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John Torode and Lisa Faulkner: Inside their star-studded 2019 wedding

The Celebrity Masterchef judge and former EastEnders star started dating in 2015

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John Torode and Lisa Faulkner have been together for more than eight years. When the couple first met, they were both married to other people.

Following their respective break-ups, she was stunned when the MasterChef judge plucked up the courage to ask her out.

But are John Torode and Lisa Faulkner married?

Here’s everything you need to know…

Lisa Faulkner and John Torode
John Torode and Lisa Faulkner have been together for eight years (Credit: Splash News)

Are John Torode and Lisa Faulkner married?

John Torode and Lisa Faulkner got married in 2019.

The couple exchanged vows at Aynhoe Park in Northamptonshire on October 24 in a star-studded ceremony.

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Guests included Amanda Holden, Tamzin Outhwaite, Angela Griffin and Emmerdale star Nicola Stephenson.

Of course, John’s MasterChef co-star Gregg Wallace was also in attendance.

John and Lisa got hitched 10 months after he proposed on Christmas Day, 2018.

Lisa Faulkner and John Torode
The couple got hitched in 2019 (Credit: Splash News)

Fans were wondering if the couple would ever marry as they had been an item for five years at the time.

Lisa was so shocked when John finally did pop the question, she didn’t say yes straight away.

John joked on Good Morning Britain: “She didn’t yes for three and a half hours because she was so gobsmacked.

“I remember saying to her, ‘Are you going to say yes?’ and she went, ‘Have I not said yes?’ I went, ‘No you have not said yes yet!'”

How did John Torode and Lisa Faulkner meet?

John met Lisa when she took part in Celebrity Masterchef 2010.

At the time, Lisa was married to EastEnders actor Chris Coghill with whom she shares adopted daughter Billie.

Meanwhile, John was married to his wife Jessica.

A year later, Lisa and Chris split.

John and Jessica parted ways three years later in 2014.

Following his divorce, John wrote Lisa a letter asking her out on a date.

“I was surprised,” she told the Radio Times. “I knew we’d had a couple of nice times where we met, chatted, had fun and talked a lot.

“So we were friends, and it didn’t come out of the blue, but I thought it was a very gentlemanly thing to do, a letter.”

Lisa Faulkner and John Torode
The couple have children from previous relationships (Credit: Rocky/WENN.com)

Do they have kids?

The couple do not have children together.

However, Lisa has adopted daughter Billie, 17, with ex-husband Chris.

Meanwhile, John has four children.

Jonah, 19, and Lulu, 17, as well as his two grown-up sons Marcel and Casper from previous relationships.

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The couple currently host the cooking series John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen together on ITV.

John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen on ITV, Saturday mornings.

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor