Bob Mortimer Reveals He Got Married To His Long-Term Girlfriend Before Heart Operation
Mortimer underwent a triple heart bypass in late 2015, which forced him and comedy partner Vic Reeves to cancel part of their 25th anniversary tour.
British comedy icon Bob Mortimer, one half of the legendary Vic & Bob partnership, has revealed that he got married just before the triple heart bypass operation he underwent at the end of last year.
Mortimer’s health problems, and the lengthy recovery time he needed afterwards, meant that he was forced to cancel the first leg of his and Vic Reeves’ 25th anniversary tour around the UK last October.
Speaking to a press conference ahead of the re-launched tour on Wednesday (January 13th), he revealed that his severe health situation prompted him to get married to Lisa Matthews, his partner of 22 years, before he went under the knife.
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