Greg Davies is pretty reserved when it comes to his personal life.
The 57-year-old comedian, who is hosting the 2026 Bafta TV Awards, was a high school drama teacher before branching out into stand-up.
He then kick-started his television career in the early 2000s, securing his big break with The Inbetweeners, on which he played college head Mr Gilbert from 2008 to 2014.
Greg reprised the role several times and, in the years since, has become one of the most beloved personalities in British comedy, creating and starring in sitcoms Man Down and The Cleaner and hosting Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
He is also, of course, a presenter on Taskmaster and has been for 11 years, with the 21st series airing this April alongside assistant and creator Alex Horne.
So while it may feel like we know him, given that he’s a constant presence on our screens, Greg has only given us tidbits about his love life in the past – let us revisit them, from his crush on a pop star’s mum to his years-long relationship with a Labour MP.
Who has Greg Davies dated?
Labour MP romance
From 2007 to 2015, Greg dated Labour politician Liz Kendall. They shared a flat in South London.
The 54-year-old has served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology since 2025 and has been the MP for Leicester West since 2010.
After their romance ended, she told The Mirror: ‘I am not going to be the sort of politician who does all that stuff about their private life because it’s very precious to me and really important to me that I have that space that’s personal and just to me.
‘We are not together anymore, but we remain really good friends.’
She and Greg split a few months before the 2015 general election.
While Greg has remained tight-lipped about their long-term relationship, he did include an anecdote in one of his live shows about an embarrassing accidental phone call he made to her years after their breakup – because he dropped his phone down his pants.
‘And it was such an awkward conversation, because we hadn’t spoken for so long, and it just made me laugh as a story,’ he said in an interview with The Times last year.
‘She thought it was hilarious,’ he added, revealing she approved when he sought permission to tell the tale on stage. ‘So not for any meaningful reason did I speak about her for the first time.
‘We’ve moved on now. She is no longer part of my life and vice versa.’
Blue Peter presenter crush
OK, he didn’t date this person, but Greg probably wishes otherwise.
During a 2023 interview with OK!, Greg admitted that he had a ‘terrible’ crush on children’s TV presenter Janet Ellis, who hosted Blue Peter and Jigsaw. She’s also the mother of Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Recalling one time they met, he said: ‘I met Janet Ellis once in a fish and chip shop. I used to have a terrible crush on her all throughout my childhood.
‘Then I finally met her and said something humiliating, I think chips-based, that guaranteed I would never end up in the relationship I craved.’
Greg met her Murder on the Dancefloor hitmaker daughter later down the line, and confessed that he ‘fancied her mum’.
‘She rolled her eyes and said, “Everyone does”.’
The ex who pushed him to pursue comedy
While they are no longer together, Greg has credited an ex-girlfriend for inspiring his career switch from education to comedy.
In 2020, he recalled how he’d always had the urge to venture into comedy but feared being unable to handle criticism.
Thankfully, his then-girlfriend encouraged him to give it a go, and, well, the rest is history!
‘I’ve been doing comedy for about 15 years now. I always wanted to do it, but I just never had thick enough skin,’ he shared with The Times. ‘A girlfriend I had while teaching was a pragmatist and always told me that if you want to do something, then go for it.
‘So eventually I made the switch. Comedy is definitely where I’m happiest.’
Is Greg Davies married?
While Greg is not married and is thought to be single, he has publicly poked fun at his relationship status.
Last May, appearing on the red carpet at the TV Baftas, where Taskmaster was nominated in the entertainment category, co-star Alex thanked his wife, Rachel Horne, a former BBC business journalist, telling comedian Tom Allen: ‘I would like to thank my wife for getting us here tonight.’
In response, Greg quipped: ‘I don’t have a wife, so maybe I can thank Alex’s wife.’
Alex suggested that Greg could bump into his future spouse at the starry event, to which he said: ‘Maybe I will. I’m open to it. It would be so lovely; it’s been too long, and I’m ready now.’
Alex retorted that his co-host was ‘lonely’, prompting Greg to say: ‘Oh god, the horrible, hot, lonely tears.’
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