Morrissey married Amanda Noar in 1987 after meeting her when she guested in an episode of "Boon"; the couple have a son born in 1989. The couple divorced in 1991. He then became engaged to actress Elizabeth Carling, whom he had first met in 1989, when she too was working on "Boon". They parted on good terms, and she later guest starred alongside him on "Men Behaving Badly". His subsequent affairs have been well documented by the British tabloids, including dating Rachel Weisz after starring together in "My Summer with Des" in 1998. They lived together at his flat in Crouch End, north London.