British Gay Celebrity Couple To Exchange Vows
(Edinburgh) Scots television stars Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are tying the knot. Audiences on both sides of the Atlantic have followed their exploits as interior decorators, and even though their relationship was never mentioned on any of their series it was obvious the style obsessed pair were a couple.
In fact, they’ve been together for 21 years.
They fronted such Brit series as “How Not To Decorate” and “The Million Pound Property Experiment”. But it was their latest series that convinced them it was time to formalize their relationship.
According to McAllister the idea hit them while they were shooting “Colin and Justin’s Wedding Belles for Five”, where they acted as wedding planners
“We were banging on about the program and how much we enjoyed doing it then we looked at each other and started laughing,”
“We both said ‘we should do this’. It wasn’t that one of us went down on one knee. And we haven’t got engagement rings. We just know now we want to do this.”
They are the latest celebrity gay couple to take advantage of Britain’s civil partnerships.
Elton John and David Furnish tied the knot in Windsor last December. George Michael has announced he will tie the knot with longtime partner Kenny Goss but no date has been set.
Civil partnerships give same-sex couples an opportunity to register their relationships and receive most of the same benefits accorded married couples including pension, immigration, and property rights.