Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox announces she has secretly married her fiancé Nicholas Willes

Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox has announced that she’s secretly married her fiancé Nicholas Willes.

The actress, 37, who plays Nancy Osbourne in the Channel 4 soap, took to Instagram on Saturday to share her happy news alongside sweet snaps of herself and her new husband.

And the star looked simply radiant in a pretty white trouser suit and a feathered caped cardigan as she gazed lovingly at her long-term beau while holding a stunning bouquet. 

Jessica swept her raven tresses into a chic up do’ accessorised with a white headband, while she finished her look with pointed white heels. 

While a second black and white image shows the couple sharing a quiet moment as they stand together in the street.

Captioning the photos, Jessica seemingly revealed that they decided to tie the knot after their dream ‘planned wedding’ was postponed.

She penned: ‘While we wait for the Wedding we planned to go ahead…we thought we’d get on with the business of being married.’

Last month Jessica confirmed her wedding had been cancelled dur to Covid-19 as she shared a snap with her Hollyoaks co-stars.

As she posed alongside Nikki Sanderson, Tamara Wall and Anna Passey, she wrote: ‘Covid may have cancelled the wedding but I’m still wearing the silly tiara. Thank you ladies.’  

In September, it was revealed wedding ceremonies and receptions in England are to be restricted to just 15 people – half of the previous guidelines – as part of new coronavirus measures to curb a surge in cases.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson added that funeral services would be exempt from the limitations, with the maximum number of mourners remaining at 30.

Setting out the measures in the House of Commons, the politician, 56, said: ‘Fifth, now is the time to tighten up the rule of six.

‘I’m afraid that from Monday a maximum of 15 people will be able to attend wedding ceremonies and receptions, though up to 30 can still attend a funeral as now.’

Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies and receptions were included in a list of exemptions to the ban on social gatherings of more than six.

Jessica announced her engagement to Nicholas in November as she shared a snap of her sparkling engagement ring on Instagram. 

The soap star captioned the post: ‘Be with someone you can be completely yourself with.

‘Someone who makes you want to be better, kinder, eat more fruit and veg. So of course I said “yes”.’ 

Jessica later shared the snap of her showing off her gold wedding band with a glittering diamond on her Insta-stories and wrote: ‘Just sharing this again because it’s been one hell of a weekend.’