Loose Women star Kaye Adams has disclosed that she entered into a civil partnership with her long-term partner Ian Campbell last year, primarily for tax reasons. The 63-year-old television presenter, who has been with Campbell since the mid-1990s and shares two children with him, revealed the details on the Suddenly Single podcast.
Adams explained that she had previously been opposed to marrying for financial motives, after witnessing a couple on holiday who had done so. However, a warning from their financial advisor prompted a change of heart. “Last year our financial advisor said ‘You’re absolutely mental, you either get married or have a civil partnership because it’ll impact on your children’,” Adams recalled. “I said, well I don’t want to get married for tax purposes, but I’ll get a civil partnership.”
The ceremony was a small affair attended only by Adams’s older sister and her husband. The couple later joined friends for dinner, where a close friend had arranged for the date to be printed on menus and champagne was served. Adams noted that neither she nor Campbell had ever been keen on marriage, describing Campbell as a “beatnik” and “Peter Pan” figure who dislikes ceremony.
Adams and Campbell have two daughters, Charley and Bonnie. The revelation comes amid recent controversy for Adams, who was pulled from her BBC radio show following bullying allegations.
