Tony Romo’s Wife Made Her Parents Hide Before He Came to Their House for the First Time

From Country Living

When Tony Romo first asked his now-wife, Candice Crawford, to dinner and a movie, the aspiring broadcaster was living with her parents. Candice was an intern at the time, and had been allowed to interview a few players—which is how she met Tony.

Tony, now 39, was impressed with Candice and asked her out. He made plans to pick Candice up at her house, which originally caught her off guard, as her parents would be home at the time. They happen to be huge Cowboys fans, and Candice, now 32, worried they would embarrass her in front of Tony.

Candice’s brother, actor Chace Crawford (known for his role on Gossip Girl), recalled how she handled the potentially awkward situation.

“They said, 'We're already here. What do you want us to do?' And she said, 'Hide. Hide in the back.' She made my parents hide,” Chace told the Rich Eisen Show.

Mr. and Mrs. Crawford hid in their master bathroom while Tony picked up their daughter. It was worth it, as the couple began officially dating in 2009 and married in 2011 at Arlington Hall in Dallas. The guest list was huge, with a reported 600 people who attended the highly anticipated affair.

Candice was far from the first time that Tony's relationships were in the spotlight. He formerly dated Jessica Simpson, who fans were convinced had a negative impact on his game. Still, the two weathered the storm for a year and a half before calling it quits in 2009. Before that, he was linked to country queen Carrie Underwood in 2007, though both claimed nothing was ever too serious between them.

All's well that ends well, though as Tony and Candice have been happily together for 10 years. They also share three kids: Hawkins was born in 2012, followed by Rivers in 2014, and Jones in 2017.

In late 2016, Tony left the Cowboys after being their quarterback for more than a decade. Candice says his transition to sports broadcasting was natural because of his former post-game tradition. She said he would invite family and friends to analyze each of his plays to determine what he got right or wrong.

“I even got him a pointer because it was very serious,” she told For the Win.

Now, fans have come to love how he often predicts what the quarterback will do and gets the plays right.

Despite his success, Candice says he still gets post-show notes from executives about his performance. Broadcasters, Candice said, are only told what they do wrong in notes so Candice always supports Tony and lets him know what he did right.

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