One of the most popular Croatian athletes in history – Blanka Vlasic, found out that her husband, the famous sports journalist Ruben Van Gucht, was cheating on her and it happened live on air.
Ruben Van Gucht is currently deployed to the European Championship in Germany, and during one of his appearances in a television program, behind him you can see… women’s legs.
When he realized what was happening, the journalist tried to hide the scene with a cup of coffee, but it was too late and the shocking video went viral on social media. Blanka and Ruben got married on May 26, 2022.
Interestingly, just 10 days ago, the Belgian media wrote about Ruben’s personal life, that is, about his relationship with 31-year-old Charlotte Van Looy, a writer, producer and ex-girlfriend of Adriaan Van den Hoof.
Blanka Vlasic has a child from Ruben Van Gucht. He gave birth on his 39th birthday on November 8, 2022.
Ruben and Charlotte are “close”, according to the local media. The indicated media recalls that Blanka lives in Split with their 1.5-year-old son Mondo . They were together in Nieuwpoort, Valencia and Milan, and Charlotte posted a photo with the sports commentator two and a half weeks ago. Ruben Van Gucht went to Kansas City with ex-cycling pro Jan Bakelants, who was competing in Unbound Gravel there, and Charlotte Van Looy went with them.
Blanka Vlasic is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump. She is a two-time world champion and double Olympic medalist who ranks as the joint second-highest female jumper of all time with her personal best of 2.08m. She is the Croatian record holder in the event, and the former indoor world champion. Blanka Vlasic broke the Croatia national record in 2004 and also won her first world senior medal at the World Indoor Championships that year. A hyperthyroid condition hindered her second Olympic appearance in Athens and she spent the 2005 season recuperating from surgery.
She returned in 2006, taking the silver at the World Indoor Championships. The 2007 season signalled a strong run of form: she won at the 2007 World Championships, became the indoor world champion in 2008 and her winning streak came to an end with a narrow loss at the Beijing Olympics that year, where she took silver. She became World Champion for the second time in 2009. Her awards also including the IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2010 and the European Athlete of the Year trophy (2007, 2010).
