JLS star Aston Merrygold is married to Sarah Lou Richards

JLS star Aston Merrygold is married to his long-term love, Sarah Lou Richards.

The couple, who got engaged on Christmas Eve in 2017 and have been together for 10 years, announced the news on Instagram on Wednesday.

They simply shared a photo of their wedding rings and wrote, “Husband and wife #MrandMrsMerrygold.”

The couple are parents to Grayson Jax, four, and Macaulay Shay, two.

Aston and Sarahg Lou were set to tie the knot in 2020, but like so many other couples, the coronavirus pandemic forced them to postpone their big day.

A selection of celebrities took to the comments section to congratulate them.

Girls Aloud star KImberley Walsh wrote: ‘Ahhh congratulations.’

Rochelle Humes wrote: ‘Dream team.’

Precious Moments: JLS star Aston with fiancé Sarah Lou and their sons Grayson Jax, two, and Macaulay Shay

And Strictly’s Amy Dowden also posted her congratulations.

Aston previously told The Sun: “Our date is in it. I now regularly sit in the evenings. That’s why my Instagram and Twitter have probably been a bit quieter than usual because the planning is in full swing.

‘I enjoy the process of planning – my lady is a trooper, she is brilliant so I just have to be ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and then show up for the day. She’s a hero.’

“If I’d had it my way, I’d say, ‘Let’s do it, Land Registry, go somewhere, sort it out’. She was like, “No, we’re going to stick with it. We’re doing this right.”