Jessie Wallace revealed she was engaged to her carpenter boyfriend last year. The EastEnders legend, who plays Kat Slater in the BBC soap, shared a loved-up snap with her fiancé Justin Gallwey. In the selfie, Jessie, 52, can be seen looking lovingly up at Justin, 51.
Jessie captioned the post: "My love @justin_gallwey." One fan remarked: "The way you look at him Jess," while another added: "Beautiful couple." "You two are adorable," a third shared and another said: "Awe wow, the love u both show in this pic is incredibly strong, hope you're both well.
" (sic) The couple announced their engagement last year and have known each other since they were teenagers. Despite being in each others lives since they were young, the couple dated a year before Justin popped the question. The couple have been planning to get married this year.
Friends of Jessie have revealed she plans to invite some of her BBC soap co-stars including Shane Ritchie, who plays her on-screen ex-husband Alfie Moon. Last year, a source told The Sun: “Jessie is over-the-moon about her engagement and is starting to put plans in place for her wedding. “At the moment it is looking like early next year in the UK and there could be a possible magazine deal in the works.
Naturally she will have some of her EastEnders co-stars there, Shane of course. “It is quite funny that when she ties the knot, Jessie will have Shane there as their characters have walked down the aisle twice. Others likely to get an invite incl.