wˌɛn ˈælɪks hˈɪɡɪnz mˈæɹid lˈɪn hˈoʊ ˌɔn fˈaɪv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ɹˈiə wʌz wˈʌn ʌv sˈɪks pˈiːpəl hˌuː hˈɛld ɐn ˈɑːɹtʃ ʌv kjˈuːz ˌʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə kˈʌpəl wˈɔːkt æz ðeɪ lˈɛft ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmd tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn wˈɪlmsloʊ, tʃˈɛʃɚ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ fˈaɪv bˌiːɪŋ dʒˈɑːn vˈɜːɡoʊ, dʒˈɑːn smˈaɪθ, dˈeɪvɪd tˈeɪlɚ, bɹˈuːs dˈɔŋkɪn ænd ˈæktɚ ɡˈæɹəθ hˈʌnt.
When Alex Higgins married Lynn Hough on 5 January 1980, Rea was one of six people who held an arch of cues under which the couple walked as they left the United Reformed Church in Wilmslow, Cheshire – the other five being John Virgo, John Smyth, David Taylor, Bruce Donkin and actor Gareth Hunt.