Chris Evans, host of TFI Friday Unplugged, has been married three times – first to former Loose Women panellist Carol McGiffin, followed by Billie Piper, before going on to meet his current wife
Carol McGiffin has insisted she regrets marrying TFI Friday host Chris Evans, as she reflected on their past relationship. The former couple tied the knot in 1991 before divorcing seven years later.
During an appearance on the Suddenly Single podcast by Best Magazine, the former Loose Women star admitted she now questions whether they should have wed at all.
“I don’t really know why we got married,” the 66-year-old said. “We shouldn’t have. For quite a lot of the time, I didn’t like him.”
In a past Loose Women appearance, Carol also claimed she had been “swept along” by the relationship and had told herself she “couldn’t live without him”.
She additionally indicated it was Chris, 60, who pushed for marriage, while rejecting any notion that financial considerations influenced their decision.
Two decades following their separation, Carol found love again with Mark Cassidy, whom she met at a Loose Women wrap party in 2008 when he was 26 and she was 48.
The pair subsequently eloped, tying the knot in an intimate ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, keeping their nuptials secret from family and friends.
Reflecting on their wedding day, she added on the podcast: “It was a bit tragic really. I was injured so it was impossible to dress up. Mark wore shorts and I had long trousers as I had a bandage on my knee. There is one picture.”
Addressing their decision to elope, Carol continued: “Quite a few people were a bit upset that we had done it without telling them. We didn’t even tell Mark’s mum and dad for six months.
“But we knew people would make a fuss and it really wasn’t a big deal. We’d been together for 10 years by then.”
Chris, who has revived his programme TFI Friday, has been married three times.
After his marriage to Carol, he tied the knot with Billie Piper in 2001, but they divorced three years later citing “irreconcilable differences and pressures of demanding careers”.
He subsequently married Natasha Shishmanian in 2007, and the couple have four children together. Chris is also father to an older daughter, Jade, from an earlier relationship.
The presenter frequently discusses his family life on his Virgin Radio breakfast programme, including disclosing that he and his wife once had separate sleeping arrangements, following the arrival of their twins, Boo and Walt.
“My wife sleeps on a different floor in a different bedroom with the twins,” he shared with his listeners at the time.
“It works perfectly, she’s so clever.” He subsequently explained that the setup was only temporary and would evolve as their family adapted to having four youngsters.
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