Corrie actor Alex Bain announces he's engaged
The pair kept their engagement a secret for a year
Last updated 10th Oct 2022
Alex Bain who plays Simon Barlow on Coronation Street, has announced his engagement to his girlfriend Mollie Lockwood. 20-year-old Alex and 19-year-old Mollie have shared details about the proposal and why Alex thought it was the right time to get engaged.
After getting together at the end of 2019, the pair got engaged in October 2021 and have since kept the exciting news a secret. They finally decided to announce the happy news in an interview with OK! magazine, where Alex revealed how the proposal happened.
Alex surprised performing arts student Mollie on their two-year-anniversary on 4th October last year, after a romantic night out in Chester which ended with them watching the sunset from their hotel balcony. Alex explained: "That’s when I just asked her. I thought, ‘If I don’t do it now, I’ll keep getting more and more nervous!’ I was pretty certain she’d say yes, but I was still bricking it."
While they are only just revealing the engagement to fans, they shared the lovely news with their family last Christmas, with Mollie revealing that they: "Wanted to enjoy that special time together, just the two of us, for a while."
Alex also shared how he knew it was the right time to propose, saying: "I’m a big believer in making that move as soon as you know it’s the right person, and I’ve known that Mollie is my person pretty much since the day we met. She’s got my heart and soul already, so why not seal the deal? I can’t imagine spending my life with anyone else."
The couple are planning on moving in together before tying the knot and said that they would wait to be married before having any children together.
Alex became father in 2018, welcoming daughter Lydia Rose in December with his former partner Levi. The relationship ended between the pair in May 2019.
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Congratulations to Alex and Mollie!
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