McIntyre was just starting as a comedian when they got married. So, he had no money to spend on luxuries. The only thing he had was his spouse's support.
Even a dining table was a luxury at the time. They lived in a one-bedroom flat in North London and had a broken microwave as their table.
The couple even almost lost their flat because they could not pay the rent on time. But, in 2005, things changed for the better.
That year, they welcomed their first kid, son Lucas. McIntyre knew he had to "make it work" after that.
He was also 40,000 pounds in debt by the time, as The Telegraph noted in 2013.
Driven by anxiety, he went into "complete overdrive" and got his big break in 2006.
Six years later, in 2012, he became the most successful comedian on the planet, earning making £21 million in ticket sales alone. He earned a few more in DVD and autobiography sales.
In between this career growth, his family grew, too. He and his wife had a second son, Oscar, in 2008.
The couple has two kids and now lives in Hampstead, London — quite an upgrade from his North London dwelling.
