The wedding of Declan Donnelly and Ali Astall was an “amazing, magical, wonderful day”, the groom told well-wishers on Twitter. The much-loved Geordie presenter married his girlfriend of three years in his home town Newcastle on Saturday 1 August in front of family and friends, including a whole host of famous faces.

The bride and groom, who have known each other for ten years, got engaged in November last year and the wedding lived up to expectations.