Coronation Street's Yasmeen star Shelley King's life off screen with TV star wife

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Coronation Street star Shelley King has become a key character on the cobbles since she joined as Yasmeen Metcalfe in 2014.The believed character is currently in a relationship with Stu Carpenter played by Bill Fellows and will soon be celebrating her 70th birthday in the heart of Weatherfield.

Away from Corrie, the soap star is miles away from her on screen persona and is actually 67 years old and is in a civil partnership with actor and director Trilby James.Trilby has established herself in the world of showbiz having worked on shows such as Poirot, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Casualty, The Broker's Man and Cake.

The pair have been together for over 20 years with Shelley "coming out" to her parents after they met. Shelley who originally hails from Calcutta, India reflected back on the time she came out to her parents when she was 42.The TV star shared that the lack of lesbian representation in the media prompted her to express who she really was.

She told the Metro in 2021: "I met Trilby, 24 years ago. She had never had a relationship with a woman and it was so difficult for both of us.