Laura Carmichael and Michael C. Fox have married in secret.
The Downton Abbey stars – who play Lady Edith and Andrew Parker and met while filming the fifth series of the ITV show – welcomed their first child into the world in 2021.
And now Michael, 36, has confirmed they have also tied the knot in recent years.
Speaking on NBC special Downton Abbey Celebrates The Grand Finale, Michael said: ‘I owe a lot to this show. I think so much of my life has been shaped around this show.’
Co-star Lesley Nicol then asked the couple: ‘What if someone said you’re actually going to find your wife and have a child? Life-changing stuff.’
Michael gushed: ‘I know. It’s incredible.’
Laura Carmichael and Michael C. Fox have married in secret
The Downton Abbey stars – who play Lady Edith and Andrew Parker – welcomed their first child into the world in 2021, and now Michael, 36, has confirmed they have also tied the knot
However, Michael and Laura – who started dating in 2016 – haven’t said anything further about their marriage.
Daily Mail has contacted Michael and Laura’s representatives for comment.
During their most recent outing together at the Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale premiere in London, Laura sported a dazzling ring on her ring finger.
Laura slipped into a quirky black and white lace gown as she joined her partner Michael, who looked dapper in a black blazer.
The stars gathered to celebrate the finale of beloved Downton Abbey, after an incredible 15 years of the TV series and a trilogy of movies.
The couple are typically very private and it only emerged in May 2022 that they had become parents to son Luca 14 months beforehand.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper at the time: ‘Laura and Michael absolutely love being parents and were grateful to have some time away from the limelight to enjoy the moment.
‘Laura’s taken motherhood in her stride and it’s added another string to her bow.’
Laura and Michael say they ‘owe a lot’ to the ITV show (L-R) Samantha Bond, Douglas Reith, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Penelope Wilton, Robert James Collier and Michael Fox
Although the couple keep their romance under wraps, Laura gushed over how lucky she felt to have met Michael on the set for Downton Abbey.
In 2019, she told Town and Country: ‘I’ve fallen in love and made wonderful friends – how lucky am I?’
She said: ‘I think we’re lucky, and support and understand each other. It’s tough, so to have someone who’s got your back…
‘It can be really beautiful when you’re working together and chatting about stuff that’s hard and they get it.’
Laura tries to ‘have a normal life and play extraordinary lives’ and she’s been able to live by that philosophy thanks to the example set by other members of the Downton cast.
She said: ‘I feel like I’ve learnt that from a lot of Downton actors. Everyone prioritises their family and their friends and their home life. That’s why, when they get to go and do incredible things, they’re in a good place to work hard and be disciplined and be grateful.’
Michael has also addressed their relationship in the past, saying they liked to keep their romance separate from their jobs on Downton.
‘We’d go to work and we didn’t want it to be a thing in any way when we were working together,’ he told the Sunday Post.
‘It was great, though, to go to work with your best pal.’
