Rosie, 50, who recently suffered a heart attack, moved her wedding to fiancée Michelle forward after Michelle was diagnosed with rarely occurring, and sometimes fatal, desmoid tumours.

The couple secretly exchanged vows in a private ceremony in New York on June 9.

“They got married but they haven't had the wedding celebration,” Rosie’s representative Cindi Berger told People .

The pair had originally planned to marry this month, but chose to tie the knot early, before Michelle’s first surgery on June 14.

“It is such a rare tumor. It took them quite a while to get an accurate diagnosis," Cindi said.

"She had several gastrointestinal surgeries to remove the desmoid tumours. She is now on the road to recovery."

Rosie also confirmed the happy news via her blog.

"We married in private before [Michelle's] surgery, just the [two] of us," she wrote.

"When we r both well enough [we] will have the wedding of r dreams surrounded by those we cherish.

"Thankful for the love and support so many have given us during these trying times, including all of u stranger-friends connected thru invisible strands of wi fi.”