Jamie Laing has admitted that he had never been in love before falling for wife Sophie Habboo in 2019.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 34, said he instantly found Sophie, 29, ‘hilarious and a breath of fresh air’ after meeting at a dinner party.
Jamie previously dated co-stars Louise Thompson, Binky Felstead, Lucy Watson, Frankie Gaff while filming the E4 reality show.
But it wasn’t until Sophie ‘walked out in a bikini that he suddenly realised she was super-hot’.
He told The Sunday Times: ‘Before Sophie I dated a lot of people in the show but I don’t think I was ever really in love.
Opening up: Jamie Laing has admitted that he had never been in love before falling for wife Sophie Habboo in 2019
‘I became awkward and I realised then I fancied her’: He admitted that he suddenly found Sophie ‘super-hot’ after she ‘walked out in a bikini’ while they filmed MIC
‘The first time we met was at a dinner party and I found her hilarious and very normal, which was a breath of fresh air. We became such close buddies. Then, the first time I tried stand-up comedy, she texted me beforehand to wish me luck. No one else did, and something pinged.
‘We went to South Africa to film and she walked out in a bikini, and I suddenly realised she was super-hot. Whenever I was alone with her I became awkward and I realised then I fancied her. When we did get together we kept it very quiet at first.’
Eventually the couple went public on the reality show which Jamie said he found ‘quite strenuous’ before he quit due to not ‘willing to sacrifice his relationship with Sophie’ for TV drama.
The couple tied the knot in two ceremonies earlier this year, once in a ceremony in London before jetting to a picturesque location ceremony in Spain.
Jamie has since admitted Sophie was ‘really stressed’ before their wedding day.
Speaking exclusively to at the GoCardless JustGiving Awards, Jamie gushed that he’s embraced his new status as a husband, and Sophie has been ‘way more relaxed’ since their wedding.
Asked about how he and Sophie have adjusted to married life, Jamie said: ‘Nothing’s changed. I get to wake up every day with my best friend. It’s the best thing ever.
‘She’s got way more relaxed. She was really stressed before the wedding, but she’s completely chilled now. It’s amazing.’
‘We became such close buddies’: The former Made In Chelsea star, 34, said he instantly found Sophie, 29, ‘hilarious and a breath of fresh air’ after their first meeting at a dinner party
He said: ‘Before Sophie I dated a lot of people in the show but I don’t think I was ever really in love. We went to South Africa to film and she walked out in a bikini, and I suddenly realised she was super-hot’
Married! The couple tied the knot in two ceremonies earlier this year, once in a ceremony in London before jetting to a picturesque location ceremony in Spain
He added: ‘So, what that means is, basically, I’m the greatest husband in the world.’
He and Sophie tied the knot in a small and intimate ceremony in Chelsea, London on April 14, before having a second wedding in Spain.
The largescale second ceremony, which took place on May 20 at Las Sirenas in Sotogrande, saw Jamie and Sophie celebrate their marriage with all their loved ones.
The couple were joined by a whole host of their celebrity pals including the likes of Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott, Spencer Matthews and Millie Mackintosh.
And Sophie recently reflected on their lavish second wedding in an exclusive interview with , telling how they partied the night away until 4am.
She said: ‘It was great, it was suddenly 4am and I was like ‘oh, I need to go home!’, so it was really good.’
Sophie also said she never wanted a ‘huge’ wedding and told how it was Jamie who wanted the lavish Spanish bash, while she wanted their intimate Chelsea registry office ceremony.
Ex’s: Jamie previously dated co-stars Louise Thompson (left), Binky Felstead (center), Lucy Watson (right), Frankie Gaff while filming the E4 reality show