Kim-Joy Hewlett has got married.
Great British Bake Off star Kim-Joy Hewlett marries Nabil Homsi - Instagram
The former 'Great British Bake Off' contestant - who finished runner-up on the show in 2018 - and Nabil Homsi tied the knot in Las Vegas in front of an Elvis Presley impersonator.
Kim-Joy wrote on Instagram: "Sooo… we got MARRIED!!!!
@nabiltravels is my favourite person, my best friend and the most genuine, kind and funny person. I can’t believe we’re finally married, after first meeting about 9 years ago now!
"We knew we wanted to do something fun and no pressure (especially cause we’ve put so much time, money and planning into the house renovation already!) - and as we were already headed to Vegas, we decided to just get married there! It was just me and Nabil, and our friends Simon and Charlotte who were on holiday with us. Oh… and Elvis Which is funny cause we had to pick two elvis songs and I didn’t know any. I just thought WHY NOT have Elvis there, cause we’re in Vegas! (sic)"
Kim-Joy admitted her wedding day was "full of adventure and last-minute pure luck", and the happy couple are planning to have a party at home to celebrate with their friends and family.
She added: "The whole wedding was full of adventure and last minute pure luck, which I’m hoping bodes well for the future! I bought the orange dress the day before based on the shop assistant wearing it and having the same hair colour as me (and it was the last shop we went into)! Nabil got a ring in his size literally that morning whilst I was getting ready (and I used my engagement ring as mine - going to get an actual wedding band later). We forgot the all important documents in the morning, so had a side mission to zoom back to the hotel to get them - but made it to the venue just in time! After we got officially married we went to Omega Mart which is an interactive immersive art place and was so cool! And then we ran through amazing torrential rain and a thunderstorm to get to a taxi to take us to the hotel - and it was late so we were worried we wouldn’t find anywhere to eat - but found a random place that squeezed us in and the food turned out to be INCREDIBLE. And crucially, I had spare socks in my bag so didn’t even have to eat dinner with wet feet! The next day we went swimming
"Can’t believe I’m now Ms Homsi [heart emoji] and we’re going to have a party back home at some point with friends and family
"And hopefully this is a reminder that a wedding doesn’t have to be any particular way to be meaningful! I love seeing beautifully planned weddings full of details - but we knew that wouldn’t work for us personally. Do whatever works for you! #married #wedding #vegaswedding (sic)"
Kim-Joy and Ruby Bhogal finished as runners up to Rahul Mandal in the show's ninth series.
Ruby congratulated the 31-year-old star on her wedding, writing on Instagram: "Ohhhh KJ!!!! I’m so so happy for you and @nabiltravels ! And HOLY HELL THAT ORANGE DRESS! You look absolutely beautiful -we must all go for an Indian feast to celebrate when I’m back up in Leeds soon. Incredible news (sic)"
Former 'Bake Off' winner Candice Brown commented: "Oh my god I love this!!! Congratulations (sic)"