However, they had been together as a couple for 55 years. She has worked on Masterchef, Masterchef: The Professionals and The Box. But it is his TV travelogues for which he is best known today, a reinvention which began with BBC1's Around The World in 80 Days in 1989. The Monty Python star has previously spoken of how, after five decades with wife Helen Gibbins, they are still learning about each other within their relationship. Sarah Palin | Biography & Facts | Britannica "It's such a bore. East of Ipswich. He can get ratty, as anybody can, especially when he's not eaten.. Michael Palin and Helen Palin has been married to his wife Helen Gibbins since 1966 (Image: FilmMagic) He said: "What is the really important thing in a relationship, what is the main thing?" "It was the most earth-shattering, bizarre thing I could have ever imagined and it kind of remains so," she told the Post. Talking about his father to The Sunday Times Magazine , Tom said he thought his father's jokes were boring and didnt like having the pressure of him as a dad. Sir Michael Palin has been gracing our screens for decades, and the actor and comedian is best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python. The couple celebrates 55 years of marriage in 2021, and Mr Palin has previously revealed the secrets to his romantic bliss. "I would love to go to Iran. His first serious expedition was a 1972 US tour with Python cohort Terry Jones, with whom he wrote post-Python BBC2 comedy Ripping Yarns. At the age of 10, Palin, still interested in acting, made a comedy monologue and read a Shakespeare play to his mother while playing all the parts. He also, of course, made his mark as a travel presenter, and has made a series of travels shows, including his latest project, Michael Palin: Travels . He famously said: Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.. He rose to fame after appearing in the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus back in 1969. Genre.