THE real-life soap couple celebrated a milestone after they confirmed their off-screen romance on social media. Actress Ruby O’Donnell, who plays nurse Peri Lomax in Hollyoaks , shared a sweet birthday message to her co-star boyfriend and soap newcomer Nathaniel Dass, who plays Dillon Ray. Ruby, 23, has starred in the Channel 4 soap since 2013 whereas Nathaniel, 22, joined last year.

The pair are rarely seen on-screen together, but off camera, they couldn't be more loved-up. Taking to Instagram on Nathaniel's birthday, Ruby posted a photos of them together with him hugging and kissing her on the cheek. She captioned the love-up snaps: "Happy birthday my love, happiest with you.

" read more on hollyoaks Their Hollyoaks co-stars rushed to the comment section to gush over the couple. Ashley Taylor-Dawson, who plays the iconic Darren Osborne, wrote: "Okay..

. so this is all super cute!" And Cleo McQueen star Nadine Mulkerrin said: "You twwwooo stop it!! I smell more Hollyoaks’s babies in the future," with a laughing emoji. Nadine, 31, found her fiancé Rory Douglas-Speed, 32, who plays Joel Dexter on Hollyoaks after he joined back in 2018.

Most read in Soaps The couple live together and have two sons Reggie, 5, and Dougie, 2. In her snap, Ruby put on a leggy display wearing a burnt orange dress while her boyfriend held her close by the waist and he kissed her. While, Nathaniel looked stylish in a an oversized cream patterned shirt and wide leg black trousers.

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