Victoria Coren Mitchell revealed that she almost had a very different life after being matched with a famous politician.

The Only Connect host, 52, married the Peep Show actor David Mitchell in 2012 and share two children together.

However, Victoria almost dated Ed Milibandshe revealed, even though things didn’t really work out.

Speaking on the BBC yesterday, after a question about the Labor Party leadership result in 2010 with brothers Ed and David Miliband, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Hello Great Britain host Ed BallsVictoria shared: “Someone once tried to put me in touch with Ed Miliband.”

She went on to explain: “We were sitting next to each other at a wedding.

“He’s actually a very nice guy, it didn’t work out.”

“He was brave enough that, much later, we were on a political chat show together, and he said, ‘Oh, I didn’t know that was supposed to be an affair.’ ” “

David and Victoria tend to keep their private life and their children away from the spotlight, after welcoming their eight-year-old Barbara Elizabeth June Mitchell in 2015 and June Violet in October 2023.

He said Radio Times: ‘The thing is, in interviews people often ask questions about her. And when people ask me about her, I’ll say that I love her and that she’s amazing.

“But I wouldn’t have raised her. And I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way. She is often on my mind.

“At the same time, I think I have a very happy marriage to a wonderful person, but I don’t see that as being of wider interest.

They began dating in 2007 with comedian David Baddiel playing Cupid, as Victoria once revealed to Radio Times: “(Baddiel) specifically said to me, ‘There’s David Mitchell there , I think you should probably marry him, I’ll take the ball. ride while introducing yourself.”

“I thought it was ridiculous, but a few hours later I thought I was probably going to marry him.”

It wasn’t entirely smooth sailing, however, as Victoria and David had a short relationship before splitting, then rekindled their romance in 2010.

Only Connect airs Mondays at 8pm on BBC Two.

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