DECLAN Donnelly has married his fiancee Ali Astall yesterday.

Donnelly's TV presenting partner Ant McPartlin was best man at the ceremony in Newcastle.

According to reports, Dec's brother Father Dermott Donnelly, the Dean of St Mary's Cathedral, led the ceremony at St Michael's Church, Elswick.

Guests are thought to have included Simon Cowell, Holly Willoughby, Paddy McGuinness and Leigh Francis, aka Keith Lemon.

Yesterday morning Donnelly joked from the pair's Ant and Dec Twitter account: "Morning! I know I've got somewhere to be today but I can't for the life of me remember where...."

The Geordie presenter got engaged to Miss Astall, who is his manager, in November last year on an island off the coast of Australia, before travelling to the set of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! for the latest series.

In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show earlier this year, Donnelly said he proposed as the sun set.

He also admitted it was ''a little strange'' when the couple first got together because they had been work colleagues for so long, but added: ''It's going good. Everything's hunky-dory.''

Donnelly was best man at his on-screen partner's 2006 wedding to make-up artist Lisa Armstrong and McPartlin said he was looking forward to returning the favour.

"I can't bloody wait! He was best man for me, I've been married eight years now. His speech was very good, very funny so I've got a lot to get him back with!" he told Ross.

Donnelly, who first found fame with McPartlin in teenage drama Byker Grove, previously dated actress Clare Buckfield and TV presenter Georgie Thompson.