Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Coronation Street character Gary Windass, played by actor Mikey North , is no stranger to a dramatic storyline. Just recently, his on-screen wife Maria - portrayed by Samia Longchambon - caught Gary and his ex Sarah out. When visiting a local police station, Gary was caught in the act after giving Sarah Platt ( Tina O'Brien ) £10k to pay off her former flame Nathan after he was attacked.
However, Gary lied to Maria when she spotted the money missing from their account, telling her that he’d spent it on a new boiler for the factory. Now, as things are set to get explosive for Mikey's character, the actor himself enjoys a much more tranquil life off-screen with his wife Rachael, son Archie, and daughter Eliza . Let's delve into the family life of the soap star.
.. Mikey North and his wife, fitness instructor Rachael Isherwood, exchanged vows in January 2016 at Curradine Barns in Shrawley, Worcestershire, three years after their initial encounter at a Manchester bar.
The Yorkshire-born actor popped the question to Rachael during a romantic getaway in the Lake District the previous year. Recalling the proposal, Mikey shared with OK! : "I asked her to shut her eyes. When she opened them I was down on one knee with the ring.
I was looking up at Rachael, with my knees ge.