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Martin Compston on real reason he and wife Tianna moved to Vegas amid ‘weird’ fan requests about his son

The BBC actor had simply had enough

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Martin Compston and his wife previously relocated to Las Vegas for a rather surprising reason.

The Line of Duty star, who appears on Saturday Kitchen today (February 17) moved across the pond with Tianna Chanel Flynn, and their young son.

While most families move to get closer to good schools or simply start a new life, Martin’s family felt as if their move was a necessity.

It turns out fans were secretly trying to snap pictures of the couple’s toddler in a bid to interact with him.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston filming the BBC series
Line Of Duty actor Martin Compston recently left the UK (Credit: Splashnews)

Martin Compston on the real reason for ditching the UK

Talking on the Table Manners podcast back in 2022, Martin said: “There’s this weird thing.

“People are very kind and they’re just curious, but there’s been this weird thing of people taking pictures of my kid and then sending it to me online and it’s bizarre. I don’t understand why you would. It’s weird, like, they’ll DM you.

“And that’s why I’ve had to stop looking at DMs altogether because it’ll be like: ‘I saw you and your kid at the park, didn’t want to bother you but here’s a picture.’ And you’re like… It’s weird.”

‘We can just sort of disappear over there’

He continued: “Genuinely, I’ve been out with my wee one and somebody will come up and go: ‘Can I get a picture?’ and I’ll go, ‘I’m really sorry, but I’m with my son,’ and they’ll go: ‘Oh, thingy will hold him.’

“And I’m like: ‘What?!’ People genuinely think they’re just being nice. That’s why Vegas is really good. We can just sort of disappear over there.”

How did Martin Compston meet his wife?

The west coast of America also holds a special place in Martin’s heart; it’s where he met his wife, Tianna. She’s an actress who’s appeared in shows such as How to Get Away With Murder.

Martin fell in love with her when they met while drunk during happy hour.

“We met in a bar and she was the hostess.

“It was happy hour on a Monday so the place was deserted. Obviously my wife’s quite kind of strikingly beautiful – you know she’s got this incredible hair. I was a right few [drinks] in, it was happy hour.

“So she was kind of forced to put up with me and my pal for several hours.

“It’s just amazing that we walked into that bar on that day and I think about it and go, ‘If I didn’t, then…’ You know, she’s my wife and we have a kid together now.”

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Catch Martin on Saturday Kitchen today (February 17) at 10am.

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