Nobody believes he met Lee Mack’s wife before he became famous

Lee Mack has previously revealed that people often don’t believe he met his wife before he became famous.

The 55-year-old presenter of ITV’s The 1% Club is married to Tara but says people often assume she is attracted to his fame and wealth rather than his personality. In a podcast, Lee told an amusing anecdote about Roisin Conaty’s sister asking how he managed to win over Tara.

She asked if he had done something heroic like saving her life, as she couldn’t understand why Tara had been with him before his rise to fame. Lee clarified that he and Tara had known each other since their college days, long before he became a household name in the comedy scene.

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Lee said in a podcast: “We spoke to Roisin Conaty the other day. Her sister met Tara and said, ‘I assume you two were together after you became comedians and made a bit of money.'”

“And I said, ‘No, no, we met before I became a comedian, when we were at university.’ And she looked horrified because she knew why this woman was with me.

“And you know what she said? ‘Did you save her life or something?’ I thought that was an incredibly brave statement to make after five minutes of getting to know someone.”

The couple married in a private ceremony in 2005, just a year after the birth of their first child, Arlo. Lee and Tara then welcomed their second son, Louie, followed by their youngest son, Mollie.

Lee first came into the spotlight when he won the ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1995. The Southport-born comedian, whose real name is Lee Gordon McKillop, made his television debut in the early 2000s and has enjoyed a rapid career rise since then.

Lee first rose to fame when he won the ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1995. The Southport born and bred comedian, whose real name is Lee Gordon McKillop, first appeared on our screens in the early 2000s and his career has gone from strength to strength ever since.

He is best known as the team captain of the BBC comedy show Would I Lie To You?, as the writer and lead actor of the sitcom Not Going Out and as the presenter of the Sky One show Duck Quacks Don’t Echo. His latest show The 1% Club has become a regular part of ITV’s weekend schedule.

ITV recently reported that The 1% Club is the most successful game show on British television to date, with the current season averaging 5.8 million viewers. The show airs on Saturday nights on ITV1, with repeats and catch-up shows available on ITVX.

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