Former Hollyoaks and Strictly Come Dancing star Ali Bastian is engaged!
Congratulations are in order for Ali Bastian and her fiancé David O’Mahony who are getting married.
The happy couple have been together for 18 months and despite planning to pop the question on their holiday in Bali, David couldn't wait and ended up proposing shortly after seeing a musical on the actress's birthday.
How sweet!
Admitting that the proposal was a shock, the 36-year-old star explained: "Even though we’d discussed marriage, it took me completely by surprise. I still think, has this really happened?"
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Peri Lomax returns to the village
Viewers haven't seen much of Peri Lomax in the village but she's set to return the Oaks next week.After she was kicked out of her family home by her mum Leela, Peri has been pretty MIA. In upcoming scenes we'll finally discover that the youngest has been living homeless for the past couple of months.Next week, Peri will return to her family home alongside her friend Harley but things aren't going to be easy. Leela struggles to get through to her daughter with Harley around every minute and when she tries to find out more about Peri's friend she's caught rummaging through her stuff – how will she explain herself?
Is it the end for Darcy Wilde?
We've seen Darcy make herself pretty comfortable with the Osborne family but in upcoming scenes it might FINALLY be over for her.Esther and Nancy, who are not fond of Jack's girlfriend, plan to set Darcy up by asking Adam to seduce her while they film it. Adam turns up with wine but ends up having to remove his shirt after spilling wine on it – will Darcy be tempted to cheat?
Hollyoaks Jack Osborne
Jack's later confused when Esther reveals that Darcy booked their wedding venue waaaaaay before he even proposed to her.Is the game up for Darcy?Later on in the week, Jack is in a great mood following his hospital appointment and later reveals that he is healthy enough for a bypass.The big question is, how Darcy react to the news…
Sienna Blake receives a chilling message from her stalker
Sienna Blake's still being terrorised by her stalker and her week doesn't start off well when she receives a teddy bear with a chilling voice messages that say: "I know you are lying about your cancer."Eek!Hell-bent on the idea that Misbah is behind the teddy bear, she lets herself into the Maaliks house and terrifies her by smashing a cup.After demanding answers from Misbah, she denies being behind the teddy bear and tries to encourage Sienna to tell Joel the truth. Her nightmare isn't over as she soon gets an email with a countdown clock. Later on a younger guy in his twenties is watching Sienna from afar – who is he?
Yasmine Maalik offers an olive brand to Hunter McQueen
After his brother Prince McQueen married Lily Drinkwell, Hunter has been grieving for ex-girlfriend (and former teacher) Neeta Kaur. He's been confiding in Yasmine Maalik believing that his ex-girlfriend is still living on inside her because of the heart transplant.However, when he discovers the truth he's furious with Yas, even after she apologises and reveals she was trying to help him with his panic attacks.Later on the troubled teen reveals that he isn't having panic attacks however Yas is quick to reassure him that she's there for him, before encouraging him to see someone about grief.
Goldie McQueen and Jesse Donovan to reunite?
He's set to be caught out with his two-timing ways but next week it looks like Goldie may forgive him.After he continues to try and make it up to Goldie and Courtney, they refuse to forgive and forget. Even after he buys Goldie a drink at The Bean she pours it over his shoes.However, she has a change of heart when she thinks he's got her a present (that he actually bought for Iona) and falls in love with it. Later, Courtney finds Goldie and Jesse looking pretty cosy in The Dog. Is love on the horizon for Goldie and Jesse?
Is Adam going to cheat on Maxine?
Adam's already keep his dodgy family business from his partner Maxine but next week's she's set to catch him 'doing a deal' with a client. Thinking quick on his feet he lies to Maxine but will she believe him?After being persuaded to do another job – a robbery – he gets a text off DS Roxy who explains his dad Glenn needs to do the job for them to catch him.As their conversation continues she grabs hold of Adam's hand – is she getting feelings for him? And will he cheat on poor Maxine?
Alfie Nightingale continues to struggle with his mental health
Alfie is still struggling to block out the voices he keeps hearing and continues to get more and more frustrated.He begins to isolate himself after Tom asks him to hang out but later reconsiders and they watch a space conference together. Things take a turn for the worse when Alfie has his mind set on an asteroid heading straight to the village…
She went on to reveal to OK! magazine that they're planning on having three separate celebrations for their big day: "We’re planning three celebrations.
"We want to get married in London followed by a cocktail party and then a blessing in Bali."
The actress then gushed about her wonderful partner: "'I love David’s kindness – he is so kind and thoughtful, to a point where sometimes I’m like, how could I ever be so thoughtful?
"He makes me want to hold up my side of the deal every day."
Aww.
During the interview with the publication, David admitted that he's been a fan of Ali since her Hollyoaks days. He explained: "'I had Ali’s poster on my wall at uni! I wish I could go back to my 19-year-old self and say: 'It’ll be great, don’t worry!'"
N'aww.
Fans of the Channel 4 soap will remember Ali for her role as Becca Hayton, during her time in the village she had an affair with her student Justin Burton, fell pregnant with her husband JAke Dean's baby and then died in prison following a fight with another inmate.
Ali has also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing and The Bill.
Congrats to the happy couple!
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