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Emmerdale’s Fiona Wade – aka Priya – reveals she is dating former co-star!

And they make a gorgeous couple!

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Emmerdale star Fiona Wade seems to have let the cat out of the bag – she’s got a new boyfriend and he looks very familiar!

The actress, who appears on the ITV soap as Priya Sharma, appears to have confirmed that she’s dating her former co-star Simon Cotton.

And we had no idea!

Fiona has played Priya since 2011 (Credit: ITV)

The romantics amongst you are allowed to go a bit gooey at the news that Fiona has found love with Simon, who played Home Farm Estate client Hugh Bryant in August last year.

And she shared the great news with her 48,200 followers on Instagram on Tuesday (17 July).

Alongside a sweet snap of the pair about to kiss, Fiona simply added a heart emoji.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlTk96JFPCE/?taken-by=fionawade1

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And fans were quick to tell the soap star how happy they were for her…

One wrote: “At last we see what’s putting a smile on that beautiful face.”

Another enthused: “This is beautiful! Xxx so happy for you.”

A third added: “What a gorgeous couple and a beautiful picture! So happy for you babe!”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRL9CqvgTeT/?taken-by=simoncottonactor

In March, Fiona admitted she had been seeing an “actor and writer” but did not reveal his name.

She said: “I’m with someone right now.

“He’s an actor and writer based in London.”

Fans may recall that Simon’s character Hugh was unimpressed by Rebecca White’s organisational skills when she was left to run the business alone after a divide in her family.

Recently, Priya got on the wrong side of killer Lachlan White. leaving fans wondering if she would become one of his multiple victims.

She also embarked on an affair with Pete Barton.

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Helen Fear
TV Editor

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