being a mum.
Congrats on your engagement! How did Neil pop the question?
We were at our farm in the NSW Central West and we just took a walk up our driveway. I hadn’t had a shower yet.
It was just a usual morning walk. We had our puppy [Mate] with us, too, and he proposed at the front gate. It was really lovely. It couldn’t have been more perfect. He actually had the ring in the box – in his shoe – for the entire 1km walk. Not just the ring, but the whole box! How painful would that have been?
Cute! So how did you guys meet?
We both worked in radio at 2GB many years ago, and then we reconnected on Facebook a few years after that. I asked him out on a date and he said no, which he maintains was a miscommunication! I thought, “Well, you’re a bloody idiot, aren’t you? A girl asks you out for a drink and you say no?” Anyway, we eventually did go out on a date and we’ve been together ever since! I literally went home that night after that date and said: “I’m going to marry him.”
So, wedding planning! Is the dress sorted?
It’s already organised! I’m wearing a one-off dress. It’s really different. Not pink or black or red or anything crazy – just very classic. It’s unlike any other wedding dress you’ve ever seen. Actually, I’m going to have two dresses.
Have you picked out the location yet?
We will get married on our farm. Although, sourcing portaloos isn’t so easy! [Laughs]
And will the Sunrise team – David “Kochie” Koch, Samantha Armytage, Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta – be there?!
Kochie will be down the front! [But] he won’t be emceeing. Although, one of our workmates does a very good Kochie impersonation, so we thought it would be funny if we had him emcee as Kochie…
Will you two be rushing to have kids after the wedding?
I think my mum would like us to think about it immediately. Both my parents are in their seventies and my mum would be the best grandma – and it’s really something I want for her, sooner rather than later. I’ve also seen so many of my friends have trouble having kids, and I just wouldn’t want to leave it too late.
So how many tots are you thinking?
He comes from four and I come from three, so I think we’ll probably end up with three and a half. [Laughs] No, probably three, two or three. I wouldn’t want one, but two doesn’t feel like enough. I guess it comes down to how many we can afford!
For stacks more of our exclusive chat with Eddie, pick up the new issue of OK! mag, on sale tomorrow!
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