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Louise Randell

James Cracknell beams in romantic wedding pictures as ex-wife opens up about sad split

Rowing champion James Cracknell was seen beaming with joy in his wedding pictures as he married his fiancee Jordan Connell on Friday.

The couple tied the knot at St Luke's Church in Chelsea, West London in front of their friends and family.

They were pictured leaving the church in a flurry of confetti and flashing huge smiles before heading to a lavish reception.

American financier Jordan - who is 14 years his junior - wore a white lace gown with a white head piece and carried a bouquet of white and pink roses.

Double Olympic gold medalist James, 49, looked dapper in a grey three-piece suit and couldn't stop smiling as he gazed adoringly at his beautiful bride.

James Cracknell married Jordan Connell in London on Friday (SplashNews.com)

After the ceremony, the bride and groom hopped on red double decker buses which transported the newly-weds and their guests to the reception.

The party was held at the Royal Automobile Club in central London.

The couple are believed to have dated for around 17 months before they tied the knot.

The couple left the church in West London in a flurry of confetti (SplashNews.com)
James and Jordan shared a kiss after the ceremony (SplashNews.com)

On the big day, James' ex-wife Beverley Turner posted a candid video discussing their split and her former husband's new life without her.

Taking to Instagram, Beverley admitted "you never feel totally fine" as she discussed their divorce in a self-filmed video.

The athlete was previously married to Beverley for 17 years and they are parents to three children together.

Bride Jordan was seen entering the church in her stunning wedding dress (SplashNews.com)
It's James' second marriage (SplashNews.com)

The marriage ended in March 2019, nine years after James suffered a devastating brain injury that Beverley claimed changed his personality.

In the video, she posted online, she said: "It's a strange day today, my ex-husband got married today - which is quite a strange thing to say and I thought I was going to be totally OK with it, and I am OK with it.

"I'm happier now than I have been for many years and I know James is happier now than he has been for many years - and a big part of that is Jordan, his wife.

Guests were transported to the reception on red double decker buses (SplashNews.com)

"But it also made me quite pensive and I couldn't quite work out why.

"You never get married thinking you're going to get divorced and although the kids are great and I have a new partner who is amazing with them and in many ways they are lively, resilient children.

"You never have divorced parents as something that you're totally fine with.

(@beverleyturner/Twitter)

"I just wanted to say that, but the other thing, I know that lots of people who are part of the brain injury world do follow me, even if you are in the darkest bits of those journeys - which you might be now - you do see the sun again at some point.

"And although it never really leaves you, the impact never really leaves a family, I've been thinking about James' parents today as well."

After sharing the video, Beverley took to Twitter to post a selfie of herself posing with her new boyfriend James Pritchett, 32.

James sustained his injury in a horrific accident in the US as he was attempting to cycle, row, run and swim from Los Angeles to New York.

He was knocked off his bike in a collision with a petrol tanker, and credited his cycling helmet with saving his life.

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