Ricky: We just couldn’t get married with only 15 guests
Kaiser Chief delays nuptials
KAISER Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson was supposed to say “I do” to fiancee Grace Zito yesterday – but instead the couple settled for a fish lunch in Cornwall.
Ricky and stylist Grace had to postpone their wedding due to lockdown rules limiting the number of guests to just 15.
But Ricky hopes that when the wedding does happen, guests will be so desperate to party it will go on for days.
He said: “I know a lot of people say a wedding is a marriage, not a party, and we should have gone ahead. But there were lots of factors – we weren’t allowed singing in the church which was a big thing, 15 people just isn’t enough.
“You would like the freedom not to have your brain reminded about the global pandemic when you are trying to celebrate the best day of your life. I think we will just have to wait.”
Instead Ricky, 42, and Grace, who he met five years ago when she styled the Kaiser Chiefs for a video, are heading out for a quiet meal.
He added: “It would be great if there is a time when people are so desperate to have a good time that it goes on for days. I hope people say wherever and whenever it is, we are coming and going to dance until our feet bleed.”
But Ricky is all too aware that having to postpone his wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic is a small price to pay compared to some.
Ricky, who has supported the Teenage Cancer Trust for 15 years, added: “It has been tough for everyone but for young people with cancer, they are particularly at risk from it. They are facing great uncertainty.”
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We weren’t allowed singing, which was a big thing
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