Who is Andy Burnham’s wife Marie-France van Heel?

As Andy Burnham achieves his decades-long ambition of becoming the UK’s prime minister on Monday, by his side will be his wife of 25 years, Marie-France van Heel.Who is the one-time game show contestant and marketing boss who is about to move into Downing Street?Ms van Heel, nicknamed Frankie, was described as “the coolest girl in college” when she met fellow undergraduate Mr Burnham at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge in 1989.Andy Burnham spoke with his wife Marie-France van Heel ahead of being confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party (Yui Mok/PA)PA WireMr Burnham was in his second year studying English when the pair bonded over a shared love of The Smiths.Their relationship took an unusual turn when she went on Cilla Black’s ITV show Blind Date in 1992.Mr Burnham said he watched the