Peter Capaldi and Elaine Collins (Couple)
(June 1991 - present) (1 child)
*Cecily Capaldi (1997)
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Writer and actress Elaine, 55, who grew up in Motherwell, met Peter in 1983 in a touring production for the Paines Plough Theatre Company..
They are said to have confessed their love for each other after a few drinks on the show’s first night.
Peter, 55, from Springburn, Glasgow, went on to star in the hit Bill Forsyth film Local Hero and moved to London.
Elaine stayed in Glasgow after landing a role as Willie Melvin’s girlfriend Janice in the BBC comedy City Lights but soon gave everything up to join him down south.
Peter asked Elaine to marry him but it was five years before she accepted. They got married in 1991 in a lavish ceremony at Country Club Hotel in Strathblane, Stirlingshire, and said their vows in front of a host of celebrities – including Lovejoy star Phyllis Logan and Elaine C. Smith.
They have worked together on various projects, including the hit film Soft Top, Hard Shoulder.