Who is Tim Payne's wife? Everything to know about Michelle Peters as the New Zealand defender enjoys newfound fame.(Image via Michelle Peters/Instagram)The New Zealand defender Tim Payne is easily one of the most talked about players in the last few weeks after his following across social media sites grew in hours.While Tim Payne and his wife, Michelle Peters, have always maintained pretty private lives, it seems their marriage has dominated headlines in the last few weeks.Everything about Tim Payne’s wife Michelle Peters amid his newfound popularity on social mediaThe New Zealand defender Tim Payne tied the knot with Michelle Peters in 2024 after dating for a couple of years.While it is not publicly known how the two met, both seem to be deeply in love with each other as Michelle Peters has often been spotted cheering on Tim Payne.Last year, Tim Payne and his wife, Michelle Peters, welcomed their baby boy, even though they have stayed away from posting his face or name in public on social media.Though Michelle Peters has now found newfound fame, she is a successful entrepreneur and is a professional event and wedding photographer. She also has her own brand in Wellington, New Zealand. Why did Tim Payne and his wife Michelle Peters suddenly become popular on social media?For the unversed, a few weeks ago, a popular content creator sparked chaos when he asked fans to support unpopular football players, including Tim Payne, as they geared up to represent their nation.At that point, the New Zealand defender had only 5000 followers and within hours, his following rose to a whopping 5.9 million.While Tim Payne has not spoken about his newfound fame on social media, his wife Michelle Peters spoke to 1News about it as she said, "We were just chatting and he was like, 'I'm just getting lots of random follows'... and then he's like, 'what is this video? Can you translate it to me?'"Michelle Peters added, "I think the fact that I'm from Latin America, I can kind of understand where the whole buzz and like the emotion of it all is…”She continued, "It was a bit overwhelming, but the support has just been so positive. All of this has been so positive in so many ways. You know, for New Zealand football, for Tim's career, for us as a family…Tim is actually really not phased too much about the whole social media…He's fully focused on football."