Faye Brookes and fiancé’s 15-year love story - from flatmates to whirlwind engagement
ok.co.ukFaye Brookes and Iwan Lewis got engaged New Year's Eve after a romantic proposal. And although the pair had only been in a relationship for three months, they had actually known each other for 15 years and had enjoyed a firm friendship.
They even worked together on stage in the musical of Legally Blonde in 2011 and played each other's love interest of Elle and Emmett.They also lived together at one stage as flatmates.
Former Coronation Street actress Faye told OK! for our stunning engagement shoot: “On day one of rehearsals of Legally Blonde, we’d known each other for a few years by now, he came up to me and went, ‘By the end of this tour we’re going to be together.’ I was like, ‘Mate, no we’re not.'" Faye Brookes’ engagement shoot: ‘I’ve waited so long for my happy ending’ View gallery “Emmett [was] the nerd who gets the girl in the end,” Iwan, 34, said. “Sometimes art imitates life.There’s always been chemistry, but we’ve never gone there, until now.
It’s been written in the stars from the beginning. I’ve never been able to play it cool and I let Faye know, day one. " Faye and Iwan got back in touch last year through mutual pals, and later that year there was a rare moment in time when both the Kate Connor actress and Iwan were single. “I wasn’t going to let this opportunity slip – Faye’s not been single!” he said. "Even in Legally she wasn’t single, so there was a window of opportunity and I thought, ‘That’s it.
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