Stephen Graham's 'co-dependent' marriage with Hannah Walters as her 'obsession' prepped him for new series

Stephen Graham revealed that he's happy to have a 'co-dependent' relationship with his wife Hannah Walters.

Opening up about his marriage in a recent interview on the Happy Place podcast ahead of his newest project Nocturne, the Adolescence star gushed about their relationship, telling host Fern Cotton that he didn't mind people describing his relationship as such.

"I'm blessed," he said of his marriage to Walters. "A lot of people will say I'm in a co-dependent relationship with Hannah... But that's ok.

"I've landed on my feet there haven't I? She's phenomenal."

Graham and Walters may have tied the knot in 2008, but their relationship goes back much further than that.

The couple originally met while studying at theatre school and were friends for five years before Walters' decision to relocate to Spain prompted Graham to confess his love.

Now that's a man who loves his wife (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

"We were friends with benefits," he previously told Jessie and Lennie Ware's Table Manners podcast, adding: "I had commitment issues. We were both young."

However, the revelation that Walters was moving away to Spain to start a life with a Spanish lover was enough to kick the 53-year-old into action, prompting him to declare his love at New Cross Station.

"And I don’t know where it came from but I went, “I love you”, and she said, “I’ve been waiting five years for you to say that," he explained.

"She never went to Spain and within three days we moved in together."

As well as sharing two children, Walters and Graham have both appeared on-screen together numerous times, including the BBC crime series Time, Pirates of the Caribbean and the This is England franchise.

Walters also appeared in Adolescence alongside her executive producer role in the series, with Graham heaping praise on her during his Emmy Award acceptance speech after winning 'Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series'.

Graham also thanked Walters' support for his career, which includes an upcoming role in Apple TV series Nocturne (Apple TV+)

"You are my soulmate, and you know and I know, without you I would be dead," he said of Walters during the speech, adding: "From the bottom of my heart, I love you with everything I have."

Graham, who co-founded production company Matriarch Productions alongside Walters, is also appreciative of the support he's had from the 52-year-old throughout his acting career.

"It's a team game - she sacrificed a lot for me to be able to pursue my career," he told Cotton.

"She put her career on hold, and for that, I am eternally grateful. She believed it would happen at some point... You need that support around you."