Comedian Frank Skinner has revealed he has married his long-term partner Cath Mason after 24 years together.
The 68-year-old shared the news on the latest episode of his podcast Frank Off The Radio, shocking his co-hosts Emily Dean and Pierre Novellie.
“Can you brace yourselves? You’ll never guess what I did on Monday: I got married. I got f***ing married!” Skinner excitedly announced.
The ceremony took place on the stairs at Camden Town Hall with the couple’s son Buzz, born in 2012, as the only witness.
The couple met when Mason was working for Skinner’s management company and have been together for over two decades.
Skinner revealed that the couple had a non-traditional ceremony, with music playing a significant role in their special day.
“We walk up the stairs me and Cath, and they said to Buzz ‘Just plug your phone in there and you can play the music.’ So we entered to Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul by The Fall,” he explained.
The comedian noted that the band had special significance for the couple in their early days together, making it “quite an emotional thing.”
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Their son Buzz also chose Greenday to play while they sat in the registry.
Mason wore “just a flowery dress” for the occasion, with Skinner admitting he had to persuade her not to wear leggings to their wedding.
Skinner candidly shared the couple’s reluctance about traditional wedding elements, revealing that Cath had stipulated: “I’m not having a f***ing party! I don’t want a load of guests.
“I’m not going in a church. I don’t want a ring. I’m not wearing a stupid f***ing white dress.”
The comedian admitted they nearly called off the wedding on the day itself.
“We went for a walk on the Heath in the morning and I said ‘Why are we doing this?’ She said ‘I don’t know. Shall we not do it?'” he recalled.
When asked why they decided to marry after all these years, Skinner joked: “I don’t know why. I just thought, ‘Maybe I’ve got too much money, I’ll give her half in about five years time!
“It wasn’t even like a tax thing, so I’m not planning on dying anytime soon.”
Last year, Skinner had revealed that Mason had rejected his marriage proposals four times, but said he would keep “plugging away.”
He explained at the time: “As you get old, ‘my partner’, which is what I tend to call her, sounds like we’re solicitors.”
“A man my age saying ‘my girlfriend’ is nearly as bad as a man my age saying ‘my skateboard’.”
“There’s not a good word for someone you’ve been with for 24 years when you’re our age – other than wife or husband.”
Skinner, whose real name is Christopher Collins, was awarded an MBE for services to entertainment in the 2023 New Year’s honours.
The couple’s son Buzz, now 13, was born in 2012 and served as the only witness at their wedding.