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Bake Off's John Whaite marries Paul Atkins in a 'simple and perfect' NYC ceremony... after nearly falling victim to the Strictly curse


The Great British Bake Off star, 34, revealed they tied the knot in a low-key ceremony in New York after 16 years together.

He then shared a lengthy quote from Justice Anthony Kennedy that he stated in 2015, after he wrote the majority opinion on a landmark ruling making same sex marriage legal across the US. In a candid interview with The Times, John told how he 'fell in love' with Johannes while engaged to his partner of 15 years Paul Atkins. 'I watched him as he sat on the window sill of the dressing room drinking a glass of champagne, still sparkling in his bright white show dance outfit.

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