Emmerdale's Beth Cordingly opens up on her relationship with a soap legend

Emmerdale’s Beth Cordingly has opened up about her romance with a former fave from the soap.

As Emmerdale fans know, at the start of 2024, Beth, 47, was introduced as part of the ongoing storyline in the soap. She has been seen as Ruby with her enjoying a tempestuous relationship with Caleb.

Away from the soap, Beth is in a relationship with former Emmerdale star Ian Kelsey. Back in the 1990s, Ian played Dave Glover in the ITV show.

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As reported by Metro, Beth says Ian’s connection to Emmerdale has been very helpful since she joined the soap.

“There is that thing as an actor where you are always taken away from home,” she said. “But he totally gets it. He knows a lot of the crew and cast and so it’s lovely to be able to share what I’ve been up to, knowing he understands.

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“That’s important when you are away and he is always keen to find out how filming has gone each day. We are both very supportive of each other’s careers which is important when it is such a competitive industry.”

Beth and Ian, who have known each other for over two decades, added to The Mirror : “I am very in love with Ian and very happy.”

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