‘My fiancé and moi!’ Jessie Wallace confirms that she will marry her boyfriend Justin Gallwey as she breaks her silence with a sweet snap
Jessie Wallace has confirmed that she is engaged to her carpenter boyfriend Justin Gallwey.
The EastEnders star, 51, broke his silence on Monday after reports that they had recently gotten engaged when he uploaded a sweet photo with him.
She captioned the post: ‘My fiancé and moi’ as they hugged each other and she he put his hand on his chest.
The couple have been together for at least a year and it was claimed that they are now taking their relationship to the next level which has now been confirmed.
In an image obtained by SunJessie was recently seen wearing a gold band on her ring finger while buying a bottle of wine at a gas station near her London home.
Cute: Jessie Wallace has now confirmed she’s engaged to her carpenter boyfriend Justin Gallwey
MailOnline contacted a representative for Jessie for comment at the time.
It was previously reported that Justin had been helping Jessie fight her alcohol demons after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
He told The Sun on Sunday: ‘I just want to protect her. All is happy and things are fine.
Justin, who is said to keep a Jessie doll from Toy Story in his truck, said Sun last year: ‘Our relationship is fine. We are so close.’
Speaking of the police incident, he added: “I apologized and so did Jessie.”
Jessie expressed deep regret after she allegedly told a police officer to fuck off during five minutes of carnage outside a nightclub.
The star, who plays waitress Kat Slater in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, allegedly kneed the officer in the groin before she was arrested and placed in a police van, but was later released without charge.
She was warned by BBC bosses that her behavior was “unacceptable” after the incident, and Jessie expressed her “deep regret”.
Love: The EastEnders star, 51, broke his silence on Monday after reports that they had recently gotten engaged when she uploaded a sweet snap with him
A BBC spokesperson told MailOnline at the time: “Senior bosses spoke to Jessie Wallace about the incident and issued a clear warning that this type of behavior is unacceptable. Jessie has expressed deep regret for her.
Jessie played down rumors that she was married to Justin last summer after referring to him as her “husband.”
She sparked inevitable social media speculation courtesy of an Instagram post, in which she hinted at more than just a committed relationship.
Sharing a photo of herself wrapped in Justin’s arms as they relaxed in a London pub, Jessie added the simple caption: “My husband.”
Actress: Jessie is known for playing Kat Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (pictured last year’s show)
However, the wedding ring one would expect to see was conspicuously absent when the actress ventured out shopping near her home in the English capital at the time.
Jessie and Justin are said to have known each other since they were teenagers.
Justin hinted at his plans to propose last July, commenting on a photo of Jessie and her friend Jaime Winstone modeling matching costume jewelery on the set of a special EastEnders flashback episode.
Taking to Instagram, he wrote: “Look, I told you you’d have a ring on that finger by the end of the year.”