{"id":2362516,"date":"2026-04-07T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2362516"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:17:42","slug":"ruby-wax-shares-rare-insight-to-her-unconventional-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ruby-wax-shares-rare-insight-to-her-unconventional-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Wax shares rare insight to her unconventional marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-007937f8-8518-4c5d-9073-7dda002a0baa\">For anyone who has ever taken note of Ruby Wax\u2019s illustrious career, it won\u2019t come as a surprise to discover the eccentric star isn\u2019t afraid of living unconventionally.<\/p>\n<p>From editing the cutting edge <em>Absolutely Fabulous <\/em>to co-creating the 80s sitcom <em>Girls on Top, <\/em>Ruby has often done things on her own terms &#8211; and, as it turns out, that extends to marriage.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-007937f8-8518-4c5d-9073-7dda002a0baa-2\">While she\u2019s discussed her set up in the past, in a new interview with Davina McCall, Ruby opens up on &#8220;hitting bullseye&#8221; with hubby Ed Bye, as he lets her live &#8220;completely free&#8221;, with the star declaring &#8220;I&#8217;m always apart now. We really are separate lives&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b856180f-af3f-492e-a1c6-825f2a568df9\">Sitting down with Davina for her podcast, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BaHIanmkfwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BaHIanmkfwc\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Begin Again<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>the two covered a wide range of topics, eventually landing on Ruby\u2019s marriage. Asked how the pair came together, Ruby shared that it was a by-product of the work she was doing with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.<\/p>\n<p>She said, &#8220;They put me with French and Saunders and then I was supposed to write for them but we came up with <em>Girls on Top<\/em>\u2026 so we wrote for two years laughing like maniacs and just eating all the time. Never thought it would go on TV and then there it was and my husband directed it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Offering a look at just how forward she could be, she added, \u201cI was late in the day. I had two eggs left. So I said, &#8216;Would you please fertilise me?&#8217; And that&#8217;s pretty much my story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-3feaf189-b01f-470b-be5b-36ca58230550\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NJcvhzvUcj2WdrRrFZETVP-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-5f3cec45-6352-47bc-95fe-574913d502f6\">Davina then asked why Ruby was the one to pop the question of marriage to Ed, bucking convention. &#8220;Men didn&#8217;t really go for me. Gay men fall for me, but straight guys didn&#8217;t really go. I had to ask. Yeah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-bZfdgXeShoEMpU75WVZD28\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-bZfdgXeShoEMpU75WVZD28 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also noted that the two getting together had its own, almost sitcom-worthy obstacles to get over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was going out with somebody, but Dawn [French] went up to the girl and went scram and then waited outside the door until we consummated\u2026 [she] locked us in a room and said, &#8216;You&#8217;re not coming on until you consummate&#8217;. She knew how to take care of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-a91d148d-a3d0-4735-9059-20510b28efec\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Joan Greenwood and Ruby Wax in 'Girls on Top' - 1992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vLHUumnKciYsaVYaEJfLA.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-efdfa601-2bc0-49f6-b5c9-92eeb14a22b9\">Whether she\u2019s exaggerating for humour or not, Ruby and Ed have been married since 1988, and Ruby said of their relationship today, &#8220;We&#8217;re good friends. He lets me do what I want. I think that&#8217;s hitting bullseye&#8221;.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Responding to Davina\u2019s comment about there being &#8220;deep love&#8221; between them, Ruby answered, &#8220;I guess if you let somebody be completely free. I mean, months go by and I&#8217;m in different countries because I like the new.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some people could call it running, but I love the new, you know, where the environment switches, switches, switches, and you have to make new friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Davina offered up that she also finds spending some time apart from her own husband, Michael Douglas, can be good as it makes her miss him, and Ruby replied, &#8220;I&#8217;m always apart now. You know, we are really separate lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Separate lives because you grow, you get different interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-24a3e11a-03ea-43c3-8792-e9fbaa0268d8\">Earlier in the interview, she also offered another reason she was initially happy to marry Ed &#8211; his family didn\u2019t have a history of mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby, who has been open about her battle with depression throughout life, told Davina during a wider discussion on taking SSRIs and issues in her family with mental health, &#8220;The only reason I married him was because he was clear. I didn&#8217;t really like him that much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Ruby has discussed her unconventional marriage.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, she told <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/fabulous\/15904941\/weeks-away-from-husband-ruby-wax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/fabulous\/15904941\/weeks-away-from-husband-ruby-wax\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a>, &#8220;I have my friends, he has his friends. I don\u2019t assume we have the same tastes. It\u2019s understood we both have different careers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re together but we have different tastes and jobs &#8211; and that\u2019s OK. 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