Emmerdale’s Michelle Hardwick has announced that she has gotten engaged to her girlfriend, producer Kate Brooks.
The actress – who plays Vanessa Woodfield on the long-running soap – shared their happy news on Instagram with a photo of the two of them having a celebratory drink.
She revealed in the caption that she had been planning the proposal for “months” and that it had been “no ordinary proposal”.
She said:
“So after months of planning, I popped the question!!! She said yes!!!”
“#loveislove #noordinaryproposal.”
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Michelle and Kate, who is a producer on the show, went public with their relationship in October.
The actress took to Instagram on National Coming Out Day, October 11, to share two black-and-white photos of the two of them.
“It will all work out in the end,” she wrote alongside the photos, adding: “#behappy #loveislove”
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Fans rushed to congratulate the pair in the comments underneath Michelle’s photo.
One person said:
“Yaaaaaaasssss!!! So happy for you guys!”
Another added:
“OMG ~ this is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G news! Huge congratulations to you both.”
Someone else wrote:
“Congratulations Michelle and Kate! I’m so happy for you xx”