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Fay Ripley admits she owes her marriage to The Traitors star in One Show confession

Fay Ripley admits she owes her marriage to The Traitors star in One Show confession

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Fay Ripley admits she owes her marriage to The Traitors star in One Show confession
The actress revealed how she met her husband, who she married in 2001
Fay Ripley has admitted she owes her marriage to The Traitors US host Alan Cumming.
The Stretford Wives actress, 59, appeared on The One Show tonight (June 12) to speak about her experience on ITV's DNA Journey.

However, at one point, she dropped a sweet story about how Alan 'gave' her a husband. After a clip aired of stage star Alan talking about his new children's musical about the Loch Ness monster, Fay quipped: 'Alan gave me a husband!'

Host Alex Jones had commented that Alan was 'a key part' of Fay's life.
Alan Cumming had a key part to play in Fay's marriage
(Image: PA Archive/PA Images )
Fay continued: 'I was staying with Alan in his flat in New York because I couldn't afford to stay anywhere.
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'He was like, 'You can come stay with me,' we were old friends.
'He introduced me to a friend of his and I married that friend, so thank you Alan!'
The Cold Feet actress married Australian actor Daniel Lapaine in October 2001 in a ceremony in Tuscany, Italy. They share two children together, daughter Parker who they welcomed in 2002, and son Sonny in 2006.

Fay and Daniel married in 2001
(Image: David M.Benett/WireImage )
In an interview with The Mirror in 2010, having been married to Daniel for a decade, Fay said: '"I still look at him and think, 'how lucky am I?''
She continued: "Not all the time, especially when he's standing in front of me in his thread -bare pyjamas.'

She revealed that they have 'no real secret' to their relationship, adding: 'Apart from making sure that we're never apart for too long. I remember a friend of mine saying, 'three weeks is the cut-off point - up until then you still need each other'.
"But once three weeks have passed, you get used to being on your own and can manage without the other person - then it gets dangerous.
"So if we're ever apart for two weeks six days, I make sure we're together again by the time the clock strikes midnight!"
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