HOLLYOAKS star Stephanie Waring has secretly married her boyfriend of four years after eloping to the Maldives. The soap star - who was recently axed after playing Cindy Cunningham for 28 years - wed Tom Thornton-Brookes at a five-star resort on Ifuru Island. The pair have been together for four years, with Stephanie confirming the relationship in 2021 after a few months together.
In a stunning snap published by OK! , Steph is seen in her wedding dress after making a "last-minute decision" to say 'I Do'. She told the magazine: 'When we booked this holiday to the Maldives , Tom said: 'Do you want to get married?' and I just replied, 'Yeah.'" Tom added: "I was having a look online at where we were staying and I saw they did weddings .
READ MORE ON HOLLYOAKS "I’m quite an impromptu person in some senses, so it just felt right. We just jumped at this chance." Stephanie is a mum-of-two to Lexi Grace, 18, with her ex Dan Hooper, and Mia, 13, with a former partner.
Her daughters weren't at their wedding, but she FaceTimed them to show off her gown. The 46-year-old became the only original character to be included in Hollyoaks' recent cull of 20 cast members . Most read in TV The move came as part of a shock shake-up which will see Hollyoaks become ‘Britain’s first national digital-led soap’, moving from Channel 4 to YouTube and E4 and being cut from five episodes a week to three .
Steph told The Sun at the time: “I did expect more loyalty after almost three decades. "We’.