Keith Lemon star Leigh Francis seen with wife he's known since they were teens

Leigh Francis, the antheral down TV persona Keith Lemon, confessed conscionable however smitten helium is with his woman Jill, who he's been 'in emotion with' since they were teenagers

Leigh Francis, the genius down the zany Keith Lemon persona, spilled immoderate beans astir his romance, admitting he's wholly smitten with his wife. The Celebrity Juice icon, a staple connected our telly for implicit 20 years, attributes his enduring matrimony to puerility sweetheart Jill Carter arsenic the anchor that keeps him grounded amid stardom.

The 51 twelvemonth aged comedian fto gaffe to his Instagram assemblage that he's flirted with offers from world TV titans similar I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and Celebrity Big Brother. His straightforward confession to his fans? "No way. They did inquire me, though. I took the gathering and they were bully radical but I conscionable don't privation to bash it."

Leigh loves thing much than stepping retired with Jill, his amended half. Opening up to The Sun post-TRIC Awards bash successful 2016 with Jill, helium owned up: "I promised her Keith wouldn't beryllium determination truthful we could conscionable person a spot of clip connected our ain being normal. You tin archer it's maine alternatively of Keith due to the fact that I've got my hairsbreadth tied backmost into a tiny bun similar a manner nonce."

The comic prima met his woman erstwhile helium was inactive a teenager, astatine 19, portion Jill was 16. During a candid interrogation with MailOnline, Leigh wholeheartedly defended their aboriginal romance, stating that determination was 'nothing incorrect with them dating', praising her for being 'old enough'. He didn't clasp backmost successful his admiration for Jill and openly expressed however he's considered to beryllium 'punching'.

Leigh doesn't conscionable support the emotion and laughs for TV; helium takes to societal media to stock heartwarming tributes to his wife, marking milestones successful their beingness together. In 1 day post, helium celebrated their decades-long emotion story, expressing: "Happy day to my astir favourite and best! 30 years unneurotic 19 married! How clip flies erstwhile ya madly successful love!”. Further demonstrating his heavy affection successful different heartfelt post, helium gushed that he's loved Jill "ever since we were kids".

During an quality connected Good Morning Britain, Leigh amazingly revealed helium has a person who is really callled 'Keith Lemon'. Leigh admitted: "That's my person that I've known since I was three. I said to him, 'I'll accidental your sanction connected TV', and helium said 'How are you going to bash that?' I said 'I'll springiness a quality your name! ' and then... This happened!".

The assemblage enjoyed an assortment of photos showcasing Leigh's translation into his change ego, arsenic good arsenic the genuine Keith Lemon. Adding different furniture to this bromance, Ben Shephard revealed that Leigh had his champion buddy Keith by his broadside arsenic his champion antheral erstwhile helium tied the knot with Jill, to which Leigh responded: "He was my champion man, yeah. His champion antheral code was precise unique."