Rob Rinder’s ill-fated Ibiza nuptials and defiant vow following split from husband
Rob keeps his personal life largely private
Rob Rinder was once married for five years before he split from his husband.
Following his heartbreaking marriage split, Rob made a defiant vow, and he’s also revealed why he thinks it didn’t work out…
Rob was married to a fellow barrister (Credit: ITV)
Rob Rinder and husband Seth Cumming’s marriage
Back in 2013, Amazing Hotels host Rob and his then-partner, Seth Cummings, tied the knot. Like Rob, Seth was a barrister.
Their nuptials took place in Ibiza, Spain. The ceremony was conducted by close friend of the couple, Benedict Cumberbatch.
It’s been reported in the past that Cumberbatch and Rob attended university together. They were both at Manchester Uni.
And, when it was Benedict’s time to get married in 2016, Rob was one of his three best men.
After the wedding, Benedict said it was a “very private, lovely thing to be asked to do”.
“Of course, I’m going to make a joke after it if it goes well. ‘I do weddings. Next will be children’s parties and bat mitzvahs.’ It’s a mainly Jewish and gay audience so hopefully they will be lenient towards me,” he told The Sun.
Rob tied the knot in Ibiza (Credit: CoverImages.com)
Rob on getting married
In the summer of 2013, one of the guests shared a snap of the wedding on social media.
In the picture, the ceremony could be seen taking place outside, on a clifftop overlooking the sea.
Rob – on screen in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby tonight (April 6) – later confirmed that he was married.
“We got married, it’s no secret, but no one was supposed to know – somebody put the pictures on Facebook,” he said.
“Seth used to be a political adviser to George Osborne, now he’s a lawyer in a serious firm. And now when you Google me it brings up his name and Benedict… We’re good friends from Manchester Uni. He officiated at our civil ceremony. But I’d never want to piggyback on his superstardom. Never have, never would,” he then added.
Rob doesn’t speak about his personal life (Credit: ITV)
Rob Rinder and husband Seth Cumming’s split
However, in 2018, after five years of marriage – and 11 years of being together – Rob and Seth split.
It was later reported that Rob was “very upset” about the split – and had made a vow not to speak about his personal life.
“It’s very sad news but Rob is separating from his partner of 11-and-a-half years,” a source told The Sun at the time.
“He’s very upset about the situation, but the split is amicable and no one else is involved,” they then continued.
“Rob has never spoken about his relationship and nothing will change on that front. He very much wants to focus on his work, including Judge Rinder on ITV which he absolutely adores.”
‘Maybe that’s why it didn’t work out’
However, Rob performed a little bit of a U-turn on his vow earlier this year.
Speaking on GMB on Valentine’s Day, he made a very rare comment about the end of his marriage. The subject of Rob’s ill-fated marriage came up during a chat with Birds of a Feather star Lesley Joseph.
Lesley, 79, was on the show to urge people over 50 to date. Rob mentioned his ex when he spoke about working with Lesley in the past.
“You are my Valentine,” Rob gushed. “I have never cooked for anyone else,” he then continued.
“Not even – well, it’s probably part of the reason why the marriage didn’t work out – I didn’t even cook for him, but I cooked for you!” Rob then went on to say.
