Michael Owen shares sweet throwback snaps with wife Louise on their anniversary as he says: '19 years, still going strong'

Michael Owen shared a heartfelt tribute to his wife of 19 years Louise Owen on Tuesday as he wished her a happy wedding anniversary. 

The former professional footballer, 44, took to his Instagram to share several throwback snaps of the couple, gushing: '19 years, still going strong.'

His short but sweet message read: 'Happy Anniversary @louise_owen80 19 years, still going strong……. (love heart emoji)' 

Louise sweetly responded to the throwback snaps with: 'Love you always and forever.' 

Fans of the former Liverpool striker then flocked to the comment section to wish the couple a happy anniversary. 

One fan commented: 'Happy Anniversary to you both and many more to come! Enjoy your day.';

'Beautiful couple happy anniversary to you both.';

'Happy anniversary to you both wow how time flies.';

'Happy Anniversaryyy you absolute stunning couple!! Enjoy every minute of every day together!' 

The footballer married his primary school sweetheart Louise in 2005 and the couple share four children Gemma, 21, Emily, 16, James, 18, and Jessica 14. 

Michael met his wife Louise when they both attended Hawarden High School  together in Flintshire Wales. 

The couple then went on to tie the knot in 2005, after they got engaged on Valentine's Day in 2004, with the wedding taking place at their family home. 

However, their relationship has not always been smooth sailing, as their marriage was allegedly under strain in 2021 when the Mirror claimed that the former striker had been sexting former Big Brother contestant Rebecca James. 

Neither Michael nor Louise publicly commented on the allegations at the time. 

It comes before Michael revealed in his autobiography Reboot: My Life, My Time that he had sought therapy to deal with jealous urges.

'For years, because of my own inner demons, I was intentionally really hard on Louise about subjects that I knew would push her buttons most - not least her close relationship with our daughter Gemma,' he wrote.

'Let me be very clear and say that none of this was in any way a reflection on how I felt about either Gemma or Louise. I love them both with all of me.'

'I'd take everything out on Louise, though. I'd accuse her of spending all her time with her eldest and ignoring the other kids. It wasn't even true.'