Call the Midwife star Cliff Parisi has been married to BBC producer Tara Wyer since 2010
Call the Midwife star Cliff Parisi has been married to BBC producer Tara Wyer since 2010(Image: BBC / Neal Street Productions / Sally Mais)
Cliff Parisi, recognized for his function as Fred Buckle in the BBC One interval drama Call the Midwife, has had a exceptional appearing profession, together with an eight-year stint as Minty Peterson on EastEnders.
The 65 yr previous actor has been a part of the medical interval drama since 2012, portraying the endearing handyman Fred at Nonnatus House, finishing up varied duties round the property and conserving it in the absolute best situation.
The final episode of series 15 airs this Sunday, 8 March. The synopsis hints: “Sister Veronica must decide her future as the maternity home prepares to close its doors. The Mullucks fight for the rights of all thalidomide victims.”
Before the concluding episode, we delve into Cliff’s life off-screen, from his spectacular 5st weight reduction to his marriage with a BBC producer…, stories the Mirror.
Weight loss
Cliff is feeling unbelievable after shedding a formidable 5 stone, due to weight reduction injections.
“Mounjaro – it’s incredible, magic. When you’re heavy, exercise is painful and bad for your joints. So losing the weight is double hard. I tried everything before,” Cliff lately shared in a dialog.
“I’m springing up the stairs again. I feel 30 years younger. And I’m still going. It’s quick too – I lost a stone in a month. The downside is that it’s expensive.”
Producer wife
Since 2010, Cliff has been married to tv producer Tara Wyer. Tara, a BBC producer, has contributed to notable programmes resembling The Weakest Link and Nigella. Her most up-to-date credit score on IMDb was for The National Lottery in 2009.
The couple share two kids collectively. Cliff is moreover father to a few grownup kids from earlier relationships. During 2024, he spoke brazenly about being grandfather to a few grandchildren and great-grandfather to at least one.
In an interview with Saga Magazine in 2024, he reminisced about assembly Tara, explaining: “I’ve never seemed to do badly with the ladies, but in my late forties, I started to get a bit lonely. Tara was a BBC producer I worked with on Comic Relief and Children in Need. She wasn’t impressed with the fact I was an actor at all.
“I had this new girlfriend and took her to observe some filming, and I mentioned to Tara, ‘What do you consider my new girlfriend?’ It was apparent she disapproved. So, I mentioned, ‘Well, you exit with me then.’ That was 15 years in the past and after going out that night time, we’ve not been aside since.
“What I love about her is that she doesn’t take any c**p. She is a tough woman and I need that.”
Unusual passion
More lately, Cliff has begun pursuing flying classes. He defined: “I don’t like flying so I tried to conquer it by learning. It’s helped!”
Yet there’s one passenger who refuses to hitch him in the plane – his wife Tara. The pair reside near Saffron Walden alongside his two youngest kids, Patrick, 10, and Indigo, 16.
He remembered: “I used to fly over Elstree, and over EastEnders, and text Perry (Billy Mitchell) and say, ‘Look up!’
“When I first began flying, I shocked Tara with a visit to France. But we needed to do an emergency touchdown at Manston, close to Broadstairs.
“There were protesters on the runway, arguing about the airport’s closure. So when we landed, surrounded by fire engines, we were live on the news. It didn’t impress her at all. She never went flying with me again.”
Call The Midwife airs at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday night time.
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