Ian Hislop - Personal Life

Personal Life

Ian married Victoria Hamson on 16 April 1988 in Oxford. They have two children, both born in the London borough of Wandsworth: Emily Helen (born 1990) and William David (born 1993) . They live in Sissinghurst. Hislop's wife has a career as an author, and in 2010 Hislop played a small role in the Greek television series The Island, which was based on his wife's bestselling novel. The television series premiered on 11 October 2010 on Greece's Mega television channel.

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