Tom Allen to rearrange homosexual couple’s dream marriage ceremony in new BBC programme
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om Allen can be arranging the dream marriage ceremony of a homosexual couple in a brand new programme to rejoice the tenth anniversary of laws legalising same-sex marriage coming into pressure in England and Wales.
The comic and broadcaster – who hosts BBC spin-off present The Apprentice: You’re Fired – will current My Big Gay Wedding on BBC One.
Allen, 40, mentioned: “The fact that same-sex couples couldn’t get married here just 10 years ago means we should never be complacent about the progress we’ve made and so it’s only right to celebrate it thoroughly.
“I’m looking forward to making this joyous celebration of love and gay marriage, or garriage as I like to call it.”
The 60-minute movie may even discover how equal marriage was achieved together with assembly LGBT+ campaigners.
Allen will introduce the chosen couple to a few of his movie star pals who will assist with the leisure, outfits and different marriage ceremony plans.
The programme will finish on the marriage day in a “joyous celebration of love, community and hard-won equality”.
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act was handed in 2013 and the primary same-sex marriages befell a yr later when the act got here into pressure for England and Wales.
In 2014, the Scottish Parliament handed the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act.
Northern Ireland didn’t enable same-sex marriage till Westminster MPs handed a legislation in 2019 throughout a powersharing deadlock at Stormont.
In February 2020, the primary same-sex couple married within the nation.
Daisy Scalchi, the BBC head of faith and ethics, mentioned: “I am so excited about this film. To be celebrating this momentous anniversary with a couple at such an important time in their lives is a privilege.
“Tom is the perfect person to guide them towards their dream day, while reflecting on how we’ve got to now and what that means to so many.”
It is being made by Minnow Films the place the manager producers are Alicia Kerr and Sophie Leonard, the director is Mike Nicholls and the producer is Dearbhaile Flynn.
Allen can also be recognized for his appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie To You, QI, Wonders Of The World I Can’t See, Celebrity Gogglebox and Bake Off: An Extra Slice.
My Big Gay Wedding is about to air in 2024, the yr the primary same-sex marriages befell in England and Wales.