On Sunday night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia, Grant Denyer revealed that he fell in love with now-wife Chezzi when she was still married to someone else.
While the TV host has disclosed the story in the past, many unknowing fans at home were shocked by revelation.
Discussing how the pair met, the 43-year-old told his campmates: ‘She worked on Sunrise. She was my producer. We didn’t like each other. We hated each other.
Complex: On Sunday night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! Australia, Grant Denyer revealed that he fell in love with now-wife Chezzi when she was still married to someone else. Both pictured
‘She was really pushy. And I was pretty arrogant, so we didn’t like one another at all’ he added.
Grant said that despite the acrimony, the pair then shared a magic moment which ignited their explosive chemistry.
‘And then one day… It was so weird. One day we just brushed hands. And I just felt a tingle from my head to my toe. Just this massive feeling.
Spark: Grant revealed Chezzi was his producer on Sunrise and they ‘hated each other’ until one day they touched hands and fell in love instantly
He said: ‘I just felt a tingle from my head to my toe. Just this massive feeling. I was like, “I can’t live without this woman.” It was just a sensory overload that I couldn’t deal with or explain. It was it was a level of love. that just blindsided me’
‘I was like, “I can’t live without this woman.” It was just a sensory overload that I couldn’t deal with or explain. It was it was a level of love. that just blindsided me.’
However, despite the romantic moment, Chezzi was then married to another man, and Grant was involved with another woman.
‘It was a little bit tricky. Unfortunately, we were both sort of with partners at the time. It was so confusing and there was people’s hearts involved. And she was married’ the former Family Feud host admitted.
Tough: ‘It was a little bit tricky. Unfortunately, we were both sort of with partners at the time. It was so confusing and there was people’s hearts involved. And she was married’ he admitted
Oh dear: News of the affair soon leaked into the media and affected the couple at work, Grant confessed, saying: ‘Sunrise is a family show, everyone talks about their family all the time. It made something that was already difficult very complex’
News of the affair soon leaked into the media and affected the couple at work, Grant confessed, saying: ‘Sunrise is a family show, everyone talks about their family all the time. It made something that was already difficult very complex.
‘It leaked out of our office. Intentionally, I think. And things were being written then,’ he said.
Eventually, Chezzi lost her job as a result, Grant said – while he was able to keep his as the show’s weatherman.
Ouch: Eventually, Chezzi lost her job as a result, Grant said – while he was able to keep his as the show’s weatherman. Pictured in their early days together
‘Got to a point where they actually marched her out of the building. I was like, ‘Oh, this is all collapsing.’ Yeah, she sacrificed a lot,’ Grant said.
While some fans watching at home found aspects of the story romantic, others were less enthused.
One person Tweeted: ‘Interesting that it was the woman who lost her job in that situation… just… saying.’
Another wrote: ‘So she gets fired and grant’s job is perfectly safe???’ while someone else added: ‘I would not give up my career for a man. Sorry not sorry.’
All for him: ‘Got to a point where they actually marched her out of the building. I was like, ‘Oh, this is all collapsing.’ Yeah, she sacrificed a lot,’ Grant said
Someone else wrote: ‘Would never get involved with someone who had a partner, just my choice but I couldn’t.’
One more added: ‘I don’t think that their spouses would’ve seen Grant and her story as romantic’.
Another fan wrote: ‘I don’t think i can look at Grant Denyer the same again after that conversation’.
However some people thought the story sounded like fodder for a romantic comedy.
Mixed reviews: While some fans watching at home found aspects of the story romantic, others were less enthused
A viewer Tweeted: ‘Grant and Chezzi’s love story deserves it’s own show or something. I wasn’t expecting that!
‘It’s also nice to hear a guy talk about his experiences falling in love, even though the circumstances weren’t favourable and Chezzi got the boot.’
Chezzi and Grant ended up marrying in 2010. They share two daughters, Sailor, eight, and Scout, four, and Chezzi recently confirmed she was pregnant with their third child.
Family: Chezzi and Grant married in 2010. They share two daughters, Sailor, eight, and Scout, four, and Chezzi recently confirmed she was pregnant with their third child. All pictured
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