Jack Whitehall admits he ‘messed up’ chance to marry Gemma Chan in Travels With My Father episode
Comedian dated the Crazy Rich Asians star until 2017
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Your support makes all the difference.Jack Whitehall has admitted to "messing up" his chance to marry Gemma Chan.
The comedian, 32, started dating the Crazy Rich Asians star in 2011 before they split amicably in 2017. They met on the C4 sitcom Fresh Meat.
However, he revealed in a new episode of Netflix series Travels With My Father that he "could have got married" to the actor if he wanted to.
"I f***ed up my chance of that," he can be seen telling his mother Hilary, adding: "I did."
The episode was filmed before Whitehall began dating his girlfriend Roxy Horner.
The comedian reportedly split from Chan due to their busy schedules.
At a 2018 standup show, though, Whitehall said it was because of their "expectations".
"She wanted kids now whereas I wanted to escape," he said. "I'm not good with kids."
Chan, who appeared in drama series Humans, had a small role in 2019 blockbuster Captain Marvel.
She will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in a larger capacity when 2021 film Eternals arrives. The delayed film also stars Kit Harington and Angelina Jolie.
On Thursday (1 October), Whitehall paid tribute to Archie Lyndhurst, the son of Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, who died after “a short illness” aged 19.
The CBBC star played a young version of Whitehall’s character in BBC3 sitcom Bad Education.
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