Kirsty Gallacher, 48, looks smitten with ex-rugby player boyfriend Darren Clayton, 38, as they celebrate one year together over champagne and oysters


Kirsty Gallacher and her boyfriend Darren Clayton looked every inch the perfect couple as they celebrate one year together with a romantic meal out.

The sports presenter, 48, and her former-rugby player partner, 38, marked their first anniversary with a dinner of champagne and oysters at Langan’s Brasserie in London.

Sharing an insight into their evening, Kirsty revealed the couple also tucked into the restaurant’s £33 fish pie and a £17 cheese board for two.

After sipping on a glass of bubbly they enjoyed a glass of red wine, documenting their night out with a series of social media snaps.

Kirsty looked chic in a black roll neck jumper and wore her dark hair slicked back into a ponytail, while adding a glamorous coat of make-up

Kirsty Gallacher and her boyfriend Darren Clayton looked every inch the perfect couple as they celebrate one year together with a romantic meal out

Kirsty Gallacher and her boyfriend Darren Clayton looked every inch the perfect couple as they celebrate one year together with a romantic meal out

The sports presenter, 48, and her ex-rugby player partner, 38, marked their first anniversary with a dinner of champagne and oysters at Langan's Brasserie in London

The sports presenter, 48, and her ex-rugby player partner, 38, marked their first anniversary with a dinner of champagne and oysters at Langan’s Brasserie in London

Alongside the photos, Kirsty wrote: 'Celebrating a wonderful year together thank you @clayton.darren for all you do for me & the boys. We love you'

Alongside the photos, Kirsty wrote: ‘Celebrating a wonderful year together thank you @clayton.darren for all you do for me & the boys. We love you’

Meanwhile, dapper Darren mirrored his girlfriend’s look in his own black jumper and jeans for the special occasion.

Alongside the photos, Kirsty wrote: ‘Celebrating a wonderful year together thank you @clayton.darren for all you do for me & the boys. We love you.

‘And thank you for having us Langans Brasserie always a delightful evening and an exquisite, we can’t wait to visit again!’

The couple have been together for a year and during that time enjoying a romantic getaway together to Devon, where Darren’s parents live.

Darren was a flanker for Surrey club Esher and currently runs sports events group Zeus with former England captain Chris Robshaw, 38. 

Kirsty is mother to her two sons Oscar, 17, and Jude, 14, who she shares with her ex Paul Sampson, 43.

The Smooth radio star, who is the daughter of Scots golf legend Bernard Gallacher, split from her former rugby player ex in 2015 after 15 years. 

Kirsty has previously been romantically linked with boxing champion Johnny Nelson, 57, Laurence Fox, 46, and Paddy McGuinness, 51.

Sharing an insight into their evening, Kirsty revealed the couple also tucked into the restaurant's £33 fish pie (pictured)

Sharing an insight into their evening, Kirsty revealed the couple also tucked into the restaurant’s £33 fish pie (pictured)

After sipping on a glass of bubbly they enjoyed a glass of red wine, documenting their night out with a series of social media snaps

After sipping on a glass of bubbly they enjoyed a glass of red wine, documenting their night out with a series of social media snaps

They started their meal by sharing oysters together

They started their meal by sharing oysters together

Kirsty previously admitted that she found her divorce ‘devastating’ and revealed that she was ‘grieving and mourning’ the loss of her marriage.

The turmoil of the split led to a deep depression and her physical collapse at Sky Sports in 2016. 

Kirsty revealed that in the months prior to that, she struggled to juggle her broadcasting duties, her training schedule -she was a competitor on Strictly Come Dancing in the autumn of 2015 – and being a single mum to her two boys.   

Last month, Kirsty opened up about how she fell for her partner Darren after they bonded over being single parents.

She told the The Sun that the pair met through their two mutual friends – Gabby and Kenny Logan – at a fundraising event.

Kirsty revealed she is ‘really happy’ with her boyfriend and revealed he often looks after her when she works too much.  

She told the publication: ‘We’re very happy, we both had similar stories — we are single parents and love playing golf.

‘He looks after me and tells me to have time off as I can be a workaholic.’

‘I’m usually running around like mad with the children at their sport, but my boyfriend encourages me to take a day off as I work on Saturdays doing my radio show’, she added.

The duo met in Edinburgh last year for a fundraising event in memory of rugby player Doddie Weir – who passed away in 2022 from Motor Neurone Disease.

Last month, Kirsty opened up about how she fell for her partner Darren after they bonded over being single parents (pictured with her two sons Oscar and Jude)

Last month, Kirsty opened up about how she fell for her partner Darren after they bonded over being single parents (pictured with her two sons Oscar and Jude) 

The Smooth Radio host confessed that the pair met through their two mutual friends - Gabby and Kenny Logan, married sports broadcasters

The Smooth Radio host confessed that the pair met through their two mutual friends – Gabby and Kenny Logan, married sports broadcasters

Kirsty revealed that her two sons ‘love him’ and the pair had been together for nearly a year, with Darren also a father to a daughter from a previous relationship.

Kirsty and Paul met in 1999 shortly after he had won his first cap for England and Kirsty was made the new face of Sky Sports News.

They married in 2010 in a £50,000 ceremony in Spain but their relationship started to wobble the following year after Paul’s retirement from rugby due to injury.

He went into a depression and did not know what to do with himself, a situation worsened by the fact he had failed to come to terms with his father’s death in 2004.

Kirsty then called an end to their four-year marriage in 2014.

Kirsty revealed she is 'really happy' with her new beau - who is a former rugby player and businessman

Kirsty revealed she is ‘really happy’ with her new beau – who is a former rugby player and businessman

The daughter of Scots golfing legend Bernard ­Gallacher met Darren, 38, last year and has revealed he often looks after her when she works too much

The daughter of Scots golfing legend Bernard ­Gallacher met Darren, 38, last year and has revealed he often looks after her when she works too much

Kirsty is a mother of two boys, Oscar and Jude, who she shares with her ex-husband Paul Sampson - they split in 2015 (pictured in 2011)

Kirsty is a mother of two boys, Oscar and Jude, who she shares with her ex-husband Paul Sampson – they split in 2015 (pictured in 2011)



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