The corona lockdown presented many families with challenges. When daycare centers, schools and playgrounds are closed, it is not always easy to find the right entertainment program for the little ones within your own four walls. Ex-soccer player Bastian Schweinsteiger (35) and his wife Ana Ivanovic (32) also had to get creative in this regard, as they told in a double interview with "Welt am Sonntag" (WamS).
"Keeping the little ones happy was a challenge," said Ivanovic. The family was stuck at home, but letting the children watch TV to take a breather was never an option: "It is important to me that my children are 'screenfree'. This means that they are not constantly in front of a screen sit, unless we 'facetimen' with the family, "explains the former Serbian tennis player.
Schweinsteiger discovered painting for himself
Instead, many games like memory were played, added Schweinsteiger. He also discovered a new hobby for himself: "And I started painting. With water colors." However, there is obviously no Picasso in the former professional athlete, adds Ivanovic: "Painting is really not our strength. Our older son simply loves pencils and paints and then we just painted around a bit."
Everyday habits that can be traced back to his earlier player thinking would also have crept in. His wife reveals that Schweinsteiger is very organized. But there is a reason for that above all: "I like to be in order, that's right. And if you always put the key in the same place, you don't have to search long – and gain time. Actually, I'm a time saver. I just want that Use life, you only have one thing, that's why I try to get the most out of it every day, "says the 35-year-old.
Schweinsteiger and Ivanovic made their relationship public in 2015. In 2016 the couple married in Venice. The two sons were born in March 2018 and August 2019. In the film "Schw31ns7eiger: Memories – from the beginning to the legend" the former FC Bayern star looks back on his career. Til Schweiger's documentary (56, "Keinohrhasen") will be available on Amazon Prime Video from June 5th.