JOHN INMAN 'WEDS' LOVER [Archive] - Are You Being Served...and More!

Greg WibblyWobbly

12-29-2005, 04:14 PM

JOHN INMAN 'WEDS' LOVER

British comedian JOHN INMAN 'married' his long-term lover in a civil partnership ceremony in London on Friday (23DEC05).

The ARE YOU BEING SERVED? star 'wed' RON LYNCH in Westminster under a new British law giving official recognition to same sex relationships, which came into effect last week (ends23DEC05).

Inman said, "This means everything to me. It was very moving."

dazzlestar14

12-29-2005, 04:17 PM

Awwwwwwww!
:cheeky: I am really happy for John and congratulate he and his partner. I wish them every success in their future together and hope that they share a strong love for life.

(Now I feel all warm and fuzzy inside! :D )

jimrose

12-29-2005, 04:41 PM

Well, I guess we now have an answer to Mr. Grace's question!

Good for John...it's good to see him well again and looking happy. I wonder though, what we're to make of this past article (http://www.jeddy.org/aybs/news/str8.txt)? Was he just toying with the public?

Dear_Sexy_Knickers

12-29-2005, 05:02 PM

Good for him :) I wish them both every happiness :)

Lucas The Tucas

12-29-2005, 05:06 PM

There goes the board's question of is he or isn't ....???

But if that makes John, Happy then I'm Happy, for him...and him.

Lucas :D

Tiddles

12-29-2005, 05:24 PM

:eek:

This is just HUGE news!! Good for them!! Where did this information come from, BTW. We like to get sources up, remember. :wink:

Tiddles

12-29-2005, 05:26 PM

Well, I guess we now have an answer to Mr. Grace's question!

Good for John...it's good to see him well again and looking happy. I wonder though, what we're to make of this past article (http://www.jeddy.org/aybs/news/str8.txt)? Was he just toying with the public?

Welcome aboard....

I always felt John was gay, and I think we all did. So now he's out and doesn't need the beard anymore. Not to say he wasn't very close with the lady in question!

Greg WibblyWobbly

12-29-2005, 05:33 PM

:eek:

This is just HUGE news!! Good for them!! Where did this information come from, BTW. We like to get sources up, remember. :wink:

Sorry about that love, I got so excited about the news that I forgot...

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/john%20inman%20weds%20lover

Greg WibblyWobbly

12-29-2005, 05:36 PM

I say "Good Job Old Bean !!!!"
The Wibster loves ya no matter what and the most important thing is that you are happy !!!!
Congrates Jonh and Ron !!!!!

Tiddles

12-29-2005, 05:43 PM

I got so excited about the news that I forgot..

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/john%20inman%20weds%20lover

I don't blame you! That's a big scoop! :D

sonosun

12-29-2005, 06:01 PM

I am glad that John felt it was time to be himself and I hope he and his partner Ron will be happy forever more.

Catherine

12-29-2005, 06:12 PM

What a relief! Since John's website isn't functioning anymore, I'd imagined all sorts of things were wrong. This is wonderful news and I also wish John and Ron every happiness.

I wonder if there was a photographer present...

Catherine

Tiddles

12-29-2005, 06:30 PM

I wonder if there was a photographer present...

Catherine

It was their wedding...so I presume there was. We probably will never see the photos, though, unless he writes his autobio.

dazzlestar14

12-29-2005, 06:35 PM

That's so cool that their names rhyme! :wink:

sonosun

12-29-2005, 07:15 PM

I took a link from a Yahoo mail group for a picture.http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2005590603,00.html

dazzlestar14

12-29-2005, 07:23 PM

Thank you for sharing the picture!

jimrose

12-29-2005, 07:32 PM

It is good news. I'm really glad he's feeling better and doesn't feel the need for a "beard" any longer. Hopefully, he'll be up for some pantomime in the future.

Tiddles

12-29-2005, 07:42 PM

Thanks David. "His partner of 33 years" !! Well then! 8)

mrmooney

12-29-2005, 07:58 PM

That's fantastic news! Congratulations John and Ron! I wonder if Josephine Tewson was in attendance. :)

Tiddles

12-29-2005, 08:05 PM

That's fantastic news! Congratulations John and Ron! I wonder if Josephine Tewson was in attendance. :)

Hi Brock! :D

That's his cousin who plays on KUA right? :?

Dear_Sexy_Knickers

12-29-2005, 08:41 PM

aww, thanks for posting that link to the pic, sonosun :)

dazzlestar14

12-29-2005, 09:11 PM

I forgot that they were cousins!
I wonder what she is up to these days.

Greg WibblyWobbly

12-30-2005, 01:28 AM

Thanks for the picture Sonosun !!!!

mrmooney

12-30-2005, 05:07 AM

That's fantastic news! Congratulations John and Ron! I wonder if Josephine Tewson was in attendance. :)

That's his cousin who plays on KUA right? :?

Yes, that's his cousin. She plays Elizabeth.

I forgot that they were cousins!
I wonder what she is up to these days.

I haven't seen anything of hers since her Fig Newton commercials a few years ago. :shrug:

dazzlestar14

12-30-2005, 07:52 AM

I never saw the fig newton commercials.
But I still love watching her on KUA. :D

Tiddles

12-30-2005, 08:45 AM

OT:

I think the Fig Newton commercial had her playing an "upper crusty" type who insists that Fig Newtons aren't cookies, they are cakes. That's how I vaguely remember it.

"May I have an other cookie, Mother?"

"They're not cookies! They're CAKES!"

Paul Newman has his own version of these yummy cookiecakes....he calls them Fig Newmans!

minki

12-30-2005, 01:32 PM

Good for John! Guess this means I'll have to update my FAQ :)

LovelyMissShirleyBrahms

12-30-2005, 02:29 PM

I wish him all the best! I'm happy for him! :)

Greg WibblyWobbly

12-30-2005, 03:41 PM

Follow me on this one because I haven't started to drink a day early. Looking at that picture of John's man Ron, I thought to myself... "Wib, who does he look like ???" Then for some odd reason, the song Chanson De Amour went through my head and it hit me. "That it !!!!!" I thought Ron is a dead ringer for "Left Bank's" lead male singer !!!!! Maybe John channeled Ron for the idea for the part ????
http://lordgreg.minki.net/johnronjohn.jpg

Catherine

12-30-2005, 07:05 PM

I thought Ron looked a bit like Tony Blair! :lol:

I also noticed that John seems to be much thinner than he was when he hosted "Tribute to Mollie Sugden." To me, he looks more like he did when he was performing in Are You Being Served Again.

Catherine

Dean

12-30-2005, 11:31 PM

Congratulations to John and Ron. It certainly is interesting that just six years ago, John felt he had to be deceptive about his true nature. I do feel that in the UK there has been a gradual change in attitudes to the point where this change to legalise civil unions was not espeially controversial. Anyway it's great news for John and he also looks fit in the picture too... excellent!

Jeff Humphries

12-31-2005, 06:56 AM

Follow me on this one because I haven't started to drink a day early. Looking at that picture of John's man Ron, I thought to myself... "Wib, who does he look like ???" Then for some odd reason, the song Chanson De Amour went through my head and it hit me. "That it !!!!!" I thought Ron is a dead ringer for "Left Bank's" lead male singer !!!!! Maybe John channeled Ron for the idea for the part ????
http://lordgreg.minki.net/johnronjohn.jpg

Good one Wib, they do look a like ! Catherine had a good sugestion as well. He kind of looks like Mr. Blair.

Jeff Humphries

12-31-2005, 06:56 AM

Oh and congratulations John and Ron !

jimrose

12-31-2005, 06:11 PM

Congratulations to John and Ron. It certainly is interesting that just six years ago, John felt he had to be deceptive about his true nature. I do feel that in the UK there has been a gradual change in attitudes to the point where this change to legalise civil unions was not espeially controversial. Anyway it's great news for John and he also looks fit in the picture too... excellent!

I suspect it's kind of similar to the case of Paul Lynde. You can be openly gay to a point, you just can't say outright, "I'm gay," or else you get blackballed. But in Lynde's case, it was the 60s and 70s. At this point, there's a lot more freedom for someone like John.

Tiddles

12-31-2005, 06:30 PM

Paul Lynde was a great example. He'd be my first choice to star in my American Fantasy version of AYBS? As Mr. H. of course!

missmacinthorpe

12-31-2005, 06:33 PM

It's nice to see John looking well.

MM

Greg WibblyWobbly

01-01-2006, 04:15 AM

They both look extremely happy and that is the important thing.

Catherine

01-02-2006, 05:22 PM

With John no longer "free," I was a bit surprised when I ran across this article from a 1999 interview in which John says he's been involved in a relationship for 28 years and that it's with a woman.

His "assistant" is referred to as "Ron." :lol:

http://www.jeddy.org/aybs/news/str8.txt

Since John's new legal partner is now Ron, I'm sure the entire article is less than credible, but I thought it would be an interesting piece to contemplate now that we do know a bit more about John's personal life.

Catherine

Tiddles

01-02-2006, 05:36 PM

We actually discussed that article a little bit earlier in a recent thread. I don't think the article would be at fault. John didn't feel like coming out at that time, so he refers to a female. It's not a lie, really. Many gay men hang out with women. He had no obligation to announce his sexuality to his fans. Most of us "knew" anyway.

amy2375

01-02-2006, 07:02 PM

Congrats to John and Ron! So good to see such happy news!

Greg WibblyWobbly

01-03-2006, 01:31 AM

With John no longer "free," I was a bit surprised when I ran across this article from a 1999 interview in which John says he's been involved in a relationship for 28 years and that it's with a woman.

His "assistant" is referred to as "Ron." :lol:

http://www.jeddy.org/aybs/news/str8.txt

Since John's new legal partner is now Ron, I'm sure the entire article is less than credible, but I thought it would be an interesting piece to contemplate now that we do know a bit more about John's personal life.

Catherine

Thank you for the article Catherine !!

Dean

01-03-2006, 12:06 PM

One interesting aspect is that he in the 1999 article claims to have been with the woman for 28 years. He is now hitched to Ron who he says he has been with 33 years - six years on. Which almost adds up.

I wonder then if its fair to say that when he's talking about the woman in the 1999 piece, he is really describing his relationship with Ron. It's something that I know other gay celebrities have done - talk about their relationship as if their partner was a woman.

Anyway whatever the case, it's great news that he has found happiness.

cjzr2

01-06-2006, 02:08 PM

Congrats to John and Ron!

And thanks for the article and pic!

Greg WibblyWobbly

01-07-2006, 04:58 AM

Congrats to John and Ron!

And thanks for the article and pic!

You are very Welcome for my half....!!!!:hat:

sonosun

01-07-2006, 06:05 PM

Congrats to John and Ron!

And thanks for the article and pic!

You are very Welcome for my half....!!!!:hat:

And my meager portion as well.:hat:

Melchett

01-13-2006, 12:40 PM

33 years? If I do my maths correctly, that means they have been together since the start of AYBS in 72/74! So all that time for those 10 seasons they were together!

Congrats to John and Ron!

-Melchett

Greg WibblyWobbly

01-14-2006, 05:01 AM

33 years? If I do my maths correctly, that means they have been together since the start of AYBS in 72/74! So all that time for those 10 seasons they were together!

Congrats to John and Ron!

-Melchett

Welcome back Melchett !!!! Good to see you !!!!
Yep, I figured as much. Maybe that's why the writers decided to make Humphries a bit "one way or another" towards the middle of the run. To keep people from talking about his personal life. Let's face it, in the first few Seasons there was no arugment on which side of the fence that Humphries sat on.

Lucas The Tucas

01-14-2006, 05:30 AM

Dear Cathrine

With John no longer "free," I was a bit surprised when I ran across this article from a 1999 interview in which John says he's been involved in a relationship for 28 years and that it's with a woman.

__________________________________________________ ________

I had a helper once...That was that way...

He called his boyfriend a "GIRL or WOMAN"...

Lucas :shrug:

Greg WibblyWobbly

01-15-2006, 05:34 AM

Dear Cathrine

With John no longer "free," I was a bit surprised when I ran across this article from a 1999 interview in which John says he's been involved in a relationship for 28 years and that it's with a woman.

__________________________________________________ ________

I had a helper once...That was that way...

He called his boyfriend a "GIRL or WOMAN"...

Lucas :shrug:

Actually, that would make John the "Man" of the relationship ????

Melchett

01-17-2006, 12:28 PM

Welcome back Melchett !!!! Good to see you !!!!
Yep, I figured as much. Maybe that's why the writers decided to make Humphries a bit "one way or another" towards the middle of the run. To keep people from talking about his personal life. Let's face it, in the first few Seasons there was no arugment on which side of the fence that Humphries sat on.

Thanks Greg! I've been lurking for some time keeping up with everything, but it's good to be back!

That's a good point - maybe they gave Humphries the shift for many reasons, including John's personal life.

-Melchett

beatlefan

01-17-2006, 12:42 PM

How lovely. I'm glad he's happy now. I wish good luck to him and his partner. :dance01:

Greg WibblyWobbly

01-18-2006, 01:42 AM

Melchett - Now you can quite lurking and get posting... :lol2:

Beatlefan - Welcome and I agree, the most important thing is that John is happy.

beatlefan

01-18-2006, 01:01 PM

Thank you for welcoming me to this forum. I absoulutly LOVE it here. 8)

Greg WibblyWobbly

01-19-2006, 01:44 AM

Thank you for welcoming me to this forum. I absoulutly LOVE it here. 8)

From one "Server" to another... You're welcome !!!! :mrgreen: