EastEnders favourite Kathy Beale is set to tie the knot to Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley) in upcoming scenes.
Actress Gillian has played the café owner on and off since 1985.
Whether it was her rocky relationship with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), or coming back to Walford after everyone thought she had died in a car crash, her storylines have left BBC soap viewers on the edge of their seats.
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As Kathy prepares to say ‘I Do’, Daily Star has taken a look at Gillian’s love life away from Albert Square.
Co-star romance
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Gillian had a co-star romance with the actor who played her on-screen stepson.
She dated EastEnders heartthrob Nick Berry, who played Simon Wicks, From 1985 until 1988.
After he left Albert Square, Nick went on to appear in Heartbeat between 1992 and 1998 for an impressive 96 episodes, and also released two albums.
Nick went on to marry actress Rachel Robertson in 1994 and the pair are parents to two sons.
He has since retired from acting and is thought to now be a house husband.
Ex’s death
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The actress later began a relationship with Geoff Knights in the lates eighties and she gave birth to their daughter Jessica in 1992.
In 1999, Gillian became a mother for a second time to a son named Harrison.
Geoff spent 23 years with Gillian before their stormy relationship ended in 2009.
He died aged 58 in November 2013 just three months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.
The businessman died without a will and his estate worth £22,000.
Wedding called off
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Gillian started dating Dave Fairburn in 2013.
They were set to tie the knot but they split in 2019 after their relationship came to an end after a “string of disagreements”, according to reports at the time.
In 2010, Dave was shot in the stomach after reportedly confronting a group of people.
He was shot from point blank range near a Toby Carvery car park in Enfield, North London, but the bullet missed his vital organs.
Gillian and Dave are believed to still be good friends.
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One at 7.30pm
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