Michael McIntyre has been a household name for decades, but his wife Kitty Ward also boasts a famous family tree.Julie Dunnett, Karen Price and Jess Phillips Deputy Screen Time Editor
21:38, 20 Sep 2025Updated 21:40, 20 Sep 2025
Michael McIntyre after winning the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award (Ian West/PA)(Image: PA Wire)
Comedian Michael McIntyre has savoured a lengthy and triumphant career in television and comedy, recently scooping up an NTA Award for his achievements.
Prime-time Saturday evening BBC programmes such as Michael McIntyre‘s Big Show and Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel have assisted the stand-up performer in securing a devoted fanbase in recent years, and he’s presently marking 25 years in the business.
Away from the cameras, the 49 year old Londoner resides with his spouse Kitty Ward, and they share two sons, Lucas and Oscar. However, Michael’s wife actually hails from a remarkably famous family, reports the Mirror.
Here we examine his very celebrated in-laws and the staggering sum he’s earned through his career.
Michael‘s spouse Kitty Ward possesses a star-studded family lineage, with one family member even appearing on screen in The Tudors.
The comedy icon married Kitty in 2003 and they share two sons, Lucas and Oscar. The family live in Hampstead.
Michael McIntyre has some very famous in-laws(Image: Getty)
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In his 2010 autobiography Life and Laughing, Michael revealed: “Unfortunately my grandma didn’t really like it when I got a girlfriend.
“She was trying to break us up, which was funny for a while but then it became quite vicious, an untenable situation.”
Whilst Kitty works as an aromatherapist, she’s also connected to some major figures in the entertainment world. Her father is actor Simon Ward, who gained fame portraying prime minister Winston Churchill in the 1972 film Young Winston, reports the Express.
Simon later took on the role of Bishop Gardiner in The Tudors, sharing the screen with Henry Cavill and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. He also starred in the 1975 TV film adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, and made appearances in a range of shows from Heartbeat to An Inspector Calls.
Tragically, Simon passed away at the age of 70 in 2012 and was laid to rest in Highgate Cemetery in London.
Kitty’s sister is actress Sophie Ward(Image: Getty)
Kitty’s mother, Alexandra Malcolm, met Simon while they were both studying at RADA. Alexandra is best remembered for her role as Jean in an episode of Sunday Night in 1966.
However, Kitty’s sister Sophie Ward, known for her roles in Holby City and Heartbeat, is perhaps more recognisable. Sophie, who is also a writer, began her acting career at the tender age of 10, starring in everything from Wuthering Heights to Land Girls.
Sophie married Paul Hobson in 1988 and they had two children together. However, in 1996 she came out as a lesbian after starting a relationship with poet Rena Brannan.
She divorced Paul and in 2014, after nine years in a civil partnership, she married Rena.
As for Michael’s net worth, he was reportedly worth £10m in 2024, according to a report in the Express, which named Peter Kay as the highest-paid UK comedian due to his massive comeback tour. In 2012, Michael was said to be the highest-grossing stand-up comedian in the world.