David Mitchell and Victoria Coren make a rare public appearance together at the V&A summer party

They’ve been happily married since 2012. 

And David Mitchell, 49, and Victoria Coren, 50, made a rare public appearance as they cosied up at the star-studded V&A summer party in London on Wednesday.

The South Kensington museum plays host to the annual fundraising event, which is a highlight of the social calendar and draws in more than 1,000 celebs and socialites. 

Victoria stunned in a pink frock as she stepped out with her Peep Show comedian husband to the event, which showcased over 250 objects spanning fashion, photography, design and music.

The writer looked gorgeous in the summer number which featured a white floral detail and waist-cinching belt.

The TV personality paired the look with a chic pair of multicoloured heels and a dazzling diamond necklace.

David looked sharp as he teamed an open-collared green and white striped shirt with beige trousers.

The Peep Show icon finished his look with brown smart shoes and placed his arm around his wife adoringly. 

The couple largely keep their lives out of the limelight and rarely make public appearances together.

David and Victoria welcomed their only child, daughter Barbara, in May 2015 – with the comedian previously describing her as ‘the best human being that has ever been born’. 

He said in a chat on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2018: ‘Unfortunately, there is nothing like having a tiny child who’s safety you are responsible for to make you worry.

‘You really don’t want the world to spin into the sun and explode. You thought you didn’t want it before but you really don’t want it [after having a child.]

‘That is the real downside of parenthood, and I suppose any form of love, is it makes you fear more… I would say love is not a stress reduction exercise is it?

‘What you want is a long period of bland contentment… I’m a family man. I’ve made bad choices and I am constantly worried.’

The pair met at a showbiz party in 2007, and even though David admitted he was instantly smitten with the fellow writer and broadcaster, three years went by before they actually got together.

Victoria was in a relationship with someone else at the time and turned down the comedian’s advances.

In his autobiography Back Story, David spoke out about the agony of not being with the love of his life for those years, and how it led him to midnight walks in the park and frequent visits to the pub.

‘I was hopelessly in love. I told no one about it,’ the star discloses in his book. ‘I didn’t tell my closest friends or my parents of the enormous sadness that overshadowed my life.’