Simon Danczuk to tie knot in swanky Commons Crypt from raunchy TV drama Apple Tree Yard

TROUBLED MP Simon Danczuk is set to marry his new girlfriend in a chapel made famous by a steamy BBC drama.

Danczuk, 50, is planning for a wedding in the House of Commons crypt which featured in a sex scene on BBC One’s Apple Tree Yard.

The Labour politician - suspended from his party over sex texts he sent to a 17-year-old girl - started dating blonde Charlene Meade, 31, in November.

He is smitten with the mum-of-two - a care worker from Bradford - and preparing for a Christmas wedding.

The pair have even been spotted hand-in-hand at a bash in Manchester during their whirlwind romance.
Danczuk is currently waiting for his divorce from ex-wife and “selfie queen” Karen.

But he has set his sights on marrying in the St Mary Undercroft chapel - also known as the House of Commons crypt.

Members of both Houses of Parliament are allowed to have weddings and christenings in the ornate Church of England chapel which dates back to the 13th century.

In Apple Tree Yard lead character Yvonne Carmichael - played by Emily Watson - romps in the crypt with a stranger after giving evidence to a House of Commons committee.

The renowned geneticist is complimented by mysterious civil servant Mark Costley - played by actor Ben Chaplin - who takes her to see the chapel.

He leads her into a a small cupboard-like room leading off from the crypt which is said to have been where suffragette Emily Wilding Davison hid during the census of 1911 as a protest.

Costley and Carmichael then have a steamy fumble in the cramped room before leaving the crypt.