Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters are one of TV’s most beloved couples. Since meeting at drama school, the duo have collaborated on more than 13 projects, and are teaming up again for the BBC series, Boiling point.
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Set to reprise their roles as Andy and Emily, the on-screen characters are good friends on the show, which is exactly how Stephen and Hannah started.
Speaking about the longevity of their marriage, in 2018 Stephen told Leicestershire live: “We were friendless. What’s the best way, right? After a while we just thought: this is stupid, you know what I mean? We like each other, we should meet.”
© GettyStephen Graham and Hannah Walters with their children Grace and Alfie
The couple first met at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London. A couple who became close on the set This is England (2006), they eventually married in 2008 and have since had two children, Grace and Alfie.
While they started out as friends, Stephen had always admired Hannah as an actress. “I used to watch Hannah at drama school and always thought she was brilliant,” he told the Liverpool Echo in 2021.
© Getty The couple met at drama school
“Watching her read, doing scenes with her during our time together, and also while she was a busy actress, I was blown away. I just thought, ‘Wow…she’s amazing.'”
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© Karwai Tang The couple often praise each other in interviews
Speaking about their on-screen chemistry, Hannah told the Liverpool Echo: “We’ve known each other for twenty-eight years. I’ll be honest – the secret is that I love my best mate. It’s that I get butterflies in my stomach when I’ve been away from him for too long .
“He still likes it [expletive] from my husband, basically. Sometimes I want to kill him… but I just adore him,” she said.
Stephen also made the sweetest comments about his wife. In an interview with The Independent in 2022, he said: “I feel extremely blessed. And I’m not talking about materialistic things.
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“I’m not talking about my career. I’m talking about how blessed I feel to have the family that I have, to have Hannah, who is my rock, who supports me through thick and thin, who has always believed in me and is my soulmate. Find to have that person in this life is amazing to me…I really appreciate life and all the close relationships I have.”
© GettyStephen and Hannah live in Ibstock, a small village three miles southwest of Coalville
Currently, Stephen and Hannah are located in Ibstock, a small village three miles southwest of Coalville. “I’m part of the furniture here. I love the sense of camaraderie in Ibstock, the community spirit. It’s a real English village,” Stephen explained to Leicestershire live.
Although Hannah and Stephen rarely talk about their children, they have revealed a few details about their family life. “Being a mum is my number one priority – it’s what I’m most proud of,” Hannah told iNews last year. “Our kids are in a fortunate position, but we’ve instilled that work ethic in them. They still have to put out the trash cans on Wednesday night.”
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