Konnie Huq and husband Charlie Brooker look smitten as they enjoy a fun night out at The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience in London
The former Blue Peter star, 49, and Black Mirror creator, 54, relived the world famous nineties phenomenon as they explored the immersive experience.
The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience invited a host of star-studded guests and influencers to launch its summer season.
Konnie and Charlie, who sported casual ensembles, looked more than loved-up on their thrilling date night.
She became a firm on-screen favourite when she appeared as a Blue Peter presenter between December 1997 and January 2008.
She met the Black Mirror creator during an episode of his show, Screenwipe, in 2009 and they became engaged nine months later, in June 2010.
They went on to have two children together - Covey, 12, and Huxley, 10, with the Blue Peter star admitting that she pressured Charlie into having marriage and babies in the early days of their relationship.
Konnie said she gave the TV creator an ultimatum so that neither of them wasted their time with one another.
Speaking on Sophie Ellis-Bextor's podcast Spinning Plates in 2022, Konnie said she always wanted to have children and feared Charlie didn't feel the same, so the conversation and deal breaker immediately came up.
'I always wanted to have kids... I always thought I'd have three kids and then I had two and was like, ''I'm done now,'' she began.
'But weirdly, Charlie didn't think he ever wanted kids. So when we got together, I was like, "if you're not a having kids kind of person than we're not compatible" But it turns out he was.'
'But he is really good with kids which you might not think cause of his miserable alter ego, but Charlie is a lamb in wolf's clothing.'
Speaking about tying the knot so fast after meeting each other, Konnie said that at the time, her 'body clock was ticking'.
'I was in my mid-thirties and when you're in your mid-thirties with your body clock ticking, you sort of think, "I don't want to be in another relationship without it going anywhere", she said.
The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience invited a host of star-studded guests and influencers to launch its summer season
'So yeah, quite quickly it was my way or the highway, which is good because then you know if someone is committed maybe.'
She added that despite putting pressure on Charlie, if he buckled then she would have known he wasn't right for her.
'I was literally like, "there is no point us being together unless you're sure you want to have kids and quite quickly as well".
And If that was to scare him off, then he wasn't the right person.'
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