EMMERDALE newcomer Beth Cordingly has revealed she’s dating the ITV soap legend.
The actress – who plays Ruby Fox-Milligan in the ITV soap – is dating Ian Kelsey in real life, who played iconic character Dave Glover in the soap.
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Beth Cordingly and Ian Kelsey have been together for three years Credit: Instagram
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The couple first met over 20 years ago but reunited in 2021. Credit: Instagram
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Ian played Emmerdale legend Dave Glover, lover of Kim TateCredits: Rex Features
Dave is known to have had an ill-fated romance with Kim Tate and died saving her son Jamie from a fire.
Now Beth plays Ruby, the wife of Kim’s nemesis and Caleb Milligan’s stepson.
The pair have been together for three years – and the actress has now revealed how he encouraged her to accept the role.
They first met 20 years ago but got married to other people and then met again in 2021 when they quickly got together.
Beth (47) told The Mirror: “I’m very much in love with Ian and I’m very happy.
“I think it really helps that he’s an actor as well. He was so fantastic.”
She added: “Ian was really supportive and wanted me to do it, which is wonderful.
“As an actor, there’s that thing where you’re always taken away from home. But he totally gets it.
“He knows a lot of the crew and the cast, so it’s nice to be able to share what I’ve been doing, knowing he understands.
“That’s important when you’re away, and he always wants to know how the shoot went every day.
“We are both very supportive of our careers which is important when the industry is so competitive.”
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The actress made her screen debut as Ruby last week, where she was seen fooling around with her husband Caleb, played by William Ash.
And she will cause chaos in the village when she discovers his affair with Tracy Robinson – and sets out to destroy it.
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