that he had no intention of standing down from this seat: "I wish Adam luck, but there are no vacancies here." Rickitt has been unsuccessful in progressing his political career. According to his website, in July 2007 he decided to continue his acting career in New Zealand, rather than seek selection as a candidate, although politics remains a long-term goal. He returned to the political scene in October 2010 as a guest reporter for the ITV breakfast television programme Daybreak covering the Conservative Party Conference from Birmingham, and hosted a conference gay party. Personal life He married Good Morning Britain presenter Katy Fawcett in 2014. In 2019 the couple took over an artisan bottle shop called Dexter & Jones in the Cheshire town of Knutsford. In August 2021, Katy joined the team at Calendar - the ITV regional news programme for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Charity work Rickitt works for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as a capital appeals manager. He left in 2013 to begin working with the cancer charity Help Harry Help Others, and Chief Executive of the mental health foundation, the Caerus Partnership. Shoplifting incident On 21 September 2007, Rickitt was arrested and charged with shoplifting a block of cheese, a bottle of HP sauce and a jar of coffee beans from an Auckland supermarket. During an interview with Herald on Sunday he claimed that it was an honest mistake though later claimed that he was drunk at the time of the incident. Drink driving ban In August 2020 Rickitt drove 600m whilst under the influence of alcohol to pick up a takeaway. Filmography Discography Albums Singles References External links Official website 1978 births Living people English male models English male soap opera actors English pop singers Musicians from Cheshire Male actors from Cheshire People from Crewe People educated at Sedbergh School English male stage actors Conservative Party (UK) people 21st-century English male actors 21st-century English male singers 21st-century English singers 5th Story members