Kirsty Gallacher has said she and her boyfriend Darren Clayton would like to be engaged but are in no rush to marry, describing the pair as being "on the same page" about their future.
Speaking to The Mirror, the 49-year-old television presenter said she and Clayton, 39, who previously played rugby, have been together for around a year and five months after meeting through mutual friends Gabby and Kenny Logan. She said the couple would welcome an engagement but questioned whether changing their current arrangements would be necessary because they are already "so happy right now." "Why would we change that? But do we both think it would be nice? Yes, of course – and we're both on the same page with that," she told the newspaper.
Gallacher, who has two sons, Oscar, 18, and Jude, 14, said she has embraced a stepmother role within the couple's blended family; Clayton has an eight-year-old daughter with a former partner. She described family life positively in the interview, saying the arrangement has been embraced by all parties.
Gallacher has been a familiar face on British television for years. She and Paul Sampson, the father of her children, split in 2015. In discussing her current relationship, she emphasized contentment with their present life together while acknowledging that engagement is something both she and Clayton would welcome.
The comments follow more than a year of public appearances by the couple and conversations about their family life. Gallacher did not provide a timeframe for any potential engagement or wedding plans, and she framed the issue as a mutual decision rather than a pressing next step.
Her remarks reflect a wider trend among some public figures who balance long-term partnerships and family arrangements without immediately committing to marriage. Gallacher’s focus in the interview was on the stability and happiness of her household and on ensuring that decisions about marriage would be taken for the right reasons by both partners.
The Mirror interview is the latest public account of Gallacher’s private life since her separation from Sampson. She continues to combine professional work with her role as a parent and partner while maintaining a relatively low-key public profile regarding personal milestones.