Inside Martin Lewis and wife Lara Lewington’s romance � unique proposal; relationship rule; ‘gold digger’ claims

Martin Lewis is somewhat of a national treasure – but it turns out he has a rather famous wife, too.

The 53-year-old journalist shot to fame in the 2000s and has become to go-to Money Saving Expert for Brits. From stints on This Morning to hosting his own show, The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, Martin has become a firm favourite with viewers.

But away from the showbiz and TV world, Martin is happily married to Lara Lewington, 46, who is famous in her own right.

So who is she? What did she ‘ban’ Martin from doing and how long have they been together? Let’s take a look…

Martin Lewis’ Scrabble proposal to wife Lara

Martin and Lara struck up a romance back in 2005 and got engaged over a game of Scrabble. She previously revealed on his ITV show How to Win at Board Games: “Martin proposed to me on a Scrabble set. Once he got the letters out I thought he had too many letters because ‘will you marry me’ is more than seven letters.

“So I said: ‘What are you doing? You’ve got too many letters on the board,’ but he said: ‘Wait, just wait.’ And then of course he put them down and I felt bad because I accused him of cheating!”

And, it seems, they’re still as competitive as ever! Lara previously shared: “Well, we are quite competitive over some things, usually Scrabble, but he’s just so much better than me.”

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The pair tied the knot in May 2009. Speaking on Desert Island Discs in 2020, he revealed intimate details of their big day, revealing the song that they enjoyed their first dance to.

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