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Spencer Matthews has set the record straight on why he didn't attend best friend Jamie Laing's wedding.
The Made In Chelsea star, 34, married Sophie Habboo in a lavish service in plush Chelsea on Friday afternoon (14 April) following their 16-month long engagement.
Yet best pal Spencer, also 34, skipped his big day in favour of a trip abroad with his wife Vogue Williams and their three children.
Fans speculated if the reality TV star purposefully "snubbed" the wedding, but he has now claimed he wasn't even "invited".
The couple married in a low-key ceremony at Chelsea Register Office in West London and are set to have a second wedding in Spain in May.
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Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo are having a second wedding in Spain (GC Images)Speaking on the latest episode of the Spencer & Vogue podcast, they set the record straight after being on the receiving end of some "really mean messages" as a result of their absence.
“Sophie looked absolutely magnificent, we were absolutely thrilled for them, but we also did not know it was happening because we were not invited," Spencer admitted.
“I’m being absolutely hammered for ‘snubbing’ my best friend’s wedding to go on holiday…
"I’m not here to b***h about my best friend but there’s been some serious miscommunication from him.”
“I just want set the record straight," Spencer continued. "I’m not here to whinge. I was not invited to this part of Jamie’s wedding, and neither was Vogue.”
Jamie had insisted that there was hardly anyone coming to wedding and it would be a "tiny" affair, according to Spencer, which left him even more confused when he returned from his holiday abroad to an article saying he'd "snubbed" the wedding.
Spencer went on to say that he had an inbox full of people demanding to know why he wasn't at the wedding, but was "actually quite p****d off" himself.
Jamie and Spencer have been close friends for years (Internet Unknown)Dad-of-three Spencer revealed that if he'd been invited, he would have "flown over to Japan" if it had been required because Jamie is his best friend, but insisted it's "water under the bridge now".
The star added that he "loves Jamie and Sophie" and they're "very close friends," and Jamie has been "profusely apologising" for the huge misunderstanding, explaining the saga was simply a "big mistake".
Vogue also clarified that she and Spencer were "in no way fighting with Jamie or Sophie" and hoped they had a great wedding day.
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Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams tied the knot in June 2018 ahead of their son's birth in the September and Jamie didn't attend their big day either.
They exchanged vows in front of a small gathering of their immediate family in Scotland including Spencer's brother James and his wife Pippa Middleton.
Jamie and Spencer have known each other since they were 15 years old and went on to star in the E4 show together.