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Mia O'Hare

Jack Whitehall admits his girlfriend vetoes jokes about their private life on stage

Jack Whitehall has revealed his girlfriend vetoes all his jokes about their private life before he takes them on stage.

The comedian, 34, admitted model partner Roxy Horner is the only person who can control his stand-up content.

He has already laid bare details of their sex life and even Roxy's type one diabetes in his jokes - but all with her consent.

Jack says his girlfriend is "very accepting" of what he does for a living and can sometimes act as a "tough crowd".

"Roxy definitely gets a veto. She can be a tough crowd for my brand of humour but, touch wood, thus far she has been very accepting of me doing routines about her private life on stage.

Roxy gets to have a say on Jack's jokes (David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Jack admits Roxy has been 'very accepting' (JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/Getty Images)

"It is a blessing she hasn't said no to anything yet," he told The Sun.

Adding: "Dating a comedian can be stressful because they go up on stage and tell a load of strangers all about your private life for the sake of comedy.

"She has been very patient with it all. Roxy has the patience of a saint."

Roxy and Jack met while the comedian was in Australia and the pair later isolated together in Jack's London pad during the pandemic.

Roxy previously dated singer Jake Bugg, whom she split from in December 2019, and has also been linked to Joey Essex and Leonardo DiCaprio, although she denied ever being more than friends with the Titanic star.

The comedian details the couples private lives on stage (Getty Images for Advertising Wee)

Meanwhile, Jack was previously linked to Kirsty Gallacher and previously dated Gemma Chan for six years before their split in 2017.

Jack recently revealed Roxy had to be resuscitated by paramedics after collapsing backstage at the Brit Awards in 2021.

She was taken to hospital after the terrifying incident and was diagnosed with diabetes.

"We ended up in A&E on the night of the Brits, which definitely made for a slightly different vibe of an after-party," Jack said according to The Sun.

Jack then joked how the previous year at the BRITs he was "hobnobbing with Stormzy and Elton John" but in 2021 he was "sitting in the emergency room of an A&E unit" sitting beside a man who "smelled of Special Brew".

Roxy has since been candid about her diagnosis, having now needing to wear an electronic device to monitor her blood glucose level.

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