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| Declan Donnelly marries agent Ali Astall in Newcastle | Declan Donnelly marries agent Ali Astall in Newcastle |
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| Declan Donnelly, one half of Newcastle's famous duo, Ant and Dec, is marrying his agent, Ali Astall. | Declan Donnelly, one half of Newcastle's famous duo, Ant and Dec, is marrying his agent, Ali Astall. |
| Crowds gathered outside St Michael's Church in Elswick, to catch a glimpse of celebrities arriving at the star-studded Geordie wedding. | Crowds gathered outside St Michael's Church in Elswick, to catch a glimpse of celebrities arriving at the star-studded Geordie wedding. |
| The television presenter's brother Father Dermott Donnelly was expected to conduct the ceremony. | |
| Wearing matching blue suits and sunglasses, Donnelly and best friend Ant McPartlin posed outside the church. | Wearing matching blue suits and sunglasses, Donnelly and best friend Ant McPartlin posed outside the church. |
| In a tweet to fans earlier, the groom joked: "Morning! I know I've got somewhere to be today but I can't for the life of me remember where....D". | In a tweet to fans earlier, the groom joked: "Morning! I know I've got somewhere to be today but I can't for the life of me remember where....D". |
| Guests at the 39-year-old's Saturday Night Takeaway presenter's big day include some of the Geordie glitterati, among them ex-Newcastle United footballers Peter Beardsley and Alan Shearer. | Guests at the 39-year-old's Saturday Night Takeaway presenter's big day include some of the Geordie glitterati, among them ex-Newcastle United footballers Peter Beardsley and Alan Shearer. |
| Presenters Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton and comedian Keith Lemon are also guests at the wedding. | |
| Donnelly and Astall got engaged in November on an island off the coast of Australia, before travelling to the set of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! for the latest series. | Donnelly and Astall got engaged in November on an island off the coast of Australia, before travelling to the set of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! for the latest series. |
| In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show earlier this year, Donnelly said he proposed as the sun set. | In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show earlier this year, Donnelly said he proposed as the sun set. |
| He admitted it was "a little strange" when the couple first got together because they had been colleagues for so long, but added: "It's going good. Everything's hunky-dory." | He admitted it was "a little strange" when the couple first got together because they had been colleagues for so long, but added: "It's going good. Everything's hunky-dory." |
| Donnelly was best man at his on-screen partner's 2006 wedding to make-up artist Lisa Armstrong and McPartlin said he was looking forward to returning the favour. | Donnelly was best man at his on-screen partner's 2006 wedding to make-up artist Lisa Armstrong and McPartlin said he was looking forward to returning the favour. |
| The celebrity pair first first found fame in teenage BBC drama Byker Grove. |