Carol Kirkwood insists wedding to Steve Randall ‘wasn’t a secret’ saying it was ‘romantic and intimate’

BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood has hit back at claims she got married in "secret" after she revealed she was a newlywed this morning.

In a huge surprise to fans, 61-year-old Carol revealed the news that she and partner Steve Randall, 48, had tied the knot on Wednesday in Buckinghamshire.

However, the popular weather presenter has now refuted ideas that her wedding was shrouded in secrecy by revealing it was "romantic and intimate".

Carol took to X - formerly Twitter - to break her silence on the union where she thanked her fans for their kind words and messages.

She wrote on the platform: “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages. We had the most perfect day.

“It was a tiny wedding but so romantic and intimate. A day we will never forget.

"We are bursting with happiness. It wasn’t a ‘secret’ wedding, just a private one.”

Chatting to Naga Munchetty on BBC Breakfast this morning, Carol shared a slew of images from the big day which showed her wearing a stunning off-the-shoulder white gown with a white bouquet.

Carol said: "It was the most perfect and romantic and intimate wedding.

"We are both so incredibly happy."

Carol met Steve, a divorced policeman, when she was in her 50s and she revealed the pair were engaged while reporting from Chelsea Flower Show in May last year.

Steve, from Hampshire, split from his ex-wife Nichola, mother of the pair's teenage son, in 2017.

Her BBC Breakfast costars have been congratulating her including former co-star Dan Walker who posted a sweet message to his Instagram.

He said: "Congratulations to Carol and Steve.

"Steve is one very fortunate gentleman and Carol is the best of us all.

"She is kind, caring, brilliant at her job and a wonderful person to be around.

"I wish them every happiness in their new life together."

This is Carol's second marriage following her union to ex-husband Jimmy whom she wed in 1990 before their split in 2008.