He may only be 20 years old, but Coronation Street actor Alex Bain has had the full seal of approval from his parents after popping the question to his girlfriend Mollie Lockwood.
The couple got engaged last October after Alex got down on one knee whilst they were celebrating their two-year anniversary.
And speaking exclusively to OK!, Alex reveals that his own parents got married when they were “really young” too, while 19 year old Mollie says her dad proposed to her mum when she was only 17. “My parents are so happy for us.They’re really glad that I’m with Alex,” says Mollie. “And they couldn’t really say anything about us being too young, because my mum got engaged to my dad when she was only 17.
So I’m already older than she was!” Alex adds: “My parents married really young, too! They’ve always said to me that it seems like I’ve finally found someone I have a real connection with.
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