Hollyoaks star Stephanie Waring has debuted her stunning new look as she parties with her celebrity pals for her belated hen do. The long-standing member of the Channel 4 soap married her now-husband Tom Thornton-Brookes in a secret Maldives ceremony in July, and has stepped out with her friends this weekend to celebrate. The 46-year-old, who has played Cindy Cunningham in Hollyoaks since 1996, showed off her new pixie cut, as she wore a stunning 60s style monochrome shift dress.
Stephanie swapped the traditional pre-wedding hen for a night out after the event to mark the occasion, accompanied by Corrie star Alison King. Under a photo of the pair together, she wrote on Instagram : "Hen do! Second wedding impending!!!" Stephanie and Tom have been together for nearly four years and were initially planning on going on just going holiday, but four weeks before they went, they decided to elope and have their big day abroad. They got married at the five star Ifuru Island resort, with Stephanie wearing a stunning A-line gown.
She spoke about their spontaneous decision to OK! magazine , saying: "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. I’m quite an impromptu person in some senses, so it just felt right. There were conversations ongoing about how we were going to do it and whether it would be abroad, so we just ju.