Paul Merton stands as a cherished comedy icon following his decades of delivering brilliant wit to Have I Got News For You.

Yet beneath the entertainer's facade, the performer has endured profoundly heartbreaking chapters, including the tragic death of his second spouse, Sarah Parkinson, in 2003.

Merton is currently blissfully wed to fellow entertainer Suki Webster, and has opened up frankly about how romance found its way back into his world far earlier than he'd anticipated.

He revealed: "I suppose this was about six or seven months [after Sarah's death]. I don't think it's one of those decisions you can make. You see what happens.

"You're not looking necessarily, because you have to grieve. But we were in India, we were on brandy and there was a magician in the dark. You don't think

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