Stephen Fry responds to criticism of his age gap marriage

The 68-year-old married Elliott Spencer, 38, in 2015 when they were 57 and 27 respectively.

Former QI host and Blackadder actor Sir Sephen has now addressed critics of the age gap during an appearance on the ITV series The Assembly.

On the programme, participants who are autistic, neurodivergent or have learning difficulties, question well-known personalities.

Sir Stephen Fry arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, 2025. (Image: PA)

The actor, writer and presenter was responding to a question from the assembly which asked him: “What do you say to people who don’t like age-gap relationship?”

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Sir Stephen, a former visiting professor of creative media at the University of Oxford, said: “I feel a bit sorry for them. I don’t see why they should have such an opinion about thing.”

He explained that the only thing that should matter in any relationship is ‘genuine love so long as it is mutual and not exploitative’.

“It just works for us, extremely well”, he said, “If people don’t like it, well, sod them.”