Jenson Button was ‘selfish’ due to his F1 career (Image: Getty)
Jenson Button confessed to being a “selfish human” before fatherhood transformed him. The Formula One legend found love with ex-Playboy model Brittny Ward while he was going through a gruelling divorce.
Button split with his first wife, Jessica Michibata, in late 2015, and met Ward shortly after. The pair got engaged two years later in 2018 and married in March 2022, going on to have two children named Hendrix and Lenny.
Yet they had to endure a rocky period at the start, with Button admitting he was a “selfish human” initially. His entire outlook changed, however, with the birth of their children, aged four and three respectively.
Jenson Button married Brittny Ward in March 2022 (Image: brittnyward/Instagram)
Button told The Times in a candid joint interview with Ward last year: “I’m a changed man since they were born – sometimes we even fight over who gets to wake them. This is such a wonderful time in my life and I’m very grateful for what I have.
“I raced in Formula One for 17 years. As a driver, everything is done for you and I took that for granted. I became a selfish human being but children changed that.”
The transition to fatherhood wasn’t without its challenges, as Button revealed it took time to “find his place” and “be a good dad” following the birth of his first child in 2019. And he couldn’t hide his adoration for Brittny, saying that he quickly realised she was “the one”.
Mother-of-two Brittny echoed her husband’s sentiments about their connection, saying: “We sort of had this chemistry right away. It was undeniable and just so easy.”
She admitted that the timing of her romance with the ex-Williams and McLaren driver wasn’t ideal due to his ongoing divorce, saying: “You can’t always pick the moment. I think he liked my dry, sarcastic sense of humour.”
Brittny explained that her husband was emotional when he discovered he was becoming a parent. “Jenson was away when I found out, and I wanted to tell him face-to-face so I waited until he returned home,” she added.
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Mother of two Brittny Ward is a former Playboy model (Image: brittnyward/Instagram)
“It was so hard to not say anything on the phone but I thought it was more special to do it in person. I gave him a little gift box with the test in it and he started crying.
“It was a very sweet moment. It was exactly what you would want the father of your future child to do.”
Button split with his first wife after just one year of marriage. He and Brittny’s wedding was put on hold in July 2019 due to the birth of their son Hendrix.
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