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Kerrie Harris tells how she ‘never chased’ after footballer beau Robbie Brady

Kerrie Harris has admitted that she was by no means chasing her beau Robbie Brady when they got together.

The couple have known each other for years but it wasn’t until they were 17 that they got together – and they’ve been together ever since.

“Some girls might go after a guy, but it wasn’t like I always dreamed of being with a footballer.

“I kept myself busy, and I was by no means chasing him,” she said.

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Chasing: Kerrie admitted that she didn’t go chasing after Robbie | INSTAGRAM

The couple’s first date was in Dublin city and the pair met up at the Spire on O’Connell street for a stroll around the town.

“Things between us happened very naturally, and football just happened to be his job,” she told the Irish Independent.

“He could tell I was a genuine, down-to-earth girl, and I had my own things going on.

“I went on to college, where I studied advertising and marketing, but I was still focused on dance, with dreams to one day open my own stage school – a dream I eventually fulfilled.

“So I wasn’t focusing all my energy on him.”

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Dreams: The mother-of-one focused more on her dream of opening a stage school than chasing her love | INSTAGRAM

When Kerrie and Robbie first started dating, the footballer was living in England training with the Manchester United Academy.

“It definitely wasn’t easy on him over there,” Kerrie revealed.

“He was very young, and there were some Christmases when he didn’t get home. He has a big, close-knit family, so it did make him quite lonely.

“But, at the same time, he knew what he wanted, and the sacrifices he had to make to get it, and I really respect that.”

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Darling daughter: Kerrie has a little girl called Halle with the footballer | INSTAGRAM

The Swords native eventually moved over England to be with Robbie, and later found out she was pregnant with their daughter Halle.

“I rang Robbie and said, ‘I think I’m pregnant’, and I explained what happened, but he just laughed it off, because it was such a bizarre symptom.

“I did a pregnancy test the next day and discovered I was right. I waited for him to come home – after an Irish match against England – and I told him.”

“Obviously it was a bit of a shock, but his instant reaction was pure delight. He loves kids, he always has, and he has been a terrific dad ever since,” she added.

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