Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd announces engagement

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has announced his engagement to long-term girlfriend Hanni Treweek.

Shepherd, who has played David Platt in the ITV series since 2000, met Treweek while she was working in the show’s script department. The couple started dating in 2017.

Treweek announced the happy news in a joint Instagram post with her fiancé, which featured an image of the couple sharing a kiss after Shepherd popped the question during a safari vacation earlier this month.

The caption read: “05.06.24 I said YES forever!!!”

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The comments section was quickly filled with congratulatory comments for the happy couple, including well wishes from the Shepherd’s Corrie co-stars.

Julia Goulding, who plays Shepherd’s on-screen wife Shona Platt, wrote: “Such lovely news! Congratulations to you both, absolutely perfect couple,” while her on-screen son Paddy Bever wrote: commented a heart.

“Ahh, amazing news guys! Huge congratulations,” wrote Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor in the soap, while Tyrone Dobbs actor Alan Halsall added: “Congratulations to you both.”

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Former Corrie star Michelle Keegan, who played David’s ex-girlfriend Tina McIntyre, commented: “Awww, congratulations to you both”, while Eva Price actress Catherine Tyldesley wrote similarly: “Congratulations my darlings!!! Wonderful.”

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick also shared her congratulations, writing: “Beautiful! Congratulations to you both, beautiful couple.”

Shepherd has shared a number of sweet updates about her relationship with Treweek over the years, including a romantic trip to London in 2022 and the gift of an adorable puppy in 2018.

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In 2020, the actor, who shares three children with his ex-fiancée Lauren Shippey, revealed that he planned to marry Treweek one day amid engagement rumors at the time.

“We’re getting married but we’re not engaged yet,” he told OK!. “We want to hit all these big milestones like getting married and having kids and buying a house, but we’re not there yet.

“I didn’t want to scare Hanni, but we had a discussion about marriage and kids early on because you have to know you want the same things.”

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and is broadcast on ITVX.

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