Alex and Mollie have their their happy news (Pictures: Alex Bain/Mollie Lockwood/Instagram/ITV)
Coronation Street’s Alex Bain has revealed that he’s engaged to girlfriend Mollie Lockwood.
The actor, who plays Simon Barlow on the ITV soap, proposed to Mollie during a romantic date in October last year.
‘I thought: “If I don’t do it now, I’ll keep getting more and more nervous!” I was pretty certain she’d say yes, but I was still bricking it.’ he told OK! Magazine.
The couple subsequently told their family their happy news, and have since managed to keep it secret until now.
‘We wanted to enjoy that special time together, just the two of us, for a while,’ said Mollie of their decision.
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Actor Alex, 20, has essentially grown up on the nation’s most famous street, having played Simon since 2008.
‘I can truly say it was scary,’ he told Metro.co.uk, discussing what it was like to be thrust into the spotlight at such a young age.
‘When you’re young, it’s that nature of the child, you don’t have that awareness yet.
‘You’ve got people coming up to you going: “Simon! Simon!”.
‘My family used to say: “Alex, when you don’t want to take any more pictures.” Especially if we’re going on holiday.’
Alex, 20, has been open about his mental health, revealing that he has been through some ‘dark times’, but the actor credits girlfriend Mollie, his daughter, and working on Coronation Street, for ‘keeping him going.’
Alex portrays Simon Barlow in Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)
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My family has kept me going, and having a daughter as well, that keeps me going, so it gives me something to do.,’ he said.
‘I’ve got a wonderful girlfriend, her name’s Mollie, and she’s always been there for me, because she’s struggled as well, she’s a performer too.
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