Declan Donnelly, aka Dec of Ant and Dec, married Ali Astall at a star-studded ceremony.
Dec’s TV presenting partner Ant McPartlin was the best man at the ceremony in Newcastle, while his brother Father Dermott Donnelly, the Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral, led the ceremony at St Michael’s Church, Elswick.
Guests Holly Willoughby, Ashley Roberts, Tess Daly, Phillip Schofield, Paddy McGuinness and Leigh Francis (aka Keith Lemon) were among a host of celebrities to watch Dec get married to Ali.
The groom seemed to be in good spirits this morning as he joked from the pair’s Ant and Dec Twitter account.
The Geordie presenter got engaged to Ali, who is his manager, in November last year on an island off the coast of Australia, before travelling to the set of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! for the latest series.
In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show earlier this year, Dec said he proposed as the sun set.
He also admitted it was “a little strange” when the couple first got together because they had been work colleagues for so long, but added: “It’s going good. Everything’s hunky-dory.”
Dec was best man at his on-screen partner’s 2006 wedding to make-up artist Lisa Armstrong and Ant said he was looking forward to returning the favour.
“I can’t bloody wait! He was best man for me, I’ve been married eight years now. His speech was very good, very funny so I’ve got a lot to get him back with!” he told Ross.
Dec, who first found fame with Ant in teenage drama Byker Grove, previously dated actress Clare Buckfield and TV presenter Georgie Thompson.
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