Despite his silver hair and interesting choice of neckwear, the ageing C4 broadcaster has bagged a new bride almost half his age.

Snow already has two children with his partner of 35 years, Madeleine Colvin, but it is Zimbabwe-born academic Precious Lunga – who is 27 years his junior – that has finally managed to get the pensioner to settle down to matrimony.

Speaking of his union, which secretly took place in March, Snow said: "‘Yes, I have got married, but I have absolutely no interest in discussing my private life. "