Sandi Toksvig has opened up about officiating her friend’s wedding, ABBABjörn Ulvaeus, in Copenhagen last month.
The comedian, 66, has been friends with the Swedish singer, 79, since 2015 after she organized a Scandinavian-themed Women of the World festival, where Björn appeared for a performance of Waterloo.
The couple began collaborating on the popular interactive show Mamma Mia: The Party! in 2018, before Björn called Sandi to oversee his wedding to Christina Sas, 51.
In a new interview with Sunday weatherSandi spoke about the intimate ceremony and revealed that Björn’s ABBA bandmate Benny Andersson was also present.
Gushing about her friend, she said: ‘Björn is a very kind person, not a diva; He and I are both humanists.
Sandi Toksvig opened up about officiating the wedding of her friend, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, in Copenhagen last month.
The comedian, 66, has been friends with the Swedish singer, 79, since 2015 after she organized a Women of the World festival, in which Björn appeared and collaborated on the popular interactive show Mamma Mia: The Party ! in 2018 (pictured September)
In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Sandi opened up about the intimate ceremony and revealed that Björn’s ABBA bandmate Benny Andersson was also present (Benny and Bjorn pictured in 2022).
‘Christina, his new wife, is Danish and I was able to perform the service with some Danish, some Swedish and some English.’
The host added: “First I did a kind of funny part, then I put on a red dress and did a simple engagement speech while they exchanged vows and rings.
‘There were about 130 guests. Benny played the piano… not Abba tunes.
However, when asked if the other two ABBA members, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, were present, Sandi said: “No.”
Björn, who has been married twice before, revealed his happy news by sharing a series of photos from the “extra special” day where Christina wore a stunning khaki dress and Sandi could be seen in her red clergy robe.
The message on his Instagram read: “Today, September 21, 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark.
‘They met in Nuremberg in 2021 in connection with the release of ABBA’s latest album, Voyage, and began dating in spring 2022.
‘The wedding took place in Copenhagen in the presence of family and close friends. Sandi Toksvig, Anne Linnet and Kaya Brüel acted generously and made the evening very special.’
However, when asked if the other two ABBA members, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, were present, Sandi said: “No” (LR Bjorn, Anni-Frid, Agnetha and Benny in May).
Björn, who has been married twice before, revealed his happy news by sharing a series of photos from the “extra special” day in which Christina wore a stunning khaki dress.
The couple met when Christina was working for ABBA’s Universal label in Germany, which released their 2021 album Voyage (pictured together in their first public appearance together in June 2022).
During their first public appearance together in June 2022, Björn and Christina told reporters: ‘We’ve been dating for a while and I felt like I wanted to take her to this event. So this is the first time we’re hanging out together.
The couple met when Christina was working for ABBA’s Universal label in Germany, which released their 2021 album Voyage.
The following year, he announced that his 41-year marriage to his second wife, music journalist Lena Kallersjo, 75, had ended.
In February 2022, Björn and Lena, who share two daughters Emma, 42, and Anna, 38, issued a joint statement confirming their separation and agreed to jointly share their £100 million assets equally.
Björn was also previously married to his bandmate Agnetha, meeting when she was just 19 and he was a member of a popular folk group, five years older than her.
They joined forces two years later in 1971, the year before Abba formed, and welcomed children Linda, 49, and Peter, 44, together before separating in 1979.
At the time, Björn and Agnetha described their breakup as a “happy divorce”, but Agnetha later confessed that she had felt “destroyed” and had needed counselling.
The pain of the separation was immortalized in the hit The Winner Takes It All, and many fans have wondered over the years if Björn was being deliberately cruel by asking his ex-wife to sing the tragic lyrics: “Tell me, what?” kisses like me?” Did I used to kiss you?
Bjorn married his second wife, music journalist Lena Kallersjo, 75, in 1981 and announced their separation in 2022. The couple share two children, Emma, 42, and Anna, 38 (pictured 2019).
Björn was also previously married to his bandmate Agnetha, having met when she was just 19 and he was a member of a popular folk group, five years older than her.
They joined forces two years later in 1971, the year before Abba formed, and welcomed their children together, Linda, 49, and Peter, 44, before separating in 1979 (LR Benny, Anni-Frid, Agnetha and Björn in 1974).