“In 2011, I travelled to my judge my first Grand Prix outside of the UK, in Amsterdam - and while I was there I met my now-partner. Neither of us had met another gay judge before, but we got along wonderfully and a relationship quickly blossomed. Earlier this year I left the UK for good, as we began living together in Amsterdam. We're both heavily involved in judge program, so are looking forward to travelling to many more events around the world together in the future.
The frog we're posing with is an ‘opkikker’ - the mascot of a charitable foundation here in the Netherlands that gives chronically ill children and their families a ‘day off from being sick’, to just have fun. It's a cause we're both very passionate about, and we recently organised a Magic tournament in support of the foundation. This raised €2300, more than enough to run a full day of activities for many children and families.”