X Factor winner Ben Haenow has married his long term partner in a romantic ceremony.
The 32-year-old singer wed girlfriend Jessica Jones in Northern Italy, where his family are originally from.
Ben – who won the singing show in 2014 – has been with Jessica for more than a decade. He proposed to her last November, and then at the weekend they finally made things official.
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“We got married in a small town in Northern Italy, where my nan grew up, near the river Brenta,” he told Mail Online.
And his Italian grandmother even helped to conduct the ceremony, translating the service for the English guests.
His brother Alex acted as best man, and posted a picture of the fans the couple had given to each of their guests to help keep cool in the Italian sunshine, engraved with the name of the bride and groom and their wedding date.
“We had a small ceremony of closest friends and family,” Ben explained.
“I arrived nervous and excited for the biggest day of my life and left with the wife of my dreams after a fairytale wedding.
“This is the beginning of our happy ever after.”
He shared the news with his followers, later posting a picture of himself and his new bride enjoying their honeymoon from a hot tub, with the caption #WifeLife #minimoon #lovinglife #bubbles.
And yet another, showing off the incredible view they were enjoying.
Ben previously admitted that it had been “tough” to keep Jessica happy and maintain a good relationship, while focusing on his music career.
Not long after taking the X Factor title, Ben revealed they had had to put plans to get married on hold but were determined to make things work, explaining that one of the songs on his album was about “when you neglect the other person but not through any malice.”
And Jessica said at the time: “It has been hard not seeing him and contact has been difficult as he is so busy, but he calls and texts whenever he can and I always get a call before bed which is lovely.”
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Ben faced a big blow earlier this year, when Simon Cowell axed him from his record label, just months after his debut album reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.
But he’s determined to continue with music and has a UK tour coming up later this year.