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X Factor and I’m A Celeb star Jake Quickenden marries girlfriend Sophie Church in stunning Ibiza ceremony
X FACTOR and I'm A Celeb star Jake Quickenden has married his girlfriend Sophie Church in a stunning ceremony in Ibiza.
The 34-year-old TV star wed Sophie in front of family and friends on the Balearic Island this afternoon.
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In a video on Instagram Jake, who proposed to the mum-of-two last year in Greece, is seen in his wedding suit moments before the couple tie the knot.
The nervous star is waiting before his cue to enter the ceremony, and jokes: "I just need a few more minutes in the air con."
His pal then zooms in on silver framed photos of Jake's late brother and father that are pinned to his jacket.
A third medal reads: "I know you would be here today if you weren't in heaven so far away."
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Jake - who has also won Dancing On Ice and taken part in Celebrity: SAS Who Dares Wins - suffered huge family tragedy in his younger years.
He has opened up in the past about his emotional turmoil over the passing of father Paul from a rare form of bone cancer, in 2008.
Two years later Jake's brother Oliver was diagnosed with osteosarcoma - the most common form of bone cancer - in 2010 when he was only 16.
Oliver passed away in 2012 surrounded by his family.
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Jake's brother Oliver was diagnosed with osteosarcoma - the most common form of bone cancer - in 2010 when he was only 16.
Jake began dating Sophie in 2018 and they share son Leo, while Sophie has a son called Freddie from a past relationship.
Jake recently revealed to The Sun how becoming a father had changed him.
"Just being a dad, I honestly can’t describe it in words. I find myself smiling, it’s amazing watching him grow.
"I changed as soon as Sophie told me she was pregnant, I felt a change in me, just this feeling of overwhelming love.
"It’s been hard, I’m not going to sugar coat anything but you’ve got to work at it. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me."
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