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Declan Donnelly’s love story with wife Ali – first meeting, ‘months’ of secret dates, ‘magical’ wedding and ‘wonderful’ kids


Declan Donnelly and his wife Ali Astall have been married for almost a decade, but their relationship took just as long to build.

Dec split from childhood sweetheart Clare Buckfield in 2003 (Credit: YouTube)They remained friends and kept their relationship strictly professional. Ali and Dec went public with their romance in 2013 (Credit: Cover Images)A source said at the time: “They’ve adored each other for years and people have often thought they were together – but it’s only recently they finally became an item. Dec and Ali tied the knot in August 2015 (Credit: Cover Images)Ant was best man at the ceremony, and other TV stars such as Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield and Tess Daly were in attendance.

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