Loose Women star Kaye Adams has shared that she is in a civil partnership with her longtime other half Ian Campbell, having opted not to married.
The 63-year-old has been in a relationship with Campbell since the mid-1990s and the couple share two children, Charley and Bonnie Campbell.
Adams has now revealed that last year she entered into a civil partnership with Campbell, for ‘tax reasons’.
The TV presenter, who was pulled from her BBC radio show in recent months amidst bullying claims, also explained why they decided to make things official, having met another couple on holiday who were in a civil partnership and been reluctant to follow their example.
‘I could see in her face that she was really sad, that she didn’t want to be married for “tax purposes” whereas he was kind of quite cocky,’ Adams said on the Suddenly Single podcast.
‘I said to Ian after that night, “If we ever get married, it is not going to be for tax reasons”.’
However, a word of warning from their financial advisor changed the tide, as Adams explained: ‘Last year our financial advisor said “You’re absolutely mental, you either get married or have a civil partnership because it’ll impact on your children”.
‘I said, well I don’t want to get married for tax purposes, but I’ll get a civil partnership.’
She went on to say that their special day had been a small affair, with only her older sister and husband in attendance.
‘It was over and done in however long it took… We had dinner booked with a bunch of friends that night, not at all connected with this, I hadn’t even mentioned it to anyone, but one of them was my close friend and she got the restaurant to print the date on all of our menus,’ she explained.
‘So when we walked in and we were late because we are always late, they all had a glass of champagne so it was actually really nice.
‘I honestly don’t know why we didn’t get married. I wasn’t pushing for it. A lot of women say when they were young girls they dreamt of their wedding day, they dreamt of their dress, it was something they really saw as a big thing in their life. I just didn’t.
‘I never had that dream. Ian is sort of a beatnik. He’s a tennis coach, he doesn’t really stand on ceremony, he’s not materialistic, he’s a bit Peter Pan. Neither of us were pushing for it, so it never happened.’
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12:30pm on ITV.
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