David and Victoria Coren Mitchell’s relationship timeline: From ‘love at first sight’ encounter to low-key wedding & children

Funnyman David has openly spoken about how he “hates the sort of dating thing,” describing the process as “incredibly awkward.”

Despite loathing the dating game, romance was on the cards for David when he and Victoria were introduced at a 2007 film premiere by David Baddiel.

Sharing a glimpse inside their initial encounter, Only Connect host Victoria previously said: “He [David] specifically said to me, ‘There’s David Mitchell over there, I think you should probably marry him, I’ll get the ball rolling by introducing you.’ I thought that was ridiculous but a couple of hours later, I thought I would probably marry him.”

The couple didn’t go on their first date until years later, however, as Victoria ended things following the death of her father, Alan, who sadly passed away from lung cancer in 2007.

Reflecting on their early romance, David told The Guardian: “I waited three years. Isn’t that weird? Aren’t I odd? I can’t explain it other than to say I couldn’t do anything else. If only I’d known I just had to wait three years… I would gladly have suffered 10 times as much.”

In his autobiography, Salisbury-born David gushed about their relationship, admitting: “I was hopelessly in love. I kept going because of her.”

Victoria, meanwhile, told The Telegraph: “I mean, he’s a hugely successful television comedian, he could have had a gorgeous 24-year-old skinny wife with a tiny nose and a string bikini, but he chose me! Me!

“I am filled with this bizarre mix of thinking David could have done a lot better than me and feeling we’re so alike and complement each other so wonderfully that we are the ideal match and couldn’t possibly be with anyone else.”

After two years of dating, the couple tied the knot in 2012 at St Peter’s Church in Belsize Park, North London. 

Their big day was an intimate affair, with David’s sidekick and close friend Robert Webb taking on the role of best man.

Other guests in attendance included Jimmy Carr, Sandi Toksvig, Frank Skinner and Claudia Winkleman who acted as Victoria’s bridesmaid.

David and Victoria are doting parents to daughters Barbara Elizabeth, nine, and 11-month-old June Violet. They welcomed their eldest child in May 2015, and youngest Violet in October 2023.

During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2018, David shared a sneak peek inside his parenting journey. “Unfortunately, there is nothing like having a tiny child whose safety you are responsible for to make you worry. 

“You really don’t want the world to spin into the sun and explode. You thought you didn’t want it before, but you really don’t want it [after having a child.]”

He continued: “That is the real downside of parenthood, and I suppose any form of love, is it makes you fear more… I would say love is not a stress reduction exercise, is it? What you want is a long period of bland contentment… I’m a family man. I’ve made bad choices and I am constantly worried.”