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Konnie Huq and TV critic Charlie Brooker have married in a secret ceremony in Las Vegas.

The squeaky-clean former Blue Peter presenter and the acid-witted host of BBC Four’s Screenwipe eloped ten days ago to avoid the fuss of a showbiz wedding.

They had previously made plans to tie the knot in Vegas during a month-long road trip.

But those initial holiday plans were halted when Konnie, 35, took over from Holly Willoughby to present The Xtra Factor and began a tour of the country for the auditions.

Instead, the couple managed to hop on a plane between filming and headed to Vegas to get married.

A source said: ‘Charlie didn’t want a big, tacky celebrity wedding because he doesn’t see him and Konnie as a celebrity couple.

‘They are very much in love but when it came down to it, he wanted the wedding to be low-key.

‘He is finding it hard to accept the level of interest in their relationship.

‘If it was up to him, they would lead a totally private life, enjoying playing PlayStation games at home together and eating in.

‘But it is different for Konnie. She is used to all the attention her job brings her and doesn’t mind being in the public eye.’

Konnie and Charlie have always seemed a slightly strange pairing, but they defied the sceptics by getting engaged a few months ago.

And their wedding comes in spite of new strains caused by Konnie rubbing shoulders with some of the television industry’s greats in her new role.

Simon Cowell signed Konnie to The Xtra Factor and she is also close to Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden.

Konnie is happy to be in the public eye and even took part in a glamorous photoshoot and revealing interview for a magazine last week.

Meanwhile Charlie, 39, is struggling to understand why people are interested in them as a couple.

A source explained: ‘Charlie gets frustrated when people are surprised that they are together.

‘He doesn’t understand why it is an issue. He knows that she is beautiful but he sees a different side of her that the public doesn’t.’

In the magazine interview last week Konnie said: ‘We’ve known each other for years. We met at the Edinburgh Festival and always got on well.

‘We’re constantly laughing – that’s the brilliant thing about our relationship, it’s so much fun.’