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EastEnders star Shona McGarty announces engagement

Photo credit: OK! Magazine
Photo credit: OK! Magazine

From Digital Spy

EastEnders star Shona McGarty has announced that she is engaged to her partner Ryan Harris.

The pair have been dating for five years, but confirmed in this week's OK! magazine issue that they are planning to tie the knot later this year.

"We're getting married towards the end of the year in the UK," Shona – who plays Whitney Carter on the BBC One soap – said. "It's been a bit stressful as there are so many decisions to make!

Photo credit: OK! Magazine
Photo credit: OK! Magazine

"We'd like an Irish-themed wedding as my family is from southern Ireland. I'll be inviting my friends from EastEnders too."

Shona also revealed how Ryan proposed to her, revealing that it happened at her surprise birthday party.

"Ryan asked me to cut the birthday cake, and I was like, 'Why? We're not getting married!'," she recalled.

"But I did it, and there was a box on the top of the cake and Ryan asked me to open the box.

Photo credit: OK! Magazine
Photo credit: OK! Magazine

"When I opened it, there was a ring inside – and I turned around and Ryan was down on one knee and I started crying.

"The engagement was a complete surprise, but we had spoken about marriage, just to check that we both wanted the same things."

Read the full story in this week's OK! magazine – out today.

EastEnders continues tonight (Monday, January 22) at 8pm on BBC One.


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