They met at the Loose Women end-of-series wrap party last August after a friend of Carol's informed her she had an admirer.
TV producer Mark was quickly introduced to Carol and within an hour the pair were kissing.
The couple insist the 22 year gap doesn't bother them and Mark revealed his ex-girlfriends tended to be older than him.
Carol said: ''The age thing is a huge deal for everyone else, but not for us. He’s quite grown up and I’m really immature: he acts ten years older and I act ten years younger, so we meet in the middle.
TV producer Mark was quickly introduced to Carol and within an hour the pair were kissing.
The couple insist the 22 year gap doesn't bother them and Mark revealed his ex-girlfriends tended to be older than him.
Carol said: ''The age thing is a huge deal for everyone else, but not for us. He’s quite grown up and I’m really immature: he acts ten years older and I act ten years younger, so we meet in the middle.
Carol, who was married to Chris Evans in 1991, says: 'The first time round it was completely different. It wasn’t a bad marriage