Ricky Wilson revealed that he and fiancée Grace Zito have been forced to postpone their wedding four times due to the coronavirus restrictions.
Speaking on Wednesday’s Lorraine, the Kaiser Chiefs star, 43, admitted he was ‘really desperate’ to set a date and will probably tie the knot next year.
Ricky said that they didn’t want to get married without bell ringers and that they don’t want to have Covid-19 as a ‘background’ during their big day.
Sad: Ricky Wilson revealed that he and fiancée Grace Zito have been forced to postpone their wedding four times due to the coronavirus restrictions
Earlier this month, Boris Johnson warned June 21 is the earliest possible date for full-size weddings but even then it will be subject to a review of the Government’s ‘four tests’. In the meantime, bell ringing has been prohibited due to the third lockdown.
Ricky told host Lorraine Kelly: ‘We’ve postponed it four times, it keeps, I want to set a date, I’m really desperate now.
‘I think we’re just going to do it, want everyone to be there and not have Covid as a background, no masks.’
Ricky added: ‘The thing that stopped us this time is that we couldn’t have bell ringers, and we thought, you need bell ringers, we want bell ringers at our wedding!’
Delays: Speaking on Wednesday’s Lorraine, the Kaiser Chiefs star, 43, admitted he was ‘really desperate’ to set a date and will probably tie the knot next year (pictured in 2016)
Big plans: Ricky said that they didn’t want to get married without bell ringers and that they don’t want to have Covid-19 as a ‘background’ during their big day
Revealing when he and Grace could potentially tie the knot, he added: ‘Probably wait till next year. We’ve got the best band in the world playing…’ he jokingly added: ‘Not Kaiser Chiefs!’
Elsewhere during the chat, Ricky admitted that it was ‘amazing’ having a break from performing during the lockdown.
He quipped: ‘Hey Lorraine, I hear all sorts of artists all the time… it’s been amazing for me to have a break, I’ve done it for 16 years.
‘Honestly, I want to get to the point where I want it and at the moment… I’m not. I’m enjoying myself.’
A spanner in the works: The musician was scheduled to marry the stylist at The Pig hotel in Bath in September following a two-year engagement
Ricky was on the ITV chat show to talk about his new children’s art series, Art Jam, after he was inspired during his stint on Celebrity Supply Teacher.
He said: ‘Everyone is good at art, you just have to let go and be yourself. Lockdown has been weird for everybody, you know, I’m an international pop star.
‘Nice to have art to fall back on, it’s always been with me and got me where I am today. I want to encourage children to enjoy art!’
Ricky then surprised Lorraine with a painting of her beloved pet dog Angus, which she gushed: ‘That is so kind of you!’
Delays: Earlier this month, Boris Johnson warned June 21 is the earliest possible date for full-size weddings but even then it will be subject to a review of the Government’s ‘four tests’. In the meantime, bell ringing has been prohibited due to the third lockdown
Amazing: Ricky was on the ITV chat show to talk about his new children’s art series, Art Jam, after he was inspired during his stint on Celebrity Supply Teacher
In September, the musician revealed he and fiancée Grace had postponed their wedding after they were scheduled to marry at The Pig hotel in Bath that month.
The pair were set to celebrate what would have been their wedding with a fish lunch in Cornwall at a restaurant they’ve tried to get into for ‘years’.
Ricky told The Mirror: ‘We weren’t allowed singing in the church which was a big thing, 15 people just isn’t enough, it is too hard to make a decision who could be there and who couldn’t.
‘I mean I am in a band with five guys. Also Grace wanted McBusted for the reception and there are too many of them for the rule of six.
‘You would like the freedom not have your brain reminded about the global pandemic when you are trying to celebrate the best day of your life. I think we will just have to wait. The weird thing is I am more excited about it now than ever.’
The duo met when they were both working on BBC’s The Voice and he popped the question in Cornwall three years later.
Ricky recently revealed that them being forced to spend more time together in lockdown has proven they’re meant to be together.
The media personality compared the pandemic to retirement and enthused knowing they can handle each other in that environment is ‘really good’.
Sweet: The duo met when they were both working on BBC’s The Voice and he popped the question in Cornwall three years later (pictured in 2018)