Zawe Ashton received 'toxic texts' from family after Tom Hiddleston wedding rumours

Zawe Ashton has now confirmed whether she has quietly married fellow actor Tom Hiddleston. The Marvels star gave an insight into their relationship following speculation that the couple had tied the knot after getting engaged in 2022.

It was announced in Vogue last month that Zawe, 41, and Tom, 44, are expecting their second child together, with the Loki star called her "husband" by the outlet. The couple, who have been romantically linked since 2019, however hadn't previously revealed that they had got married.

She has now opened up about the situation and spoken about the impact of Tom being described as her spouse It comes after radio host Gemma Atkinson opened up about why she hasn't married her partner Gorka Márquez.

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Zawe, whose acting credits include Fresh Meat and the Handmaid's Tale, spoke to Miquita Oliver, 41, about her relationship on the Miss Me? podcast. The actor appears as a guest on the latest episode, which has been released this week.

Speaking about her relationship with Tom, Zawe said: "We've been engaged for a long time." She continued by sharing on the podcast: "There are ... I think there have been publications that have named us husband and wife already."

She went on to recall that having prompted questions from loved ones, teasing that they had been disappointed to have not been invited to the supposed wedding. Zawe however confirmed that she hasn't eloped with Tom.

Zawe said: "Those text messages were very ... there's some toxic paragraphs that were thrown my way! Like 'uh, okay, no invite? Whatever.' It's like, no, no, no. It didn't happen. We didn't do it in secret. We haven't eloped."

She continued by telling podcast host Miquita that the couple refer to each other as "husband and wife". Zawe suggested that, amid expecting their a second child together, those titles felt better suited to them than alternatives.

Zawe said on the podcast: "It's just a semantics thing. We call each other husband and wife. I think at some point you're like 'girlfriend, boyfriend' ... with a kid and another one on the way? Does that feel right?"

Miquita said that it's "nice" but teased that the couple "might have to actually have a wedding soon". Zawe responded: "Yeah, but it's also p***ing off people who are actually married. So like, you realise that's just like ... not real, yet."

Zawe added that herself and Tom have "thought about" getting married in "different ways". She later said: "The spiritual bond and the anchoring for what it does for you as a couple and as a family, I think, is really appealing to both of us."

Miss Me? is available on BBC Sounds and other podcast platforms.

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