Jessie’s marriage mystery
Irish star weds man known only as ‘Freddie’ following split from Norton
IRISH actress Jessie Buckley has married a mystery man following her split from Happy Valley star James Norton.
Jessie, 34, has moved on from the break-up which she called “acrimonious” and has secretly wed her new partner after falling head over heels when they were set up on a blind date.
The Lost Daughter star tied the knot and is now a proud wife to a man known only as Freddie – a mental health worker from North London.
The lovebirds were set up by their mutual pal, music guru Marc Robinson. Sharing little detail about her new husband, Jessie did reveal that he is heading back to university.
Unlike her famous ex, Jessie’s new husband appears to be out of the limelight and seemingly wants to stay that way.
She told a newspaper: “He’s gone back to university to work in mental health.”
The couple tied the knot at their home in Norfolk over the summer, where their pals who run a cafe did the catering – and it was all washed down with Guinness.
She added: “One of my favourite memories of the day was: I wanted a keg of Guinness, and I definitely wanted their cheese toasties at a certain hour. And then they came and did breakfast the next day.”
Following their nuptials, the pair have been on numerous honeymoons.
Jessie, who earned a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for 2021 psychological drama movie The Lost Daughter, said: “We had many moons. We actually just kind of bottled into friends’ holidays. Loads of friends were going away and they rented a place and were, like, ‘Come with us’.
“It was really nice.”