Janet Street-Porter has disclosed the emotional motive behind her decision to keep her recent wedding a secret. The Loose Women star, who announced her marriage to partner Peter last week, returned to the ITV panel for the first time since her fifth wedding.
Speaking about her nerves, Janet said: 'I was nervous. I got myself in a complete state the day before. I was shaking. I'd messed up the last one. That was a really, really bad mistake. It was bad for my friends. It was bad for me. I don't know about him, but it was a horrible, horrible, stupid mistake, and I didn't want to do that again.'
The ceremony was attended by two friends as witnesses, with two more joining last minute. Janet explained: 'I didn't want to do anything embarrassing that I would regret. I didn't want to make fun of Peter. I wanted it to be lovely for him, because he hasn't been married before. He's managed to avoid it.'
A further source of anxiety was having to use her previous married name on the marriage certificate. 'I had to be married in my last married name, which I don't really want to say on air, because it still upsets me so much. But nobody spotted it. When we got to the registry office, there was no one there in the car park. It was brilliant. It was empty.'
Janet announced the news on Loose Women last week via video message, saying: 'Hi everyone, I've been keeping a big secret, it's my big news for everyone that's watching ... Peter and me got married on Saturday. So there you are. I finally did it. I saved the best till last.' The couple have been together since 1999.
