wedding bells Real-life Hollyoaks couple ENGAGED four years after meeting on soap

REAL-LIFE Hollyoaks couple Niamh Blackshaw and Angus Castle-Doughty have announced their engagement four years after meeting on the soap.

The couple met when Angus, 31, joined Hollyoaks in 2022 and revealed their relationship just months later.

Real-life Hollyoaks couple Niamh and Angus have announced they are engagedCredit: Instagram

Today Niamh, 27, took to Instagram to share their happy news with fans, posting photo booth strips from a day out with her new fiance and flashing her ring.

She captioned her upload: “Lucky, lucky, lucky… I’ll NEVER change my name though. Best weekend ever.”

Fans rushed to comment on the engagement, with one writing: “A gorgeous couple!”

And someone else said: “This is so cute.”

Niamh starred as Juliet Nightingale in Hollyoaks while Angus portrayed villain Eric Foster.

She revealed their relationship in a sweet New Year post in January 2023, writing: “A year of growth, learning, kindness, loneliness, boundaries and acceptance. Ending in a better space than it began.”

Angus also reflected on their romance at the time, posting: “2022 saw me move to the other side of the country, take the biggest step in my career, a relationship end and a relationship start.”

It comes after fellow real-life Hollyoaks couple Nikki Sanderson and Anthony Quinlan welcomed their first child.

Anthony, known for playing Gilly Roach in the show, took to Instagram to share a snap of him carrying their son home from the hospital.

The proud new father said: “He has no idea yet… but he’s already made all our dreams come true.”

And Nikki, who played Maxine Minniver in the soap, praised him in the comments, writing: “The best daddy.”