Stephen Fry: I congratulate the people of Ireland - married life has made me dizzyingly happy
Stephen Fry today said married life suits him "wonderfully" and has made him "dizzyingly happy" as he cheered Ireland's move allow same sex couples to tie the knot.
The presenter, actor and comedian married 27-year-old partner Elliot Spencer in January.
Speaking today to a sell-out crowd at the Hay Festival, he said: "I congratulate the people of Ireland - I'm happy they've decided to respect the sanctity of marriage.
"It's not about being right or expressing how clever and smart and progressive we are - it's about giving others permission to join in
"Married life has suited me wonderfully. I'm dizzyingly happy and I'm looking well particularly because of that - and I'm as well fed as always."
Fry also spoke candidly about how he overcame his cocaine addiction and admitted to being a secret Eurovision fan.
He described the habit - which reached its peak in the 1980s - was expensive, wasteful and "monumentally stupid".
However, he believed that the Class A drug had not done him any lasting harm and did not believe in being too self-critical about his addiction.
In a live interview with festival director Peter Florence to promote the third volume of his memoirs More Fool Me, Fry said: "I don't think I'm going to lie on my death bed regretting that much."
Drawing laughter from the crowd, he added: "What will I be missing tonight? Eurovision!"
Additional reporting by PA
