Former EastEnders 'star Shona McGarty is all set for a dreamy winter wedding. The ex-EastEnders favourite has opened up about her engagement to musician beau David Bracken, and she's already got her eye on the big day. Chatting with OK! magazine she spilled: "We are hoping to get married in the next year or two.
We want to have an engagement party and are thinking of a Christmas wedding. David loves Christmas and I love winter and the cold and the lights. We also want to get married in Ireland because I have so much family there, and so does David.
Maybe West Cork, it's just so beautiful and picturesque." On the career front, Shona hasn't ruled out a return to the soap world if the timing and feel are right, though she's currently relishing her newfound freedom. Rising to fame as Whitney Dean, the adopted daughter of Bianca (played by Patsy Palmer) on Albert Square, Shona became a household name over her 16-year stint.
2023 marked a turning point for Shona as she bid farewell to the show that had been her home since she was 16 back in 2008. She reflects on the move as a necessary step for her personal growth and professional aspirations, trading long hours on set for cherished moments with loved ones and her fiance. Reflecting on her final moments on set, she shared: "I remember the last day of filming.
I said, 'I am not going to cry - it's just a job! ' But when that last scene came, I was crying like a baby. All my colleagues were crying. It was a decision I had toyed with .