Dolph Lundgren, 66, opens up about marriage to wife Emma, 27
Rocky Star Dolph Lundgren has opened up on his marriage to wife Emma Krokdal, whom is 39 years his junior.
Dolph, 66, began dating Emma, 27, in 2019, and the pair tied the knot last year.
After much talk online, the couple married in a a romantic ceremony in Mykonos, Greece.
According to the newlyweds, their decision to host the union in the beautiful Mediterranean spot came after a challenging few years.
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"With both Covid and a long road of challenging medical treatments, we've had to push our marriage plans many times," they said.
Dolph and Emma have been enjoying married life ever since, with Dolph opening up on their relationship in a recent interview.
He told Fox News Digital: "Emma is great. She's wonderful. Great support.
"And we work together on a bunch of projects. She's very clever, and she's very smart for her age or for any age. So we produce stuff together. We have another project. We're working on a comedy."
The pair's latest collaboration is Wanted Man, which follows an aging cop trying to protect a woman who witnesses a grisly crime.
Lundgren plays the lead, directs, and writes, while Krokdal also stars and co-produces with her husband.
He said: "She helps me with the script and during the production and post-production.
"Just giving me a second opinion and double-checking.
"So actually getting married was a good choice. I really enjoy it."
Dolph, who is best known as the villain in the fourth Rocky film, opened up about his cancer battle last year - eight years after he was diagnosed.
In 2015, doctors found tumours in his kidney.
The tumours were removed, however, in 2020, he started experiencing acid reflux, and went for an MRI – which revealed there were ‘a few more tumours’ in his abdominal area.
Speaking on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, Lundgren explained how he underwent surgery to remove six tumours, but then got a call from the doctor to say they’d found another in the liver.
"At that point, it started to hit me that this is kind of something serious," he said.
Lundgren continued: "They did a scan to prepare for surgery, and the surgeon called me and said, ‘No, it’s grown now. It’s too big. We can’t take it out. It’s like the size of a small lemon.’"
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight in October last year, however, Lundgren shared a more positive update about his health.
"I'm living a normal life. I'm still taking oral medication, but it doesn't really affect me.
"I mean, there's no side effects. Every day to me is a blessing, and I really enjoy it, and I feel really good about that."
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Callum Jones