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Stephen Fry to wed partner 30 years his junior after whirlwind romance

Stephen Fry has confirmed he is due to marry his partner, Elliott Spencer. The 57-year-old comedian said he is “very, very happy” following reports he has given formal notice to wed the 27-year-old at a register office in Dereham, Norfolk. Writing on Twitter, he said: “Oh. It looks as though a certain cat is out of a certain bag. I’m very very happy of course but had hoped for a private wedding. Fat chance!” Fry’s personal assistant confirmed that the news was correct. Fry received hundreds of tweets of congratulations from both fans and other celebrities.

Stephen and Elliot get on brilliantly together. It’s fantastic to see Stephen with a smile on his face again. Elliot seems to have given him the confidence to live his life again. It’s great to have the old Stephen back.

A friend of Stephen Fry’s, quoted by The Mirror

Fry has been open about his past battles with depression and drug abuse which he has written about in his autobiographies and for television. In his latest autobiography, More Fool Me, the actor admitted taking cocaine in Buckingham Palace at the height of his addiction. Fry recently starred in The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies and has a number of other film projects in the pipeline. Fry is the second British celebrity to announce a same-sex union since the legalisation of gay marriage in parts of the UK last March: Elton John and David Furnish made their civil union official last month.