Alan Davies - Personal Life

Personal Life

Davies married writer Katie Maskell on 13 January 2007 after a 6-month engagement. The couple had met backstage at QI in 2005. Friend and comedy partner Bill Bailey was Davies' best man and delivered a speech at the ceremony. Their first child, Susie, was born on 9 December 2009. Their second child, Robert, was born on 18 June 2011.

Davies is a pescetarian. He has narrated an anti-vivisection video called Wasted Lives.

In a transmission of The Unbelievable Truth in May 2012, Alan objected to being described as 'an avowed atheist', agreeing with fellow panelist Marcus Brigstocke's assertion that his attitude to religion could be summed up as "dabbles in light atheism".

In late 2007 he made UK national news when The Times and Daily Telegraph reported that Davies was involved in an altercation during which he bit the ear of a homeless man. Davies had just left a wake at the nearby Groucho Club. He told The Times in 2009, "He wasn't a tramp. He was a raging, horrendous arsehole. He called me a cunt several times. Or if it wasn't him, it was his mate. And, yes, I went for him and, yes, I did it in what turned out to be an amusing way." Following the incident, Davies was banned from the Groucho Club.

Davies has recently become, like his QI co-star Stephen Fry, an avid user of Twitter, updating his progress writing a new book and discussing events like sitting a few seats away from Michael Jackson at the theatre.

Davies is a fan of Arsenal F.C. and a season ticket holder. He says he became a fan because his "brother was a Spurs fan and he didn't want to be the same". Davies also used to host the podcast "It's Up For Grabs Now" which took a light-hearted look at goings on at the club. On 18 January 2011, Alan began hosting the new Arsenal Podcast "The Tuesday Club" with stand-up comedian Ian Stone, friend Keith Dover, DJ Tayo Popoola and Skint Records founder Damian Harris who sit with him at Arsenal home games.