Beth Cordingly made her Emmerdale debut just days ago, as she joined the cast as newcomer Ruby Fox-Milligan. Now she's revealed her off-screen relationship with soap legend Ian Kelsey.
Beth, 47, has been in a relationship with Ian, 57, since 2021, and now says she is "very happy" and "so in love." Like his partner, Ian also had his own stint in the Yorkshire-based soap, when he appeared as Dave Glover from 1994 until he was killed off in 1997.
Dave was famously in a relationship with Kim Tate (Claire King) and died after saving her son Jamie in a fire. Now, over two decades later, Beth has joined the soap as Ruby Fox-Milligan, the estranged wife of Caleb Milligan (William Ash), who is the stepson and rival of Kim.
Speaking about her relationship, Beth told The Mirror: "I am very in love with Ian and very happy. I think it really does work him being an actor too.
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