Sam Vanderpump marries fiancée after receiving end-stage liver diagnosis

They said “I do” in front of their family and close friends

Sam and his model co-star, 24-year-old Alice, said “I do” in front of their close friends and family in an intimate ceremony at Chelsea Registry Office on Sunday, before they celebrated with a luxury dinner.

The intimate ceremony was ‘beautiful’ after a very difficult few months for the couple, according to the sources who spoke for Daily Mail.

“Sam and Alice’s ceremony was very small and intimate, but still gorgeous. They’re calling it the start of our marriage”, an insider said.

“Sam told Alice from the moment they met that life would never be boring with him, and so far he’s delivered on that promise.”

The newlyweds are planning to throw a bigger celebration in May 2027, after welcoming their son in February.

In November, Sam said that he spoke about future planning with his wife-to-be, after he learned he had a ‘fifty-fifty’ chance of survival after the age of 53.

The Made in Chelsea star, 28, in December of last year was hospitalised with kidney and failure.

This led to life-threatening sepsis, as a result of genetic liver disease.

At the end of October of this year, Sam revealed that unless he receives a transplant, he has been given a handful of years to live.

He also said he is afraid he might never get the chance to meet his baby, due to his disease.

End-stage liver disease is the final stage of liver damage, where the liver is so scarred and damaged that it can no longer function properly.

The majority of livers that are suitable for transplantation in the UK come from donors that have died (deceased donors), according to the NHS, whereas currently 3 in 100 liver transplants performed in the UK are from living donors and the majority of these are for children.