Jessie Wallace has announced her engagement to Justin Gallwey.
The EastEnders actress, 51, fueled rumours earlier this month that she was about to marry Justin, 50.
In photos acquired by The Sun, actress Jessie was spotted wearing a gold band on her ring finger while out and about in February.
Despite the unsubstantiated allegations, fans were overjoyed for Jessie, who has been pals with her supposed fiance since they were adolescents.
In a recent social media post, Jessie confirmed the fairytale by gushing about her fiance.
On Monday, the soap star took to Instagram to share a happy photo of herself and Justin out for a walk in the sunlight, both dressed casually in black and wearing dark sunglasses.
In the shot, Jessie is cuddling up to Justin, her hand on his chest, with a broad smile on her face.
She captioned it: ‘My fiancé and moi,’ along with a heart emoji.
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Friends, colleagues, and fans of the actress commented to wish the pair well, with fellow EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite writing: ‘Congratulations beautiful. You deserve to have happy days.’
Many other EastEnders cast members congratulated her, including Lacey Turner, Nat Cassidy, and Emma Barton.
According to The Sun, the EastEnders actress is engaged and has ‘been proudly wearing the ring.’
Last year, Jessie posted a photo of herself and her then-boyfriend with their arms around each other on social media with the message, ‘My Hubby.’
Jessie, who has portrayed Kat Slater in the BBC One serial on and off since 2000, was previously engaged to Vincent Morse, with the couple planning to marry in 2011 but calling it off at the last minute.
Tallulah, her ex-daughter, husband’s is 18 years old.
Jessie and Justin are supposed to have been dating for almost a year, with Justin being a stabilising influence in her life following her arrest in 2022 for drunk and disorderly behaviour and allegedly attacking a police officer outside a nightclub.
After getting a caution, she was freed without charge, and the pair was pictured together for the first time shortly after the event.
Justin told The Sun on Sunday at the time: ‘I just want to protect her. Everything is happy and things are good.’