MADE In Chelsea’s Jamie Laing and Sophie ‘Habbs’ Habboo today proved reality TV couples really can go all the way.
The pair emerged from a registry office hand-in-hand in matching shades having just tied the knot in – where else? – Chelsea.
Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo seen leaving their wedding in Chelsea today
The pair kissed in front of pals at the registry office on the King’s Road
Jamie pumped his fist while Sophie came out with one arm in the air
The happy couple wed at the Chelsea and Kensington registry office on the King’s Road in London, where countless scenes from the reality show have been shot.
Jamie, 34, and Sophie, 29 emerged holding hands with her in a daring white dress and him in a dark suit and tie.
He was seen pumping his fist and cheering while she emerged with one hand in the air in celebration.
Guests – including their friends, family and TV co-stars, cheered them as they walked down the steps of the registry office.
The wedding party headed off after the service for a lunch of quails eggs and steak at Stanley’s, a nearby courtyard restaurant.
The Chelsea wedding is just one of two official services they will say ‘I do’ at, with a second ceremony to take place in Seville, Spain next month.
Jamie and Sophie started out as best friends on Made In Chelsea, before their romance blossomed on the long-running E4 reality show.
They started dating four years ago with their relationship initially playing out on screen.
Last year Jamie, who also competed on Strictly Come Dancing, announced he would be stepping down from the series that had made him famous.
He explained that it was inevitable when the pair were engaged that he would have to quit.
Jamie insisted: “I’ve seen so many relationships fail on reality TV shows, and I didn’t want that to happen.”
The couple even explained how they had to fend off big-money offers to let cameras into the wedding for a Made In Chelsea special.
McVitie’s Digestive biscuit heir Jamie and Sophie first began dating in 2019 and revealed they had got engaged last year.
They shared video of the couple celebrating with her wearing a cap with the words “Mrs Laing-To-Be” across the front.
He wrote on Instagram: “I couldn’t think of anything better than spending the rest of my life with you” alongside a ring emoji.
However, she explained that the moment – at the luxury Rosewood hotel – didn’t entirely go to plan when she nearly started a fire.
Sophie said on Made In Chelsea: “He was in the Rosewood, which is where we sort of had our first proper date, and he was like calm, we could just spend the night there, and I was like ‘OK, fun.’
“Then I knocked and he opened the door and he like ran, opened it, and he said ‘read the letters’ and he ran away. Music was playing.
“I knew… I knocked all the candles over so there was wax everywhere, all over my bag, all over my trainers, I was like ‘Oh shoot’. I was reading all the letters and crying.”
This week the pair have been busily getting ready for the wedding with Jamie seen picking up what is thought to have been his suit and Sophie getting a hydrafacial treatment.
The pair crossed the busy King’s Road in Chelsea hand in hand
The happy couple posed for photos on the King’s Road in Chelsea today
