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Beloved for his slapstick charm on Have I Got News For You , Paul Merton has long been celebrated as one of Britain's top comedians. But behind the laughter, the comic has faced personal heartache, including the devastating loss of his second wife Sarah Parkinson in 2003. ‌

Today he is happily married to fellow comedian Suki Webster , and has spoken candidly about how love returned to him more quickly than he could ever have expected, the Mirror reports. He shared: "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 an

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