TV star and journalist Janet Street Porter has opened up about her wedding for the first time after revealing she got married for the fifth time last week.
The 79-year-old broadcaster has been in a long-term relationship with restaurateur and entrepreneur Peter Spanton, 70, since 1999.
Last Monday (February 2), she confirmed that they had officially tied the knot over that weekend. While returning to the show, she discussed their intimate big day during today’s (February 10) episode.
Janet Street Porter gets married for the fifth time
Speaking to today’s panel — Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan and Oti Mabuse — Janet confessed she “didn’t tell anybody” that she was getting married again.
“Peter and I have talked about it a lot. I mean, we’ve been together for like 26 years. We’ve been through so much,” she said.
“I’ve been married four times before. The last one was particularly a big mistake on my part. That was when I was 50,” Janet added, admitting she still feels “embarrassed” about it.
Janet explained that she and Peter had discussed getting married “before Christmas” and spoke with a registrar who helped keep their wedding a “secret”.
“They put the bands out, but it had to be in the married name. It was in my last married name, which I don’t really want to say on air because it still upsets me so much. But nobody spotted it. And then we asked two friends who live near us in Norfolk, and they used to be my next-door neighbours in London, so I know them very well, Rebecca and Damon, and they agreed to be the witnesses.”
Who attended Janet’s wedding?
Janet also announced the wedding was attended by two other friends: “I went on holiday with one of them, and I couldn’t resist telling him, and he said, ‘I’ve got to come.’ So then there were six of us. So we stayed in a pub in Norfolk that I’d been to before. We had to stay there the night before so we wouldn’t be late, so it was like a group movement.”
On the special day, Janet said it “was all over in 10 minutes”. However, she admitted she was “nervous”.
“I got myself in a complete state the day before. I was shaking,” she continued, explaining the reason was due to her previous wedding being a “horrible, stupid mistake”.
Janet was also aware that it was Peter’s first-ever wedding, expressing she wanted it to be “lovely for him”.
‘I’m wearing a dress I got in a sale online’
Coleen then asked Janet about her “outfit” after Janet didn’t opt for a traditional wedding dress.
“I’m wearing a dress I got in a sale online. And when I actually, when it arrived, it was so long, Brona, the lovely wardrobe lady here, cut a big chunk off the bottom. I was almost tempted to tell her, but I didn’t. So she took it up for me,” she said.
Janet said her coat was something she had owned previously and was made for her 20 years ago.
Janet’s wedding announcement
During last Monday’s episode, Janet shocked today’s panel — Kaye Adams, Brenda Edwards, Sue Cleaver and Nadia Sawalha — by sharing a video clip where she confirmed she was married again.
In the video, Janet stood with Peter and their dog Badger. She said: “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. I waited to the last for the best. See ya!”
The panel was happy for Janet, especially Brenda who appeared the most excited.
Viewers at home were quick to react to the huge news.
‘So happy for Janet!’
“Congratulations to you both and Badger,” one user wrote on Facebook.
“Huge Congratulations Janet xxx,” another person shared.
“Congratulations Janet and Peter, what lovely news!” a third remarked.
“So happy for Janet! Congratulations to her and Peter,” a fourth said.
Meanwhile, a fifth echoed: “Congratulations Janet, wonderful news.”
Who else has Janet been married to?
In 1967, Janet got married for the first time to photographer Tim Street Porter. Their marriage ended in 1975.
The same year they divorced, Janet walked down the aisle with publisher Tony Elliott. Their relationship was short-lived and ended two years later.
In 1979, Janet then married Canadian documentary maker Frank Cvitanovich before divorcing him in 1981.
Shortly before settling down with Peter, Janet tied the knot with David Sorkin in 1997. Their relationship ended in 1999.
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