‘My wife is brilliant at giving me space… She’s very patient’: Ben Shephard reveals a great friendship is at heart of his successful - but fiercely private - marriage in rare insight
‘I had to defuse a very febrile situation,’ says Ben, who looks like he can take care of himself. ‘What I really think is that we were great mates when we got together.’His wife stays well clear of showbusiness. ‘Annie has been brilliant at allowing me the space to go off and do the job I do,’ Ben says. ‘That’s really lovely of you to say, but it’s not my experience.’His most famous fan is Mary Taylor, a character on Coronation Street who’s obsessed with him. What I’m doing is about emulating that.’So that’s why he keeps pushing himself with events like the World’s Toughest Mudder.
Source: Daily Mail January 31, 2026 08:50 UTC
