Tracie was the one who made the first move when she and Adrian met in London in the early 90s and the pair’s love for each other has grown by leaps and bounds ever since. They got married in 1995, welcomed two sons in quick succession, and then birthed their own theatre company, Pangdemonium, in 2010.
“He doesn’t remember meeting me because he had had a few drinks so our second meeting was much better. It was in Singapore and I caught him in the final performance of a show he was in. I remember he had impressive long, flowing hair and leather jeans on. Who wears leather jeans in Singapore?” recalls Tracie.
“She’s wrong, I do remember meeting her and my first impression was ‘Wow, she’s tall! And hot. And tall!” jokes Adrian.
The banter between the two flows quickly and easily, which isn’t surprising considering they’ve been a couple for more than two decades.
“I think we love each other more now but on the flip side, we know each other’s ugly side a lot more too and that has made us tougher and more understanding of each other,” says Tracie.
Adrian agrees. “Going through life’s challenges together definitely makes you grow closer and makes your love for each other evolved into something stronger than that first flush of pure, young, passionate love,” he explains.
Both cite parenthood, too, as the reason their unbreakable bond. “Children teach you so much. They make you grow up fast and give you an unbending and binding love in life,” shares Tracie.
“Parenthood is the most incredible, bewildering, rollercoaster ride, and after 20 years of it, it is still taking us to places we never counted on,” says Adrian. “This February, we will be staging ‘The Son’, and I’ll be sharing the spotlight with our older boy, Zack, with Tracie barking orders at us. It’s going to be a very special experience.”
