Who is Simon Bird's wife Lisa Owens? | The Sun

SIMON Bird is known by fans of the Inbetweeners around the world for playing geeky Will in the teen comedy.

Fast forward over 15 years, and the comedy actor is now all grown up.

Who is Simon Bird's wife Lisa Owens?

Although his Inbetweeners character Will was often famed for being unlucky in love, Simon Bird has had no such issues.

The actor met his now-wife Lisa Owens while performing in a comedy sketch together at Cambridge University.

Romantic Simon then he proposed during a trip to Paris in 2011.

A source at the time told The Sun: "Simon took Lisa to Paris without any mention of plans to propose, but he had it all worked out.

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"He bought a ring – sticking to traditions and spending a month's wages on the sparkler.

"They went for dinner and he asked her to marry him. Lisa immediately said, 'Yes'.

"They are looking forward to spending the rest of their lives together."

The happy couple then tied the know in 2012.

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What does Lisa Owens do for a living?

Born in 1985, Lisa Owens grew up in Glasgow and Hertfordshire and is a published author.

After reading English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, she spent six years working in publishing.

In 2013, Lisa completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia.

She is known for her novel Not Working.

Does Simon Bird and Lisa Owens have children together?

They have one son together who was born in 2016.

The couple kept their child's birth a secret and fans only found at six months after Lisa had given birth.

In fact, at the time it was Simon's Friday Night Dinner co-star Tom Rosenthal who let slip that the comedian had becomea dad when he said his pal's little one was "bloody great".

After Tom spilled the beans to Heat, Simon jumped in and joked that his son has already developed a knack for comedy.

"He is quite judgmental. He's only six months," said the actor.

Simon isn't the only one his Inbetweeners co-stars to become a dad.

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