Patrick Stewart tweets news of nuptials

Patrick Stewart with his new wife, Sunny Ozell. Photo / Twitter

Patrick Stewart is sharing the news of his nuptials on Twitter.

The 72-year-old actor posted a photo on the site of himself and his bride buried to their necks in multicoloured plastic balls with the simple caption, "Yes, married".

A Stewart spokesman confirmed that the actor married Sunny Ozell on Saturday in a ceremony in Lake Tahoe officiated by Ian McKellen.

McKellen and Stewart will share the screen again in next year's X-Men: Days of Future Past.

- AP