Emmerdale’s Beth Cordingly is counting down the days till she sees her partner Ian Kelsey again.
The star, who plays Ruby Fox-Miligan in the show, is in a relationship with Ian, who portrayed Kim Tate’s (Claire King) love interest Dave.
The couple have been together for over three years, with Beth previously stating that Ian was ‘really supportive’ when she landed the role of Ruby on the long-running serial drama, and they often enjoy sharing updates about their life together on social media.
Recently, Beth took to her Instagram to express how much she’s missing Ian, who is currently working in China.
Sharing a picture of the actor, Beth wrote alongside: ‘Missing this beautiful face. X 27 days countdown to China. @iankelseyofficial I love you.’
A few days ago, Beth was beyond thrilled to share the news of Ian’s new acting job with her followers.
‘Literally beside myself with excitement over Ian Kelsey’s next job’, she wrote in the caption.
‘From Feb 5th 2025…he’s Nikos in MAMMA MIA THE PARTY AT THE O2. I know. Beyond. WE LOVE IAN KELSEY AND WE LOVE ABBA. To recap we’re talking @iankelseyofficial – (gorgeous) ABBA (amaze), a Greek taverna (lusho) AND RED WINE…Perfection. Yes f*g please. He will be brilliant. It will be sublime. I’ll see you there.’
‘This is the coolest thing ever!’, Eden Taylor-Draper wrote in the comments section, echoing everyone’s thoughts.
Ian has taken to Instagram himself to share thoughts on the recent storyline development in Emmerdale, which saw Beth’s character Ruby sleep with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley).
In response to a comment from a fan, who asked him to ‘keep an eye on Ruby and Cain’, Ian said:
‘Tell me about it! I’ve been watching from China well, not watching, because I covered my eyes at that bit but…’, the actor then pointed to his eyes and then the camera, joking that he’ll be keeping a watchful eye over the two characters.
