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Rachael Stirling and husband Guy Garvey recall how they first met and reveal their very famous matchmakers: 'We still refer to him as our Cilla Black'


The actress, 46, and the Elbow frontman, 50, tied the knot at Manchester Town Hall in June 2016 after a year of dating, and went on to welcome son, Jack, six.

Rachael Stirling and husband Guy Garvey have opened up about how their romance, revealing their love story began due to two A-list actors (pictured together in 2021) The actress, 46, and the Elbow frontman, 50, tied the knot at Manchester Town Hall in June 2016 after a year of dating, and went on to welcome son, Jack, six (pictured 2017) Speaking about the meeting, Rachael added: 'He was this great, big, handsome, hairy, northern romantic lover of words, a poet, and I might have been slightly over-refreshed.

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