Katy Rickitt, a journalist on Good Morning Britain, has been married to actor Adam Rickitt since 2014. Adam, known for playing Nick Tilsley on Coronation Street, has an autoimmune disorder that left him infertile.
Love at First Sight
Katy and Adam met in 2011 when Katy interviewed him on GMB. Adam said it was "love at first sight" for him, and he called his mum after knowing her for just one day to say she was the woman he would marry. Katy later revealed on Loose Women that she felt it too but "panicked" because things moved so fast.
She said: "The reason he says it was [love at first sight] for me and not for her – it actually was for me as well. He told me pretty much straight away 'I love you' and then introduced me to his mum within a week without telling me about it. I almost slightly panicked a bit."
Adam's Health Condition
Adam was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) at age 22. According to the NHS, AS is a type of arthritis that affects the spine and can cause inflammation elsewhere. It can also cause male infertility.
On Loose Women, Adam shared: "I always thought I was going to have fertility problems. I never pictured myself with children. I could never explain to you why. Katy comes from North Yorkshire and a big, family-oriented family, so I did say to her very early on, 'I'm not sure what my fertility is going to be like.'"
When they got engaged, Adam had a test that revealed he had three sperm per ejaculation instead of the usual one hundred million. He said: "I had zero fertility which was scary because to say to someone 'I'm not sure we'll be able to have children' was really nerve-wracking. I was worried I'd be denying her something."
Katy said she "didn't bat an eyelid" and explained: "I married Adam and anything that came after that is a bonus... I love him and what happens thereafter, happens thereafter." The couple decided not to pursue IVF and are happy with their dogs.
Heartbreaking Losses
In December last year, their dog Daphne died. A month later, their other dog Tallulah also passed away. Katy shared on Instagram: "The day we've been dreading. Today we said goodbye to our beautiful baby Tallulah, making the horrific decision to send her over the rainbow bridge." She described Tallulah as her "soul animal."
New Addition
In May, Katy announced they had welcomed a new dog named Taormina. She wrote: "Oh my goodness just 2 weeks of you in our lives little Taormina Jones!! How did we ever live without you eg thank you for being the missing piece of our jigsaw and for all the wonderful love you bring us and Dexter."
