Victoria Mary Clarke and Shane McGowan first set eyes on each other in a North London pub back in 1984 and the rest, as they say, is history.
READ MORE: Victoria Mary Clarke gives glimpse into wedding to The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan after 32 years "I was immediately both astounded and indignant and I told him to F off! He laughed and I found myself staring at him for the rest of the night, mesmerised by his arrogance and his charisma, and wondering if I would see him again.
"Shane had an argument with the bouncer on the door, so he invited me back to his flat in Kings Cross which looked more like a squat, with a lot of broken tellies and a mattress on the floor and a cocktail bar shaped like a ship. We drank Retsina and listened to John Coltrane all night. It was a mess but I thought it was the most romantic thing I had ever experienced.
"I knew the first time I kissed him. I absolutely believe in soulmates and I believe that we are soulmates.