Heartbeat's Tricia Penrose reveals she's engaged after romantic Tenerife proposal
The ITV show actress, 55, was surprised with a huge diamond ring on what was her seven year anniversary with her now-fiance.
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The screen star took to her Instagram page for an excited upload to her main grid in which she showed off her shiny new bling.
Tricia, who played Heartbeat 's Gina Ward for 18 years, showcased a picture showing her and her other half smiling in a restaurant.
She donned a blue shirt and thick-rimmed glasses, with her blonde hair in loose waves over her shoulders.
Tricia placed her left hand - featuring her new jewellery - on her partner Chris' chest as he grinned.
Another image saw her zoom in on the rock so her followers could get a closer look.
In her caption she gushed: "Our seven year anniversary and heading off to Tenerife.
"Chris has proposed to me! OMG very happy.
"Happy anniversary to my fiance love you to bits."
Her celeb pals including former Corrie star Denise Welch were quick to hit the like button on her happy news.
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Tricia married TV presenter Mark Simpkin in 2003, and the couple had two children.
Heartbeat star Tricia Penrose looks unrecognisable 12 years after show ends
They split in 2021 after 18 years of marriage and now live separately in Cheshire.
An insider at the time said: "They decided to go their separate ways after realising they had grown apart and it would be better for everyone."
She then found a new man in her life, her now-fiance Chris - two weeks after her divorce from her husband of 18 years.
The pair went Instagram official back in 2021 and she shared a selfie pouting during a date night and captioned the shot: "Lovely night with my gorgeous fella" alongside several love hearts.
The screen queen then posted another photo of her and beau clad in bathrobes in front of a seaview.
Writing alongside the beaming shot, she penned: "Lovely weather today on a bank holiday".
Away from her work on Heartbeat, she appeared on Brookside, Coronation Street and Emmerdale and also took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2013.
These days Tricia looks very different, having swapped her brunette hair for a blonde do.
The star now works as a presenter on BBC Radio Manchester.
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