British actor Stephen Fry has confirmed rumours he is going to get married.
He plans to tie the knot with writer Elliot Spencer (27), who is 30 years younger than him.
It is understood they hav registered to marry in Dereham in Norfolk, close to where the Q.I. presenter grew up.
Mr Fry (57) said on Twitter: "Oh. It looks as though a certain cat is out of a certain bag. I'm very very happy of course but had hoped for a private wedding. Fat chance!".
Thank you all SO much for your kind congratulations. Deeply touched xxx
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 6, 2015
Mr Fry's personal assistant confirmed that the news was correct.
She described it as a private matter, but issued a brief statement on his behalf.
It said: "Stephen Fry is very happy and proud to say that he has set the wheels in motion for a wedding sometime in the future but no date has been set due to a busy work schedule."
Mr Fry has been open about his battle with depression and suicide attempts, which he has written about in his autobiographies and for television.
A friend of the comedian told The Sun: "Since Stephen met Elliott is it like he has a new lust for life."
He recently starred in The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies and has a number of other film projects in the pipeline.
