Marriage? Tate just couldn’t be bovvered... but she is now

SHE first appeared on Doctor Who as a runaway bride, but Catherine Tate has never pledged to tie the knot – until now.

The comedian known for her catchphrase ‘Am I bovvered?’ is to wed for the first time at 50, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

She became engaged to US screenwriter Jeff Gutheim, a divorced father-of-three, over the New Year and the pair, pictured, are planning a summer wedding.

The comic was previously in a long-term relationship with stage manager Twig Clark, 45, the father of her 16-year-old daughter.

The pair split in 2011 and Ms Tate was then briefly linked to Take That star Jason Orange before starting a relationship with broadcaster Adrian Chiles, which reportedly ended in December 2013.

‘Catherine and Jeff have known each other for years,’ said a source. ‘Jeff is a screenwriter, so he and Catherine have been working on several writing projects together. ‘He’s a funny, good-looking guy but it’s been hard for his ex-wife to deal with the fact that he is dating someone so famous.’ Mr Gutheim, 52, is considerably less well-known than his fiancee. His work includes a 2005 teen comedy called Full Of It, which starred Baywatch actress Carmen Electra, and a 2009 comedy called Knucklehead, starwrestler Big Show. The romance is believed to have begun after he split from his Britishborn wife of 19 years, Tracey. The couple have three children, aged 20, 16 and 14. Ms Tate moved to America in 2011. The source added: ‘Catherine is known in the US but she’s not the household name she is in Britain. That’s why she and Jeff have been able to keep their relationship under the radar.’