Stephen Fry Discusses Marriage and Life with Spouse Elliot Spencer

LONDON, England — Actor Stephen Fry recently opened up about his marriage to Elliot Spencer, who is 30 years his junior, and why the couple hasn’t been photographed together in six years. Fry, 67, discussed their low-profile lifestyle during a March 21 appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show.

“My husband and I, we don’t go to Hollywood parties much. We have an early supper, watch Jeopardy!, go to bed,” Fry explained, shedding light on their relationship dynamics.

The pair met in 2014 at a mutual friend’s party. Initially known as “Mr. E,” Spencer, who is now 36, became Fry’s husband just months later, after they announced their engagement in December 2014. They wed in January 2015. Fry had previously expressed his joy in a since-deleted post on social media, stating, “Gosh. @ElliotGSpencer and I go into a room as two people, sign a book and leave as one. Amazing.”

Fry confirmed his engagement via Twitter on January 6, stating, “Oh. It looks as though a certain cat is out of a certain bag. I’m very very happy of course but had hoped for a private wedding. Fat chance!”

Reflecting on their meaningful meeting, Fry said, “We met at a friend’s house and I knew pretty much straight away that this was someone I wanted to spend, what I considered, the rest of my life with.”

As they celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, Fry shared a rare message on social media, expressing gratitude and love: “Ten happy years to the day since we were joined in marriage. I’m a lucky man.” This touch of nostalgia included a black-and-white photo from their wedding day.

In a recent podcast appearance on “Brave New World” with Evgeny Lebedev, Fry addressed his feelings about aging and longevity. He stated he wouldn’t want to live past 100 due to fears of loneliness, emphasizing, “Personally, I’m not particularly interested in longevity for myself. I’m interested, as I think most people are, in the idea of an old age that is as pain-free as possible.”

Fry also revealed that if all his loved ones lived long lives, he might reconsider his own perspective on living beyond 100, noting the “lonely Flying Dutchman figure” as an unsettling outcome if he outlived his family and friends.