Skip to main contentSkip to footer
keith and wife jill family

Meet Celebrity Juice star Keith Lemon's family from his wife to his kids

The TV star is a proud family man

Francesca Shillcock
Senior Features Writer
May 19, 2022
Share this:

He's known for having a larger than life personality and crude sense of humour when he's on the TV, but away from the craziness of Celebrity Juice, Keith Lemon, or as he's known at home, Leigh Francis, is a proud husband and dad-of-two.

MORE: Holly Willoughby is unrecognisable in Keith Lemon's amazing throwback

Although Leigh and his wife, Jill, prefer to keep their family life out of the spotlight, the 'Bo Selecta creator often attends glitzy events with his wife, and even shares the odd video of his lovely mum on social media.

WATCH: Keith Lemon shares very rare footage of his daughter at home

The comedian has even started the sweetest online sketch with one of his daughters (known as 'Little Spiderman') on his Instagram, showing the fun and close bond they clearly have. Find out more about it here... 

Keith Lemon and wife Jill Carter

Jill and Leigh married on 30 October 2002 at Allerton Castle in North Yorkshire, and have two children, Matilda and Dolly. He has previously hinted that the pair were childhood sweethearts. The family, who reside in north London, are notoriously private, with Leigh usually taking part in interviews under the guise of his alter-ego Keith Lemon.

keith lemon and wife jill

Keith and his wife Jill

In a rare interview as himself, Leigh revealed that he was convinced by Jill to collect the Best Digital Programme award for Celebrity Juice as himself. He told The Sun: "I promised her Keith wouldn't be there so we could just have a bit of time on our own being normal. You can tell it's me instead of Keith because I've got my hair tied back into a tiny bun… My executive producer, Leon Wilson, said it feels like I'm coming out! But I won't be doing it again. I don't want anyone to know who I really am - I prefer being Keith. Everyone goes a bit weird when it's just me.

MORE: Inside Celebrity Juice host Keith Lemon's insane London home

MORE: Everything you need to know about Keith Lemon's wife Jill Carter

Leigh and Jill previously attended one of Jonathan Ross's famous Halloween parties, and the comedian shared a rare public tribute to his wife. Leigh took to Twitter to post a snap of the couple in fancy dress with a caption that read: "What a lovely anniversary evening. Together 25 years! Married 14 years! Love you Mrs F ever since we were kids xxxxxxxxxx… Love you very much Mrs Francis." Keith also shared a photo of them on Valentine's Day, and wrote: "To Mrs F xxxxxxxxxx love you!" Cute!

keith jill snap

The pair share two children

Keith Lemon and his mum Pat

It's clear Keith is a family man and often involves his mum Pat in his projects. Recently, his mum appeared in this hilarious video posted to his Instagram to announce they were doing a show together, but she couldn't remember the name! "Breakfast with me mum - got a new telly show on @channel4 coming very soon! My mums in it with me and @annarichardso she can't for the life of her remember what the title is though. It’s The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft," he wrote in the caption.

keith lemon and mum 7

Keith with his mum 

And on Mother's Day, Keith posted this adorable picture of him and his mum to celebrate. "To all the mums in the world 'Appy Mother's Day! You rule! But most of all my mum! The funniest silliest loveliest mum ya could ever meet! Love you Mum! Xxx," he gushed in the caption.

Keith Lemon's daughters Matilda and Dolly

The Celebrity Juice star shared this funny video of him and one of his daughter's on Instagram recently as she dressed up in a Spiderman outfit. Keith and his daughter can be seen running down the stairs of the family home, cheering and clapping as they go. The little girl's identity is protected by her Spiderman face mask, and she is dressed in a colourful summer frock. Keith wrote in the caption: "That time little Spiderman wanted to join me on lockdown celebjuiceofficial."

keith and daughter spiderman 4

Keith occasionally shares snaps of his youngsters

Keith Lemon and his daughter

In another adorable post, dad Keith can be seen also dressed up as Spiderman as he reads his daughter 'Little Spiderman' a bedtime story – Spiderman, naturally. The little one can be seen cheekily giving her dad orders as he reads the book. Cute!

Like this story? Sign up to our What to Watch newsletter to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.

Sign up to Off Camera for all the gossip and goings-on from the wonderful world of TV and film

By entering your details, you are agreeing to HELLO! Magazine User Data Protection Policy. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information, please click here.

More TV and Film

See more