Fan-favourite comedian Lee Mack has revealed how many people don't believe he met his wife before he became famous. The 53-year-old is one of the country's most recognisable comedians and presenters thanks to his appearances on panel shows, his own sitcom, and various presenting gigs. And he has a beautiful wife who many people joke he could not have wooed before he found fame. The Not Going Out Star said he has to put up with people believing that his other half Tara was attracted by his high profile and fortune, rather than his personality. The sister of fellow comedian Roisin Conaty even asked if Lee had had to do something heroic to save her life in order to convince her to go out with him,
Liverpool Echo reports. Lee said on a podcast: "We talked the other day with Roisin Conaty. READ MORE: Incredible maps show second most popular language spoken in each area of West Midlands "Her sister met Tara and said 'I assume you two have been together after you became a comedian and got a bit of money.' And I said 'no, no, we met before I ever was a comedian when we were at university.' "And she looked aghast at why this woman would be with me!" Lee Mack with his wife Tara McKillop in 2015 (Image: Karwai Tang/Getty) The couple married in a private ceremony in 2005 just one year after welcoming their first child, Arlo. Lee and Tara went on to have two more children, Louie and Mollie. Lee first shot to fame by winning So You Think You're Funny at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The comedian, whose real name is Lee Gordon McKillop, first appeared on our screens in the early 2000s and his career has since gone from strength to strength. He is most well-known for being a team captain on the
BBC comedy panel show Would I Lie To You?, writing and starring in the sitcom Not Going Out, and for hosting the Sky One show Duck Quacks Don't Echo. His most recent show, The 1% Club, returns to ITV this weekend. READ NEXT: Hope for family as detectives reveal 'new lines of inquiry' over Stourbridge nightclub killing The posh area where residents are terrorised by car crooks The drug streets where dealers and addicts hang on corners People are only just learning why some buildings have bricked-up windows