'It breaks my heart to miss out on Strictly'
New UK|June 03, 2024
Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter on marriage, motherhood and why she fears she'll never get to compete for the Glitterball
SHELLEY SPADONI
'It breaks my heart to miss out on Strictly'

When new catches up with Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter at the glitzy Bafta TV Awards, she’s wearing a beautiful white dress with a sweetheart neckline which, we suggest, looks suspiciously bridal, eliciting a rather cheeky look from the actress.

She told us last month that she had originally hoped that her businessman fiancé, Oliver Piotrowski, might plan their wedding on her behalf and that she would even trust him to find her a “good” wedding dress to wear. But after he said, “Absolutely not! I plan everything in our world, this is one thing that I’m not doing,” she seems to be taking matters into her own hands.

Jorgie, who has played Theresa McQueen in the E4 soap on and off since 2008, opens up about wedding bells, why she will always love Hollyoaks despite having left the show a few times, and filming ITVBe fly-on- the-wall series Drama Queens with her other half.

The 36-year-old also gets misty-eyed as she raves about the joys of motherhood. Having endured the devastating miscarriage of quadruplets in 2021, Jorgie reveals that she has finally found her purpose since welcoming her son Forest into the world in November 2022…

Hi, Jorgie! You look incredible – and really quite bridal – might we add…

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