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David Mitchell and Victoria Coren announce engagement | David Mitchell and Victoria Coren announce engagement |
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Peep show star David Mitchell and TV presenter Victoria Coren have announced their engagement in The Times. | Peep show star David Mitchell and TV presenter Victoria Coren have announced their engagement in The Times. |
The couple appeared together in 2010 on BBC quiz show The Bubble. Coren thanked fans for their congratulations on Twitter, saying: "I'm very happy." | The couple appeared together in 2010 on BBC quiz show The Bubble. Coren thanked fans for their congratulations on Twitter, saying: "I'm very happy." |
Mitchell also reacted on Twitter: "Having received so many lovely messages today, I'm finally coming round to the internet. | Mitchell also reacted on Twitter: "Having received so many lovely messages today, I'm finally coming round to the internet. |
"Thank you all. I'm incredibly happy," he added. | "Thank you all. I'm incredibly happy," he added. |
The notice in Monday's Times referred to "Mr D.J.S. Mitchell and Miss V.E. Coren" in the forthcoming marriages section. | The notice in Monday's Times referred to "Mr D.J.S. Mitchell and Miss V.E. Coren" in the forthcoming marriages section. |
Mitchell, 37, previously admitted he found the business of dating "incredibly awkward", having been single for several years. | |
In an interview with the Daily Record newspaper in 2008, Mitchell said: "I'd like to see myself as a free agency bachelor playing the field. | In an interview with the Daily Record newspaper in 2008, Mitchell said: "I'd like to see myself as a free agency bachelor playing the field. |
"But unfortunately it would not be a fair reflection of my lifestyle." | "But unfortunately it would not be a fair reflection of my lifestyle." |
The couple began seeing each other towards the end of last year. | The couple began seeing each other towards the end of last year. |
Coren, 38, is the daughter of Alan Coren, the late television personality and writer. | Coren, 38, is the daughter of Alan Coren, the late television personality and writer. |
Her brother Giles is a food critic and a TV host, best known for co-presenting series including Edwardian Supersize Me with Sue Perkins. | Her brother Giles is a food critic and a TV host, best known for co-presenting series including Edwardian Supersize Me with Sue Perkins. |
She is best known for hosting the BBC Four television quiz show Only Connect but is also a writer and plays poker as a member of PokerStars Team Pro UK. | She is best known for hosting the BBC Four television quiz show Only Connect but is also a writer and plays poker as a member of PokerStars Team Pro UK. |
Mitchell's work includes various panel shows, sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look and 10 O'Clock Live. | Mitchell's work includes various panel shows, sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look and 10 O'Clock Live. |
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