Vogue Williams nearly didn't marry 'sociopath' Spencer Matthews

A world without TV power couple Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams is hard to imagine, but it was nearly a reality.
While the pair might be loved up now, Vogue confessed she was initially put off her future husband and thought he was a 'sociopath'.
The 39-year-old reality star has now been with Spencer, 36, for almost a decade and the couple share three children.
They met in 2017 while starring on (short-lived) celebrity competition show The Jump, which Spencer won.
Although Vogue had to pull out due to an injury, she had enough time to get to know the Made in Chelsea icon and crucially change her opinion of him.
'I kind of met him with a preconceived idea, and I was like, 'I'm not going to like him' because I thought he was a sociopath,' she told The Sun.
Before he was Mr Ultra-marathon Man, Spencer had a wilder youth, becoming known for his infidelity and penchant for starting drama on MIC.
He has since shared how he struggled with alcohol and steroid addictions, going sober and focusing on his health in recent years.
Luckily, Vogue could see past her prejudice and 'loved his personality straight away'.
She continued: 'He was so sound, but I was being really good at being single and I wanted to stay ­single, so I thought, 'He's going to be a really good friend' — that's the first thing I thought.'
This isn't the first time Vogue has shared details of her first impressions of Spencer, with the couple very open about their life together.
She previously told EVOKE: 'He kept ringing me after we'd done The Jump ad together and I was like 'this guy is so strange' – he hadn't grown on me yet!
'He'd call me and say he was out and about in Chelsea and I'd be like 'I live in East London, there's no way I'm travelling 45 minutes to hang out with you.' We were just really good pals for ages.'
Despite platonic intentions, romance blossomed quickly and by June 2018, the pair were tying the knot.
Spencer and Vogue have been a picture-perfect couple ever since however, in March, she was forced to address 'baseless and cruel' rumours that they had split.
The presenter took to social media to hit back at claims that the pair were splitting up, sharing a montage of photos of herself with her husband.
She wrote: 'It's with great sadness that I have to let you know that Spen and I are NOT breaking up!
'I usually avoid addressing baseless and cruel rumours but this just keeps coming up. It's disappointing to see this narrative being pushed almost daily when it's absolutely not true and much more importantly, I don't want my children hearing these lies in the playground.'
Vogue, who just released memoir Big Mouth, added: 'We're not sure what the angle is or where it's coming from but the whole thing feels very strange and mean.' More Trending
A source told Metro: 'Spencer is fuming that Vogue had to issue a statement. He finds speculation about his marriage upsetting, especially as he's so protective of his children.
'They've had ups and downs like any relationship, Vogue has been open about this on her podcast and how things aren't easy with three young children. She's now reluctant to be so open about their marriage in public.
'They've been together through everything from Spencer's sobriety journey to parenthood and it's been difficult, but they're still more in love than ever.'
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