Alan’s had a turbulent life
Alan Carr has had a tough few years (Image: Jonathan Hordle/PA Wire)
Alan Carr is blessing our TVs again this evening in Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. Alongside Michelle Ogundehin, he’s aiming to find the UK’s best designer.
But away from the BBC hit, Alan’s had a turbulent few years. The beloved comedian was famously dating party planner Paul Drayton since 2006.
After ten years together, Paul proposed to Alan while they were on holiday in Indonesia. Alan told The Sun : “He asked me to marry him in Lombok.
“There were nine couples in this boutique hotel and a man playing the organ. I went to the toilet and came out to eat dessert. And then I was like, ‘’Oh my God, a filling’s come out, just my luck on holiday.’
“I pull it out and it’s this ring and then the man on the organ starts singing Can You Feel The Love Tonight. Then the chef, all the staff came out and the manager and sang Can You Feel the Love Tonight, but they didn’t know the next lyric, so they just sang, ‘Can you feel the love tonight? Can you feel the love tonight?’
Paul proposed to Alan in Indonesia (Image: Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for the National Osteoporosis Society)
“So it was my idea of hell, but of course I said yes. My life is a roller coaster, like Ronan Keating says. It’s really nice.”
The two tied the knot in 2018 in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles. It was ordained by none other than Adele, who is one of Alan’s closest friends.
Not only did she officiate, she also planned and paid for the whole thing. Speaking on The One Show, Alan said: “We’ve known her for ages, and when we told her we were getting married she said, ‘Can I please plan the whole day for you?’
“She did it all at her house. So, we got in there, and there is a grand piano with a man playing Ordinary People. Then she sang with our first dance, it was absolutely amazing.
“I can never repay her, she’s a one-off as we all know. It was amazing. Adele organised it in her back garden in LA – it was absolutely gorgeous and she paid for it all.
Adele paid for and officiated their wedding (Image: Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
“I tried to give her some money and she said, ‘My treat ahahahaha’. She’s just adorable. She’s the sweetest person.”
The wedding was kept a secret from the public, with a spokesperson releasing a statement afterwards: “Alan Carr married his long-term partner Paul Drayton at a small private ceremony in LA last week.
“The couple are currently on honeymoon in Mexico and are planning a big celebration with all their family and friends back in the UK later this summer. They are both extremely happy.”
Sadly, Alan and Paul announced they’d parted ways in 2022. In a joint statement, they said: “After 13 years as a couple and three years of marriage, Alan Carr and Paul Drayton would like to announce they are separating.
Paul and Alan started dating in 2006 (Image: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Leopards)
“They have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go their separate ways. We request that their privacy is respected at this sensitive time.”
Speaking about his comedy tour on Lorraine, Alan said: “Oh me and Paul, 14 years, which in gay years, is 207 years. I wrote the tour, and then our marriage broke down during Covid, because it was so stressful, everything.
“And then I was going on stage and I was just like, ‘Well this doesn’t make sense, this doesn’t make sense.’ So we’re divorced now, he’s excited about the future, I’m excited about the future. We’re still always going to be friends because we’ve been through so much together.”
