Gareth Locke and his husband Ollie Locke have long been favourites on Made in Chelsea - and we are forever convinced everyone would benefit from having them in their friendship group.
The couple are a match made in heaven for a number of reasons, but perhaps the most blinding sign they were meant to be is their same surnames! Gareth and Ollie became the Locke-Lockes in 2020 when they tied the knot at a beautiful ceremony at the Natural History Museum as part of the show’s 10th anniversary, and are now weeks away from becoming fathers.
They’ve had a testing road to welcoming a baby via surrogate, which has included several failed bouts of IVF. But now, they are set to be dads to twins – a girl and a boy - and have been keeping their fans in the loop every step.
Here is everything you need to know about Gareth, who joined the hit show in 2018.
How old is Gareth Locke?
Gareth celebrates his birthday on 6 December - he will turn 35 this year.
What does Gareth Locke do?
Like a lot of people on Made in Chelsea, Gareth's main job isn't actually being a cast member on the hit reality show. In fact, he's actually a self-employed fashion business consultant and strategist. Previously, he was a commercial director at luxury clothing brand Holland Cooper, which specialises in tweed clothing.
When did Ollie and Gareth Locke get married?
The pair tied the knot at the end of 2020, after many setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ollie and Gareth originally got in engaged in 2018, after Gareth proposed to Ollie in Kensington Park Gardens.
But boy, did they manage to pull off the wedding eventually - having a stunning ceremony at the Natural History Museum, which was then aired on Made in Chelsea, just before England went into its second lockdown. (Ollie even said the secret wedding was planned in just 48 hours!) Due to restrictions there were only 13 guests in attendance, which included bridesmaids and MIC co-stars, Binky Felstead and Olivia Bentley.
Later sharing a snap of the special day on Instagram, Ollie wrote: 'Being ever the wallflower, when you're told you're only allowed to have thirteen people at your wedding hours before a second national lockdown! Organise a entire wedding in 48 hours in the National History Museum under a blue whale, to be aired on national television in front of millions! From only a few people being in the room to becoming the biggest watched wedding in Britian in 2020! We wanted more than anything to have you with us on the journey, and we are so lucky to have had the opportunity to share it with you.. and as always, with anything that stands in your way, I promise.. Love will always win'
Is Gareth Locke on Instagram?
Like all good reality stars, of course Gareth Locke is on Instagram. He currently has over 100,000 followers. You can follow him here. Expect to see loads of cute shots of him and Ollie.
What is Gareth Locke's maiden name?
Yep - as we just said, his maiden name was also Locke. Gareth now goes by the name Gareth Locke-Locke, and Ollie has also embraced the double-barrelled repetition. It's like he and Ollie were destined to be.