Shane McGowan’s wife shares photo celebrating fifth wedding anniversary

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Shane McGowan’s wife has shared a photo celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary just days after McGowan was released from hospital.Victoria Mary Clarke married McGowan in 2018 after years together as a couple.

In recent years, McGowan has suffered from health issues and recently ended a long stint in hospital after being diagnosed with encephalitis last December.Encephalitis is a rare condition that causes the brain to become swollen.

It can be life-threatening and requires urgent treatment. Symptoms include loss of movement and difficulty speaking.In an Instagram post today (November 26), Clarke shard an image of the pair on their wedding day. “One of my favourite pictures of our wedding which was five years ago today,” she wrote in the caption.“Getting to Copenhagen was quite an achievement and I suppose just getting through some of the stuff that we all went through to get to be still alive was a massive achievement!“It was a beautiful thing to feel so much love,” Clarke added.You can see the post here:A post shared by Victoria Mary Clarke Angels (@victoriamaryclarke)Clarke has been keeping Pogues fans up to date with McGowan’s health issues by sharing frequent updates on her social media.

On October 22, she posted a photo of MacGowan smiling from his hospital bed on her Twitter/X account, relaying the message he wanted to share.