{"id":23522,"date":"2026-07-31T20:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23522"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:54:27","slug":"vogue-williams-thought-spencer-matthews-was-a-gobse-before-made-in-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23522","title":{"rendered":"Vogue Williams thought Spencer Matthews was a &#8216;gobs***e&#8217; before Made In Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3690595\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/31\/16\/1785511325643_3523421111438310.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\" autoplay=\"\" williams=\"\" recalls=\"\" thinking=\"\" husband=\"\" spencer=\"\" matthews=\"\" was=\"\" a=\"\" reveals=\"\" her=\"\" initial=\"\" thoughts=\"\" of=\"\" before=\"\" she=\"\" had=\"\" actually=\"\" met=\"\" him.=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/07\/31\/1780866687318670440\/480x270_MP4_1780866687318670440.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/vogue-williams\/\">Vogue Williams<\/a> has confessed she couldn\u2019t have been more wrong about her now-husband Spencer Matthews, admitting she initially dismissed him as \u2018that gobs***e on the show\u2019 before they ever met.<\/p>\n<p>The presenter, 40, revealed her first impression of the former <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/made-in-chelsea\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Made In Chelsea<\/a> star was shaped entirely by his reality TV reputation \u2013 only to discover he was \u2018nothing like\u2019 she expected when they were paired together on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/channel-4\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Channel 4<\/a>\u2019s The Jump in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on her Vogue and Amber <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/podcasts\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">podcast<\/a>, Vogue was asked whether she\u2019d ever completely changed her <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/opinion\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">opinion<\/a> of a celebrity.<\/p>\n<p>Her answer came immediately: \u2018Well, yes, Spen,\u2019 she laughed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Before I met him, I was like, \u201cOh God, that gobs***e on the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s honestly what I thought before I met him. I heard he was on The Jump when I was doing it.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"594\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276587081.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28737980\" alt=\"\" el=\"\" ser=\"\" querido=\"\" beloved=\"\" screening=\"\" the=\"\" annual=\"\" cannes=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Vogue Williams has revealed what she really thought of Spencer Matthews before meeting him (Picture: Samir Hussein\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recalling her reaction, she added: \u2018I literally remember being like arghh.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That opinion didn\u2019t last very long: \u2018I got on with him like a house on fire from the day that I met him and he was nothing like what I thought he would be like,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He was really sound and really funny and charming and nice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018From then I was like, \u201cGod, I really shouldn\u2019t judge people that I don\u2019t know because I probably end up liking them.\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_300964816-e388.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28737437\" alt=\"Vogue Williams issues warning over 'mad' baby name for fourth child picture: voguewilliams\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Vogue and Spencer are now expecting their fourth child together (Picture: voguewilliams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s quite the turnaround considering Spencer\u2019s reputation at the time.<\/p>\n<p>During his Made In Chelsea days, the 37-year-old became known for his hard-partying lifestyle and chaotic love life \u2013 an image that\u2019s a world away from the ultra-endurance athlete, podcast host and father-of-three fans know today.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/12\/02\/inside-vogue-williams-spencer-matthews-relationship-including-wedding-nearly-didnt-happen-25042313\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/12\/02\/inside-vogue-williams-spencer-matthews-relationship-including-wedding-nearly-didnt-happen-25042313\/\">The pair married just over a year after meeting<\/a>, tying the knot in June 2018 before welcoming sons Theodore and Otto and daughter Gigi. They are now expecting their fourth child together.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also not the first time Vogue has admitted she completely misread her future husband.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/35511753\/vogue-williams-spencer-matthews-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sun<\/a>. last year, she revealed her opinion of Spencer had been even harsher before they met.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I kind of met him with a preconceived idea, and I was like, \u201cI\u2019m not going to like him\u201d because I thought he was a sociopath,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But after I met him, I loved his personality straight away\u2026 he was so sound.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274886450-3cb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28311078\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Recalling her reaction, she added: \u2018I literally remember being like arghh.\u2019 (Picture: Alan Chapman\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite hitting it off instantly, romance wasn\u2019t initially on Vogue\u2019s mind. \u2018I was being really good at being single and I wanted to stay single, so I thought, \u201cHe\u2019s going to be a really good friend\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s the first thing I thought,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward eight years and the couple have become one of showbusiness\u2019s most enduring pairings, regularly sharing candid glimpses of family life through their podcasts and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Vogue gave fans another update on her fourth pregnancy, sharing photos of herself enjoying a seaside holiday in Spain while showing off her growing baby bump in a black bikini.<\/p>\n<p>It seems the man she once couldn\u2019t wait to avoid has become the one she can\u2019t imagine life without.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/30\/put-internets-favourite-eye-masks-test-results-surprised-29250104\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Molly-Mae\u2019s favourite eye masks have sold out twice -I tried the viral patches for dark circles<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/10\/vogue-williams-freaks-lee-andrews-text-warned-katie-price-29100834\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Vogue Williams freaks out over Lee Andrews text after she warned Katie Price<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Vogue Williams has confessed she couldn\u2019t have been more wrong about her now-husband Spencer Matthews, admitting she initially dismissed him as \u2018that gobs***e on the show\u2019 before they ever met. 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