Coronation Street’s Mikey North engaged to Rachael Isherwood

We love how Mikey North proposed to his long-term girlfriend - even if he did ruin his hard man reputation in the process...

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Mikey North, who plays Gary Windass in the ITV soap, has spilled the beans on the moment he popped the question to his beloved Rachael.

And it all sounds quite romantic, if you ask us!

Speaking to OK! Magazine, Mikey explained that he got down on one knee during a romantic trip to the Lake District - and even the wet weather couldn't dampen his enthusiasm.

"My hard man reputation is absolutely ruined!"

He said: "I told her to shut her eyes. When she opened them I was down on one knee with the ring.

"I was looking up at Rachael, with my knees getting wet, and I just said: ‘Will you marry me?’

He added: “In the moment before I proposed I was shaking like a leaf.”

But, despite the 'perfect' proposal leaving his bride-to-be overwhelmed, it was Mikey who found himself in floods of tears after he popped the ring on her finger.

He confessed: “I called my mum and I just couldn’t stop crying.”

Mikey North with Ian Puleston-Davies
Mikey North with Ian Puleston-Davies

The 28-year-old added that, while he is looking forward to his big day, he's very worried he'll wind up sobbing his way through the vows.

He explained: “I am dreading that I’ll just cry my way through it! I am very sensitive and bawling my eyes out all the time.

"My hard man reputation is absolutely ruined!”

But, despite all the tears and wedding day worries, Mikey is very confident about one thing; his love for Rachael.

He said simply: “Rachael is the best thing that has ever happened to me – and I don’t mind telling everybody! She’s changed my life for the better.”

N'awww, what a softy!

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