{"id":404678,"date":"2026-02-02T23:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/404678\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:55:08","slug":"itv-loose-women-star-marries-for-fifth-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/404678\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Loose Women star marries for FIFTH time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Janet Street Porter has revealed that she has secretly married her long-term partner, making this her fifth husband, surprising fellow Loose Women panellists and viewers alike with the announcement on Monday’s programme.<\/p>\n

The 79-year-old broadcaster shared the news through a video message during the ITV show, confirming she married long-term partner Peter Spanton in Great Yarmouth last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Mr Spanton, a 70-year-old former restaurateur and entrepreneur, has been in a relationship with Street-Porter since 1999, though the couple have largely kept their romance private over the years.<\/p>\n

The pair appeared together in the video clip alongside their dog Badger to share their happy news with the Loose Women audience.<\/p>\n

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Janet Street Porter has married for the fifth time<\/p>\n

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In the heartfelt video message, Ms Street-Porter addressed viewers directly, saying: “Hi everyone, I’ve been keeping a big secret. It’s my big news for everyone. Peter and me, and Badger, got married on Saturday, so there you are. I finally did it.”<\/p>\n

She concluded: “I saved the best till last.”<\/p>\n

Despite her previous four marriages, the veteran journalist appeared delighted to have finally made things official with her long-term partner, with the couple choosing the Norfolk seaside town for their intimate ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Loose Women panel reacted with delight upon watching the video announcement, with Brenda Edwards appearing particularly moved by the news.<\/p>\n

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The Loose Women panel reacted live to the news<\/p>\n

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“Congratulations Janet,” Ms Edwards exclaimed, before adding: “That’s got me quite emotional. I love that.”<\/p>\n

When fellow panellist Kaye Adams noted that Mr Spanton represented “husband number five,” Ms Edwards was quick to respond.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t matter, she’s got happiness, stop counting the numbers,” she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Adams observed that Ms Street-Porter looked “content, radiant and happy” in the footage, while Sue Cleaver and Nadia Sawalha also offered their congratulations to their colleague following the surprise revelation.<\/p>\n

Fans and friends of the broadcaster were quick to share their delight at the announcement, leaving their well-wishes beneath the video clip posted to Instagram by the official ITV Loose Women account.<\/p>\n

The clip was captioned: “Loose Exclusive! Our Janet reveals some happy news that she\u2019s finally tied the knot with long-term partner Peter! Fifth times the charm of course.”<\/p>\n

Fellow Loose Women panellist Coleen Nolan commented underneath: “OMG I\u2019m so so happy for you both. Huge congratulations.” <\/p>\n

Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup quipped: “Congratulations\u2026 presume it precedes Peter\u2019s canonisation?”<\/p>\n

Model and speaker Katie Piper left a love heart emoji for the star, while TV presenter Oti Mabuse wrote: “Yes Janet!” in approval.<\/p>\n

Dame Kelly Holmes also shared her delight, writing: “Ahhh congratulations.”<\/p>\n

One fan wrote: “Such wonderful news. Congratulations to you both xxxx.” Another added: “OMG, thought that was never going to happen, what beautiful news. Congratulations to you three.”<\/p>\n

“Congratulations to you both wishing you much happiness,” said another, while a fourth fan wrote “Awwww I LOVE this! Congratulations to you all! One of my favourite TV personalities and I\u2019m so happy for you.”<\/p>\n

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Fans were quick to congratulate Ms Steet-Porter<\/p>\n

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Ms Street-Porter’s previous marriages span several decades, beginning with photographer Tim Street-Porter, whom she wed in the late 1960s while studying architecture, before their split in 1975.<\/p>\n

She subsequently married Time Out editor Tony Elliott, though that union lasted just two years, followed by a marriage to Canadian filmmaker Frank Cvitanovich from 1979 to 1981.<\/p>\n

Her fourth husband was David Sorkin, whom she married in 1997 before divorcing in 1999, the same year she began her relationship with Mr Spanton.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster is presently touring the UK with her one-woman show Off The Leash, with upcoming dates including performances in Blackfriars, Southampton and Hampshire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janet Street Porter has revealed that she has secretly married her long-term partner, making this her fifth husband,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,830,96,347,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-404678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-itv","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}