Craig Ferguson and Megan Wallace Cunningham. Source: Getty Images
Megan Wallace Cunningham became Craig Ferguson's wife in a secret ceremony during his tenure on the "Late Late Show." The couple has turned their mutual intellectual curiosity into a web series.
Megan Wallace Cunningham Ferguson and Craig Ferguson have been together since around 2004, after his second divorce. She has written on two of his comedy specials, so it's not surprising if some stories about his home life make it into the Scottish comedian's set.
The couple has explored living on both sides of the Atlantic. She grew up on a farm in Vermont and has been vocal in their show about her distaste for Los Angeles.
Actor Craig Ferguson and Megan Wallace Cunningham attend Farm Sanctuary's 30th anniversary gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 12, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. | Source: Getty Images
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Wallace Cunningham was born into a family of wealthy landowners in Chester, Vermont, who can trace their lineage back to Founding Father John Adams. She completed her schooling in her home state and became a well-regarded art dealer.
Her husband announced their union by flashing his gold wedding band at the audience during a taping of the "Late Late Show" on January 5, 2009. The Scotsman shared a photo of their snowy wedding day in which he was wearing a kilt. He said:
"The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions – and I married a woman. […] "But, I am European, so I was both the groom and the maid of honor."
Craig Ferguson and Megan Wallace Cunningham at the annual The USO World Gala at the National Building Museum on September 20, 2007, in Washington, DC. | Source: Getty Images
The late-night host wondered if their celebrity couple's name would be "Cragan." Creating portmanteau names of famous pairings was a favorite pastime of the tabloids then; Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt became "Brangelina."
The secret ceremony reportedly occurred on December 21, 2008, in the Cunningham family's farmhouse. The couple welcomed their first child, Liam, on January 31, 2011.
Ferguson was previously married to graphic designer Anne Hogarth for three years in the '80s, and he divorced bodybuilder and guy owner Sascha Corwin in 2004. His son Milo was born in his second marriage.
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During the intro of their 2017 six-part YouTube show, "Couple Thinkers," Megan says that they started a conversation 14 years ago that is still ongoing.
Ferguson flipped a coin between the two destinations.
The series' concept was an extension of this conversation where they visited a knowledgeable third party to resolve some of their intellectual squabbles, hopefully.
Craig Ferguson (R) and Megan Wallace-Cunningham arrives at the 41st Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 23, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Source: Getty Images
In the premiere episode, which has been viewed 1,2 million times, the couple went to Kimbal Musk, the brother of Elon Musk, at the Watts Learning Center with the question, "Can real food change the world?"
Later in the season, the curious couple sat down with thinkers like Arianna Huffington and molecular biologist Daisy Robinton. Ferguson calls his co-host the love of his life and best friend.
Filming a segment with bestselling crime author Jo Nesbø in Norway, who has changed his profession and living situation many times, got the seriously contemplating their own home in LA. In their jokey pros and cons list, Scotland was marked down for its lousy weather but scored points for quality education.
Craig Ferguson and Megan Wallace Cunningham attend Reflecting On 'The Late Late Show' at the Paley Center for Media on December 15, 2014, in Beverly Hills, California. | Source: Getty Images
The parents thought that the City of Angels, on the flip side, had an expensive schooling system and terrible traffic, but the weather was fantastic. The former Vermont resident said that Los Angeles could be very grating:
"It wasn't ever really the plan for me to be in Los Angeles. And I definitely dream about leaving it."
At the end of the episode, Ferguson flipped a coin between the two destinations, the results of which he wasn't satisfied with, so Megan made a wish in the fountain, which she, in turn, did not share out loud.
This is not the first time the intellectual pair has worked together; she has had a hand in a few of his comedy specials. She is credited as a consulting producer on "Craig Ferguson: Does This Need to Be Said?" and a writer on "Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest" and "Craig Ferguson: I'm Here to Help."
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