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Mia O'Hare

Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer marries Vikings David Oakes in secret romantic ceremony

Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has married her fiancé actor David Oakes in a secret romantic ceremony, it has been reported.

The 41-year-old actress is said to have tied the knot with the Vikings: Valhalla star in Somerset last month.

The newlyweds reportedly had an intimate dinner at Roth Bar & Grill in Bruton where they spent the evening with a small group.

It is believed the couple were married at small service nearby.

The pair started dating in 2019 following their time together in West End play Venus in Fur in 2017.

Natalie played Margaery Tyrell in the hit series Game of Thrones and was previously engaged to director Anthony Bryne.

Natalie and David met during their time in Venus In Fur at Theatre Royal (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

They met on the set of The Tudors in 2007 and were engaged in 2011. Anthony proposed to her on a boat in India, but they never got around to setting a date for their wedding.

The pair co-wrote thriller In Darkness together, which starred Natalie as a blind pianist and Emily Ratajkowski as her dead neighbour.

Cracks began to show in their relationship over a series of interviews they gave, as Natalie admitted they were "hard on each other" at home.

David Oakes is Earl Godwin in Vikings: Valhalla (WireImage/Darren Gerrish)
Natalie played Margaery Tyrell in the hit series Game of Thrones (Helen Sloan/HBO)

"We wanted to make sure that we weren't letting each other get away with stuff," Anthony said at the time.

Both Natalie and Anthony dropped hints that the creative process of writing their film was killing their relationship.

The relationship ended in 2018.

The couple have a daughter together (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Since then, she has been in a relationship with 39-year-old David and they welcomed their daughter in January 2021.

Natalie revealed the news on pal Esther Rantzen's That’s After Life podcast after keeping her pregnancy a secret from fans.

She joked: "It's the perfect thing to do during a pandemic - get pregnant, have a baby.

The couple started dating in 2019 (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
They are believed to have tied the knot last month (Dan Wooller/REX/Shutterstock)

"I feel like I'm probably being a bit of a cliché, she’ll probably be sitting in a bar in 30 years’ time one day going, 'Yeah, I'm a COVID baby'."

Natalie admitted acting may now be tougher with a child. "I'm going to find it very difficult, I think, you don't want to warp the childhood experience," she said.

But she confessed that she may move back into theatre to take advantage of the more child-friendly hours on offer.

The Mirror has contacted Natalie Dormer's representative for comment.

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