This week's couple Mark and Kelly just tied the knot after a decade together, which makes them perfect material to play our favourite hen do game!
1. What first attracted Mark to Kelly?
Mark: Do you know what, I’ll be honest with that one. It was her bum. That was the first thing I saw as I walked up some stairs in the Cornerhouse [in Manchester], she had her back to the stairs and I saw her bum and her hair.
Kelly: The first time I saw him I had my back to him! (laughs) So, I think he’d say my bottom.
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Kelly’s reaction: DID HE?! Ahhhh! That’s what I always tell everyone. Yay! And my hair? He moans about that now though, saying you find it all over the house!
2. What three words would Mark use to describe Kelly?
Mark: Oh God. Three words would be… well, beautiful – I told her that 10 minutes ago actually she’s quite beautiful. Er, panicky or moany, and… what’s another word for adventurous? Adventurous. We’ll go with that.
Kelly: Oh God this is difficult… what would he say? I think he’d say something first of all about my looks. So if he wanted to appear nice he’d say "Oh she’s gorgeous" because he wants to get in my good books! Something along the lines of being adventurous because I am up for anything, I don’t know how to say no. And a panicker (laughs) – he complains because I just see the worst in everything!
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Kelly’s reaction: BEHAVE! I AM GOOD AT THIS! Why couldn’t we have done this on television? We’d look very good!
3. What would Kelly say was her worst moment in your Don’t Tell the Bride episode?
Mark: Getting married! (laughs) No, the worst bit… she got stuck in Rome, but I’ll go with her seeing me on stage as Frank Spencer, because I think that was the last thing she ever wanted!
Kelly: I would say it was when I was on the phone to Mark and I just lost control. Everything had been building up. The first two weeks I’d smiled through it all, but when I heard his voice on the phone it just kind of hit me.
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Kelly’s reaction: Yeah, it was around that time when we were in Rome. I’d been holding it together but when I heard his voice I was like: "What have you done to me?!" And he sounded very laid back too which made it worse!
4. What part of your wedding day did Kelly love the most?
Mark: Even now, nine months on, she’s not given me any indication of what she liked! (laughs) I’d like to say seeing me, but I don’t think it was. Do you know what, I’m going to be sentimental and say getting the family back together.
Kelly: Quite a lot of it was a shock really. For me I loved it when everyone was together and we were relaxed, we were on deck and having our photos taken. That was my favourite part, everyone let their hair down then. I was in my element then!
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Kelly’s reaction: Well, it was kind of at that point when we could all relax and I hadn’t seen everyone.
5. Which of Mark’s habits annoys Kelly the most?
Mark: Oh I’ve got quite a few. It could be anything, it could be smoking… Oh no, actually, I know what she hates the most – because she shouted at me the other day for it AGAIN – timekeeping. I’m not late, but I’m laid back, and she’s panicky. So if we’ve got an appointment, she has to get ready three hours before, whereas I’ll get ready 20 minutes before. And I know I’m going to make it, but no it’s not good enough for Kelly. I’m pretty lazy and laid back.
Kelly: Right! Smoking. And he’s never on time for anything and it really irritates me.
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Kelly’s reaction: Whayyy! I panic, and he’s so laid back, I think he does it on purpose. He makes me late just so I’ll panic more, then we fall out before we’ve even got anywhere!
6. Which of Kelly’s habits annoys Mark the most?
Mark: Oh dear… it’s getting dark now isn’t it? Flapping – she’s a flapper, just like her mother. It’s that, or the way she eats midget gems. It’s quite specific isn’t it? (laughs) It’s like eating dust caps. She makes so much bloody noise with them. But that would be nasty. I’ll go with flapping.
Kelly: Ooh I’ve got quite a few here… how many did he list because there’s a lot?! My glass is always half empty, never half full, and I do panic about everything. Er, I bite my nails, which really gets on his nerves, and I eat crisps too loud! (laughs)
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Kelly’s reaction: Ahh midget gems – because he buys them me and he says they’re like hub caps. He’s one of these men that doesn’t like anyone eating around him.
7. If you could compare yourself to one famous couple, who would it be?
Mark: It would probably be a TV couple… I’m trying to think what she might say! On stage, instead of Kim and Aggy, we call ourselves Him and Naggy. But I don’t think she’d go for that. People call us Ruth and Eamon, or Richard and Judy. Do you know what, let’s go with that. Let’s say Richard and Judy.
Kelly: Oh I know what he’s going to say to this because we’ve had it mentioned to us a few times now. People say we’re the UK’s Speidi – Spencer and Heidi from The Hills.
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Kelly’s reaction: He didn’t say that?! But that’s what people call us, that’s kind of what we’re known as now. Because we’ve been doing reality TV and causing a bit of trouble! Richard and Judy, yes I suppose so yeah. We do say we’re like Ant and Dec or Kim and Aggy.
8. Who is Mark’s celebrity crush?
Mark: I don’t think she’d ever get it, if I’m honest. I know what she’ll say, shall I go with that? For the last 10 years, she tells people that I like JLo. But I’ve not fancied JLo for ages!
Kelly: This I wouldn’t know. When I met him, it was always JLo. But now he doesn’t like her. (laughs) But I’ll stick with her because he never mentioned anyone else.
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Kelly’s reaction: Yeah! Only because years ago when we first met it was his screensaver I think, and I thought – you need to get a life.
9. What is Kelly most afraid of?
Mark: Oh I know the answer to that! (laughs) I think she’s most scared of heights. Oh hang on, or spiders? Can I put a slash in the middle of it? We’ll say heights or spiders. She’s always screaming there’s a spider or a moth or a creepy crawly or something.
Kelly: Heights, I can’t do heights. And spiders. They’re my two things.
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Kelly’s reaction: Yeah I get that feeling with heights, you know.
10. What did Kelly wear on your first date?
Mark: She wore jeans, I know she had a pair of jeans on because they were quite tight, and I liked that. She had a really nice top… but I can’t remember if the first date was a corset-type top, or it was the black off-the-shoulder top. I’ve gone really serious for this!
Kelly: I had jeans on, I know I had jeans on. And I had one of these tops on that Mark calls – they’re not – but a maternity top he calls them. Where it’s tight over the bust and then from the bust it flares down. I think it was brown.
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Kelly’s reaction: Yeah it was off the shoulder and comes in at the bust and then flares out. And yes, they were very tight jeans! (laughs)
SCORE: 7/10
Final reactions?
Mark: That was interesting! I’m going to be going over it now and think what other things I could have said… like Kelly said on the trailer, "If he doesn’t know me after 10 years…!"
Kelly: Ayyy! That’s not bad is it?! Any points we didn’t get I’ll just blame Mark for getting the wrong answer yeah?
Don't Tell The Bride continues on Wednesday, 8 July at 8pm on BBC One. Each episode will be available in BBC iPlayer for 30 days after broadcast on TV.
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