Shayne Ward has revealed he and fiancee Sophie Austin cancelled their wedding plans after he landed a role on Strictly. Tameside-born Shayne, 39, has been engaged to Hollyoaks actress Sophie since 2017 and they have children Willow, eight and Reign, two together.
But Shayne, a former X Factor winner, said luckily bride-to-be Sophie was fully in support of pushing their wedding back - as she was the one who put him forward for the ballroom show after years of telling him he should do it, the Mirror reports.
Asked about the couple's wedding plans, Shayne said: "It'll be happening. Sophie and I were actually looking at the end of this year, but we couldn't because this incredible show happened.
Strictly came along, and so we had to put the wedding on hold. I've joked that maybe we could do both together, and get married after the results show.
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