Tipping Point and This Morning host Ben Shephard and his wife Annie have been wed since 2004.
They got together as a couple at university – and now Ben and wife Annie share teenage sons Jack and Sam.
Here’s what the This Morning presenter has had to say over the years about his marriage to interior designer Annie, and their relationship together.
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As a top telly fave, Ben is always among the chatter when it comes to Strictly Come Dancing casting. And back in 2020, he admitted he’d “love” to get involved with the BBC One dance contest.
However, it seems – according to Ben – Annie may have voiced concerns to him about the ‘Strictly curse’.
He explained during an appearance on Lorraine: “I spent three years in university learning to dance, I have a degree in dance. It doesn’t make me a good dancer, obviously. But my wife really doesn’t want me to do Strictly. I’ve spoken about it very publicly, but she’s not interested in me having an affair.”
Ben – hosting Ninja Warrior this weekend (October 26) – joked: “I think she’s being very narrow-minded and it could be a great opportunity. Who knows what could happen? It would be an amazing experience. I love a bit of spangle and glamour on a Saturday night… As things stand though, that’s a negotiation that needs to happen between the BBC and my wife.”
Ben has also given insight into Annie’s relationship with his mum, during a discussion with Kate Garraway on GMB in June 2022.
The co-hosts were talking about sons being spoilt by “overprotective” mothers when Ben related his own family experience.
He said at the time: “My wife with my boys does look after them and spoils them and does everything for them. And my mum probably does that for me.”
Ben continued: “I know Annie gets annoyed about my mum and my relationship and me being spoiled my mum. And I can see it with her and our boys.”
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‘I’m extraordinarily lucky’
Despite his sometimes teasing, sometimes frank admissions about his marriage, Ben has repeatedly praised Anne on TV and social media.
Furthermore, he counts his – ahem – Lucky Star for her support and devotion.
Ben previously reflected during an appearance on the White Wine Question Time podcast: “We met at university – so you knew Annie when I just got into the telly – and I was sort of a mere puppy when it came to the world of broadcasting media.
She has been through all this with me.
“She has been through all this with me – the highs and the lows of all that experience. And she is still here. Somehow is still putting up with me which to this day, I can’t quite believe that I am extraordinarily lucky.”
How sweet.
Watch Ben on This Morning, weekdays on ITV1 at 10am; Tipping Point at 4pm weekdays on ITV1; Ninja Warrior Saturdays at 4 on ITV1 and Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Sundays at 8pm on ITV1.
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