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Frank Skinner gets married after four rejections from his now-wife

2025-05-16 20:00:15
Frank Skinner and Cath Mason: He had asked her four times previously if she would marry him

Frank Skinner has revealed he has married his girlfriend Cath Mason after 24 years together.

The comedian and presenter shared the news on his podcast, Frank Off The Radio on an episode broadcast on Friday morning, alongside co-hosts Emily Dean and Pierre Novellie.

"You'll never guess what I did on Monday, I got married", the 68-year-old said, adding: "Don't be offended, we didn't invite anyone".

He confirmed that their only witness was their son Buzz, who was born in 2012, and that the marriage took place at Camden Town Hall.

Frank Skinner, 68, revealed he had proposed to his now-wife Cath Mason four times previously

Skinner previously said during an interview with The Sun in 2024 that he had asked Mason to marry him four times, but she had always declined.

"Maybe it's some terrible personal reason that I don't know about," he said, "that she doesn't actually like me as much as I think she does.

"Her parents got divorced, so she got a bit cynical about it and thinks if we get married it would be like a slight curse on the thing," he went on to add.

Skinner, who met Mason when she was working for his management company, says their wedding was not a traditional one at her request.

"I don't want a load of guests, I'm not going in a church. I don't want a ring," he says she told her.

He added: "The thing that no one ever says about getting married is it's quite embarrassing. How can I put it? It's a bit basic getting married."

Instead of a white dress, Skinner says "she wore a flowery dress" and they walked down the aisle to Lie Dream Of a Casino Soul by The Fall as the Manchester post-punk group "meant so much to me and Cath when we were in our early days".

He says Mason also kept her own name and does not wear a ring now that they are married.