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Gabby Logan 'fuming' on wedding day after first dance calamity with 'clueless' husband
Gabby Logan 'fuming' on wedding day after first dance calamity with 'clueless' husband The new presenter of Match of the Day was left "fuming" on her wedding day after something went wrong during the first dance, her husband Gabby Logan has now revealed Their first dance did not go as planned (Image:) The husband of broadcasting powerhouse Gabby Logan revealed his wife was left 'fuming' on their wedding day - after a first dance disaster he had no clue about. Kenny Logan, 53, is a former Rugby player who represented Scotland 70 times. His last cap for his country came in 2003 but two years before that he had a wedding with Gabby, 52, where one thing did not go to plan. They had met in 1999 at a bar in Fulham, London, and Kenny recognised the former international gymnast from the TV. And conversing with Vernon Kay on BBC's Tracks Of My Years, he spoke about the song Lovely Day by Bill Withers. He said it was a 'very nice track' but added: 'It wasn't meant to be our wedding song.' Gabby and Kenny have two children together (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images ) Their first dance was supposed to be a George Michael hit and the night before the wedding, Kenny and Gabby practised dancing to it in their bedroom. Article continues below He joked that he was not yet a "Strictly star' and needed a move to sway to. However, as for the big moment the following day, he recalled: 'I am tone deaf on the music front and this is going to show you why. Next day, the first dance, what comes up, Lovely Day, Bill Withers, played the wrong track… 'Gabby's went, 'It is the wrong track.' She is in my ear going, 'It is the wrong track, it is the wrong track.' We had such a lovely day and we are just dancing and I had no clue. Gabby was fuming.' Gabby is now famed for her sports journalism career (Image: Getty Images ) Laughing, Vernon replied: 'I bet she was.' Continuing, Kenny said: 'And everyone is going, 'that is a lovely song', but it was the wrong song!' New Match of the Day presenter Gabby was 25 when she met Kenny and she once said she told herself 'not to screw this up' after falling for him right away. Four years after their wedding, they became parents to twins, Reuben and Lois, after IVF treatment. Reuben, inspired by his dad's career, now plays for Northampton Saints while Lois is a showjumper who is about to study at Loughborough University. The family went through a turbulent time in 2022 when Kenny was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a routine wellness check. Article continues below He got checked after listening to his wife's Mid•Point podcast and he eventually underwent successful surgery to remove his prostate. The former sportsman now raises awareness about what he calls a 'silent cancer' and encourages men to have PSA tests.
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Martin Kemp says 'it was as quick as that' as he opens up on marriage 'doubt'
Martin Kemp says 'it was as quick as that' as he opens up on marriage 'doubt' Martin Kemp has opened up on his relationship with wife Shirlie Holliman, admitting that he doubts the couple are actually married despite tying the knot in St Lucia in 1988 Martin Kemp and Shirlie Kemp (Image: Jeff Spicer, Jeff Spicer/WireImagevia Getty Images ) Martin Kemp has revealed that he's not entirely sure if he and his wife Shirlie are officially married, despite having a ceremony in St Lucia over 35 years ago. The Spandau Ballet star reminisced about falling for Shirlie "through the television" as she performed with Wham! on Top Of The Pops back in 1982. Speaking to the Mirror, Martin recounted how he was completely smitten with Shirlie after her performance, finding himself in a "bubble" where he could "couldn't think of anything else" until they finally met a few weeks later. Shirlie, on the other hand, had developed a "crush" on Martin after seeing him in a magazine, which led to their mutual friend George Michael orchestrating their first meeting, reports Devon Live. Despite feeling too daunted to ring Martin herself, Shirlie got a helping hand from George Michael, who made the call and handed her the phone. Shirlie Holliman and Martin Kemp (Image: Jeff Spicer, Getty Images ) Article continues below The pair, both aged 63, have been inseparable since they started dating and held their wedding in St Lucia in 1988. However, during an appearance on Tracks Of My Years with Vernon Kay on BBC Radio 2, Martin expressed doubts about the legality of their nuptials. He shared a vivid memory from their wedding day: "I remember that, on the day we're getting married, I'm standing on this clifftop that is overlooking the Caribbean and it's sparkling, and there's only me there and the lady who's going to marry us." Continuing the story, he described Shirlie's arrival: "I'm waiting for Shirlie, and Shirlie turns up in this old pickup truck coming up the hill, and she climbs out in this tiny white mini dress, with big high heels on, and she's hobbling up to the point where we're going to get married. "This lady says 'Martin, do you love Shirlie?'. Okay, yep. 'Shirlie, do you love Martin?'. Yep, you're married. It was as quick as that. To this day, Vernon, I doubt very much if we are married." Martin said that he doesn't believe the couple were ever given a wedding certificate, but stressed that he "thinks we're married, so it's all good". Martin, Harley Moon, Shirlie and Roman Kemp (Image: (Image: Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) ) The couple have enjoyed 37 years of marriage in the years since, as well as having son Roman and daughter Harley Moon. However, it's not been all plain sailing for the pair. In 1995, the actor was diagnosed with two brain tumours and was unable to work for three years. The couple had to downsize their home and Martin had invasive surgery to remove the largest, leaving him with dyslexia, memory loss and epilepsy. Shirlie admitted that she feared Martin would die during the second, riskier, operation before stepping in and saying to the doctor 'I don't think we want to do that". Article continues below She spent the next few months searching for an alternative method and eventually settled on a treatment using lasers to blast tumors without the need for surgery. The procedure was a success, with Martin saying he has "no doubt" that Shirlie saved his life.
