Emmerdale favourite Lisa Riley has shared the poignant reason she and her fiancé Al, won’t ever make it down the aisle. Unlike her soap alter ego Mandy Dingle, Lisa, 46, has sworn off any big white dress and fancy ceremony following the loss of both her own mother and her future mother-in-law to cancer.
The star had previously admitted getting married without her own mother would’ve been tough, but now without her fiancé’s mum to witness their union, Lisa has revealed that the happy couple have ditched the idea of getting married altogether.
Speaking to The Mirror about her decision, Lisa said: “We don’t want to change anything.” “Both of us talk about it all the time and feel as long as we’re happy we don’t need rings on our fingers. “We’ve lost both our mums.
And when it comes to things like weddings, you do it for the other people.” The couple have so far been engaged for four years and intend to continue living exactly as they have done, as in their eyes, they don’t need a piece of paper or a ring to show each other they care.
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