The couple started dating last year (Picture: Instagram / Nikki Sanderson)
Hollyoaks star Nikki Sanderson and Anthony Quinlan are fuelling our holiday envy once more.
The real-life soap couple were first confirmed to be dating back in January 2022, although they got together much earlier than that.
Nikki and beau Anthony recently jetted off New York for a festive mini break and took a cute photo of them in front of Rockefeller Center.
She captioned the post: ‘Top of the Rock 🏙️ New memories made in New York ❤️.’
Fans struggled to contain themselves after seeing the cute snap, with one pleading for them to :’Please get married !!!’
Another added: ‘You’ll have the best of times an great memories .. I loved New York xx😍xx.’
Anthony, who starred in Emmerdale as Pete Barton and Hollyoaks as Gilly Roach, previously said of Nikki,
‘I’ve always fancied her. She’s mega hot, right? We’ve known each other for years. There were rumours we met at the gym, which we had a bit of a laugh about.
‘I slid into the DMs and that was it. I was lucky enough to get a date and the rest is history.’
Nikki has starred in Hollyoaks since 2012 as Maxine Minniver, and prior to that had a six year stint in Coronation Street playing Candice Stowe.
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The Blackpool-born actress has previously said that the couple are ‘quite private,’ but it’s clear for all to see that they’re very much loved-up.
Recently Nikki posted a cute picture on her Instagram of the two of them sharing a kiss. They’re in the middle of a crowd in what could be a Christmas market, but they have eyes only for each other. Dressed up snuggly in warm coats and with Nikki in a woolly hat, it’s a cosy scene.
Anthony and Nikki spoke to Metro.co.uk when they attended the CUREUsher Ball, where they were supporting Anthony’s Emmerdale co-stars Laura Norton and Mark Jordon. CUREUsher is a charity that supports funding and research for Usher Syndrome, and Laura and Mark’s two children have this condition.
Asked about what might be coming up for her character Maxine in Hollyoaks, Nikki could only say ‘Watch this space,’ as she wasn’t able to reveal any details about upcoming storylines.
‘New memories.’