Coronation Street's Bernie Winter, portrayed by the gifted Jane Hazlegrove, may have had a run of misfortune in her love life on the cobbles, but off-screen, her romantic situation is quite the opposite. Bernie has recently been put through the mill in the soap, grappling with the heartbreaking loss of her son Paul Foreman (played by Peter Ash) following his battle with MND (motor neurone disease). Audiences were touched when Paul was diagnosed last year and recently saw his touching final scenes on the programme.
However, Jane Hazlegrove's life away from the cameras is brimming with happiness. The actress, who has embodied Bernie since 2019, is blissfully wedded to her spouse Isobel Middleton, an actress known for her roles in Emmerdale and the Harry Potter franchise, reports the Liverpool Echo . The couple tied the knot in 2015 and are recognised for maintaining their private life away from public scrutiny.
During a rare candid conversation on Lorraine, as cited by the Daily Star, Hazlegrove lavished praise on her wife, stating: "She's sensational, a really beautiful woman. I am very obsessed." She also humorously suggested that their enduring relationship, which has lasted over 28 years, might be attributed to the fact they've never acted together, according to the Mirror.
While Jane Hazlegrove and Isobel Middleton haven't appeared together on screen, they've both had their fair share of soap opera roles. Isobel Middleton has notably taken on three different characters in .