Bust out the bubbly! Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson announces engagement to Carl Hyland
By Bella Brennan
Published: 15:55 GMT, 18 July 2014 | Updated: 16:54 GMT, 19 July 2014
Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson has announced the exciting news he is engaged to boyfriend Carl Hyland.
The 28-year-old, who is best known for playing Ste Hay in the long-running Channel 4 soap, told The Mirror he hopes to wed his beau early next year.
‘I just got engaged. It's really exciting. We've been together for over seven years so it's not a shock,’ he explained to the publication.
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| Elated: Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson has confirmed he's engaged to longterm partner Carl Hyland |
Kieron hopes to have a low-key ceremony that’s full of surprises.
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‘Depending on storylines, we're hoping to squeeze it in next year. I don't want it to be a cold wedding, but then I don't want to be too hot, so it'll be spring,’ he said.
‘Not even my mum knows some of the things I have in mind,’ he explained.
The popular star came out in 2010 when he revealed on national television that, like his on-screen character Ste, he is gay as well.
'I am gay in real life and at 20 years old I kind of accepted it myself and now I can finally relate to my character Ste that he is 20 and he's going through things that I went through in my past,’ he said at the time.
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| Keeping it low key: The 28-year-old wants a small ceremony that's full of surprises |
The happy news came shortly after it was confirmed Hollyoaks is the most violent soap opera on British television, beating EastEnders to the title after it had 11.5 violent scenes per hour last year in comparison to the BBC One programme's 2.1, according to Ofcom.
The soap - which is currently following a harrowing domestic abuse and rape storyline - has even overtaken ITV's Coronation Street, which has remained steady at three violent scenes per hour, as well as Emmerdale's four.
Hollyoaks came under fire from Ofcom last year and was labelled too ‘violent and shocking’ for pre-watershed viewing after a character was pushed under a train in a disturbing scene in August 2013.
A Channel 4 spokesman said during the furore 'We are committed to ensuring all Hollyoaks storylines are appropriate for a pre-watershed audience.'
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| Glowing groom! 'I just got engaged. It's really exciting. We've been together for over seven years so it's not a shock' |
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