Comedian David Mitchell has been happily married to Victoria Coren for over a decade.
The couple’s relationship was a slow-burner(Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images)
Comedian David Mitchell has lifted the lid on his relationship with now-wife Victoria Coren, which he discusses in his memoir ‘Back Story’. The Peep Show actor confessed to being “hopelessly in love” with Victoria, who he says initially rejected his romantic advances.
“I was hopelessly in love. I told no one about it,” he reveals in his book. “I didn’t tell my closest friends or my parents of the enormous sadness that overshadowed my life.”
The adoration he felt for Victoria lingered in silence until she finally consented to a date with him years later.
“I waited three years. Isn’t that weird? Aren’t I odd? I can’t explain it other than to say I couldn’t do anything else,” he reflects in his writing. “If only I’d known I just had to wait three years… I would gladly have suffered ten times as much.”
Although he was suffering, the star kept his anguish well-concealed behind his humour. “The problem is, I hate the sort of dating thing,” he admits, reports the Express.
“I just find it incredibly awkward… I don’t dislike being single enough to put myself through the pain.”
David and Victoria, now host of BBC’s Only Connect, instantly hit it off at their fatefully timed meeting during a Halloween party in 2007, having been introduced by fellow comedian David Baddiel.
The couple met at a Halloween party in 2007(Image: GC Images/GC Images via Getty Images)
Victoria confessed: “He specifically said to me, ‘There’s David Mitchell over there, I think you should probably marry him, I’ll get the ball rolling by introducing you. I thought that was ridiculous but, a couple of hours later, I thought I would probably marry him,” as reported by MSN.
Initially, Victoria brushed off the suggestion, but by the end of the night, she was sold on the idea.
Despite their instant connection, it took several years before they embarked on their first official date, as the timing wasn’t right.
Victoria was still grieving the loss of her father, Alan Coren, who died from cancer in 2007.
David patiently bided his time, never pressuring his now-beloved wife but always nurturing the hope of a shared future. Their first official date eventually happened in 2010, and they tied the knot in 2012.
David has never shied away from expressing his deep love for Victoria. “I am just incredibly proud that someone like Victoria wants to be with me,” he declares.
“She has these amazing qualities, but fundamentally, we clicked. I fell in love with her.”
In his memoir, he portrays her as “too wonderful” and “too right for me.”
The couple celebrated the birth of their two daughters – Barbara Elizabeth in 2015 and June Violet in 2023.
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