Richard Osman has announced that he is marrying Doctor Who actor Ingrid Oliver, who he met during lockdown.
The 51-year-old Pointless star revealed his big news during an interview with best-selling author Marian Keyes.
Speaking to The Guardian, Marian asked Richard: "Is it true you are getting married?”
Richard replied: “Yes. Exciting, isn’t it?”
The popular quiz show co-host had met Ingrid, 45, at a dinner party during the summer of 2020.
The couple had sparked engagement rumours last month when Ingrid was spotted wearing an emerald ring on her finger.
The happy news follows Richard announcement that he is leaving the daytime quiz show so that he can focus more on writing.
Richard revealed his departure via a tweet to his 1.1m followers in April with his first novel, The Thursday Murder Club, released in 2020, being the third best-selling hardback of all time in the UK.
Its follow-up, The Man Who died Twice (2021) is the the sixth best.
“SOME NEWS! After 13 wonderful years I'm leaving daytime Pointless, to concentrate on writing," he wrote.
“Will still be doing the celebrity shows and 'HouseOfGames'.
“It has been the GREATEST pleasure and I can't wait to start watching as a viewer. Thank you to everyone!”
He added: “Will miss the whole team, especially the incomparable @XanderArmstrong.
“Thank you to everyone who watches, it really has been a dream, and I know the show will continue to go from strength to strength.”
At the time of Richard's announcement, his co-host Alexander said of the news: "Daytime television's loss is international best-selling crime fiction's gain. I say that like it's a consolation - I'm going to miss the big man next to me Monday to Friday.
"But at least I still get him at weekends - and weekdays if you're watching on Challenge."
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