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Jessie Wallace revealed she was engaged to her carpenter boyfriend last year.
The EastEnders legend, who plays Kat Slater in the BBC soap, shared a loved-up snap with her fiancé Justin Gallwey. In the selfie, Jessie, 52, can be seen looking lovingly up at Justin, 51.
Jessie captioned the post: "My love @justin_gallwey." One fan remarked: "The way you look at him Jess," while another added: "Beautiful couple."
"You two are adorable," a third shared and another said: "Awe wow, the love u both show in this pic is incredibly strong, hope you're both well." (sic) The couple announced their engagement last year and have known each other since they were teenagers.
Despite being in each others lives since they were young, the couple dated a year before Justin popped the question. The couple have been planning to get married this year.
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Friends of Jessie have revealed she plans to invite some of her BBC soap co-stars including Shane Ritchie, who plays her on-screen ex-husband Alfie Moon. Last year, a source told The Sun: “Jessie is over-the-moon about her engagement and is starting to put plans in place for her wedding.
Jessie and Justin are expected to wed this year (@jessie.wallace_official/Instagram)
Jessie announced her engagement last year (Instagram)“At the moment it is looking like early next year in the UK and there could be a possible magazine deal in the works. Naturally she will have some of her EastEnders co-stars there, Shane of course.
“It is quite funny that when she ties the knot, Jessie will have Shane there as their characters have walked down the aisle twice. Others likely to get an invite include Natalie Cassidy who is a friend of Jessie's and Emma Barton.
“It is a really special time for her and everyone is incredibly happy for Jessie.” Shane and Jessie share a special bond with the actor once joking that his on-screen marriage lasted longer than his real-life nuptials.
Shane was married to Coleen Nolan from 1990 to 1999, with the pair sharing sons Shane Jr and Jake together. He married his second wife Christie Goddard in 2007 and they have three children together, Mackenzie Blue, Lolita Bell and Romani-Skye Angel Shelley.
"This marriage has lasted longer than any of my real ones," Shane joked previously, adding: "We've played every emotion. We've split up. Infidelity, rape, cot death, baby swap, burned the house down – we've played everything. The audience has stuck with us."
Jessie announced the news of her engagement last February following reports she was set to wed. The actress shared a snap of the cosied up to each other with the caption: "My fiancé and moi."
Rumoured began to swirl that Justin had popped the question of pictures were published of Jessie, real name Karen Jane Wallace, wearing a gold band on her ring finger as she bought a bottle of wine at a petrol staton near her London home.