Coronation Street star Alex Bain has reportedly split from his fiancée Mollie Lockwood just six months after the couple became engaged.
The 21-year-old actor, who plays Simon Barlow in the popular ITV soap, split from his fiancée last month, The Sun report.
The couple’s friends are said to have rallied around the pair for support, with Alex and Mollie said to be “gutted” that their relationship has not worked out.
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“Their mates have rallied around to support them and keep them busy,” a source told the publication.
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“Simon is focused on the soap and getting stuck into storylines and his role.”
Daily Star has contacted Alex’s representative for a comment.
Alex and Mollie dated for three years before the actor popped the question during a romantic night out in Chester last year to celebrate their two year anniversary.
The couple watched the sun set from a balcony, before Alex got down on one knee and proposed in 2022.
Alex and Mollie previously opened up about their relationship to OK! Magazine, including how they met and a sweet confession from the actor about his fiancée.
The couple met when Mollie was auditioning for a performing arts college in the North West, with Alex saying that he “couldn’t take his eyes off her,” when they performed during an acting scene together later that day.
He gushed: “She was already my ideal type because, well, look at her! But she also came across as really hardworking and ambitious.
“She’s got a heart of gold and a gorgeous soul. I told my best friend that I liked her before asking her out, and he was like, “You’ve got no chance!”. But look at us now, almost three years later.”
Alex continued to pay tribute to Mollie during the interview as he made a sweet confession about their engagement at the time, saying: “I did have a tiny inkling on the night that it could happen – just because it was such a special day in such a romantic place! And we’d spoken before about getting married and spending our lives together.”
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