They have been married for 17-years and Stephen Graham has confessed he is still as in love with his wife as ever.
The Adolescence star, 51, and Hannah Walters met when they were just starting out as trainee actors at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in Sidcup, Kent.
After working together on This England in 2006, their bond strengthened and they went on to tie the knot in June 2008.
And as they approach their 17 year anniversary, Stephen admitted he still finds his wife ‘dead saucy’.
Opening up about their relationship in an interview with GQ Stephen gushed: ‘She’s me best mate for one, she’s funny as f**k.
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Stephen Graham has admitted he still finds his wife ‘dead saucy’ after 17-years of marriage as he gushes over their partnership amid the success of Netflix’s Adolescence
Opening up about their relationship in an interview with GQ Stephen gushed: ‘She’s me best mate for one, she’s funny as f**k’ (pictured with his wife Hannah Walters)
‘I find her dead saucy. She’s amazing. She’s the light of my life. Do you know what I mean? We’re a great little partnership. It really works.’
The couple also work together on their joint production company, appropriately named Matriarch Productions, which was behind the hugely successful Netflix series Adolescence.
On the impact of the series Stephen explained: ‘I hoped it would create conversation, the amount of stuff me and Hannah are getting sent, and the amount of people I’m seeing on the streets who were saying that has happened between them and their children, is huge.
‘To me, that’s objective complete. We’ve done our bit. Now you go and crack on.’
As well as playing a pivotal role off-screen, Hannah even had a brief on-screen cameo during the series.
The actress and producer, 48, appeared in episode two as Mrs. Bailey – a teacher at Bruntwood Academy who reprimands Katie’s grief-stricken best friend Jade (Fatima Bojang) for punching Ryan (Kaine Davis).
But this is not the first head-turning project that Hannah has worked with her husband on.
Their collaboration brought forth the multi-BAFTA-nominated film Boiling Point in 2021, where Hannah not only served as an executive producer but also appeared on screen.
He added: ‘I find her dead saucy. She’s amazing. She’s the light of my life. Do you know what I mean? We’re a great little partnership. It really works’
The couple also work together on their joint production company, appropriately named Matriarch Productions, which was behind the hugely successful Netflix series Adolescence
On the impact of the series Stephen explained: ‘I hoped it would create conversation, the amount of stuff me and Hannah are getting sent, and the amount of people I’m seeing on the streets who were saying that has happened between them and their children, is huge’
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Meanwhile Stephen has always been his wife’s biggest fan.
Reflecting on her talent during an online Q&A about 2021 prison drama Time, he gushed: ‘I watched Hannah back in the day at drama school and always thought she was brilliant.’
Elsewhere while on the Graham Norton show in February, Stephen explained how Hannah was also key to getting the production of their other streaming success on Disney+, A Thousand Blows, off the ground as she presented the story to Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight, who was fascinated by the idea.
The couple settled in Ibstock, Leicestershire, close to Hannah’s family, where they are well-liked in the community and live in a modest £450k four-bedroomed semi.
The pair share daughter Grace, 20, and Alfie, 18.
Speaking about the importance of spending time with his children he said: ‘There’s a lesson that I learned, and I think it goes back to making that choice of not wanting to go to America and not having that kind of drive to be famous.
Hannah, 48, appeared in episode two as Mrs. Bailey (pitured) – a teacher at Bruntwood Academy who reprimands Katie’s grief-stricken best friend Jade (Fatima Bojang)
‘I remember Alfie, when he was young, asking me to go and kick a ball about or whatever.
‘And me going, “I can’t, just give me half an hour. I’m doing this.” And as he turned and walked away, I kind of stopped and I looked and I seen his back [slumped], And I thought, “Oh sh*t, wait a minute. I can do this any time. That mightn’t happen again.”
‘So what I would say is: always make time. No matter how busy you are, make time, because that opportunity may never come back again.’
The Heroes Issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on newsstands on 10th June.