Coronation Street star Christopher Quentin engaged to girlfriend Robyn Delabarre

Coronation Street Christopher Quentin engaged
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Coronation Street star Christopher Quentin is engaged to girlfriend Robyn Delabarre.

The 61-year-old, who is best known for playing Brian Tilsley on the ITV soap back in the eighties, proposed to his girlfriend of seven months while celebrating her birthday.

Posting on her Facebook page to share the exciting news, 21-year-old Robyn shared an image of her beaming at her birthday party, with the caption: ‘Had the best night feel so lucky I have such amazing people around me I’m so grateful for all my presents and cards.. I was not expecting to be proposed to either! What a night ❤’.

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The pair, who have been in a relationship for seven months, then headed off to Mykonos in Greece to celebrate Robyn’s big birthday.

‘He’s made my 21st so special ❤’ she captioned a photo of herself relaxing by a hot tub.

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The dancer, who has previously dated late Love Island contestant Mike Thalassitis, then went on to let her followers know that she had a bit of a health scare during the pair’s romantic trip.

Sharing a post on Facebook that shows her ‘checked in’ to Mykonos hospital, she posted a series of sad faces.

Explaining that she ended up on a drip after suffering from sun stroke, Robyn then uploaded a video of her relaxing in a hot tub detailing her experience.

‘Nice relaxing day with our Hot tub and view after a horrible trip to a&e last night and me ended up on a drip that cost £500,’ she explained to her Facebook friends and followers. ‘Never a dull moment,’ she continued.

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Speaking of her new fiancé Christopher, Robyn wrote: ‘lucky he held my hand and cuddled up in the hospital bed with me always looking after me ❤’.

Christopher starred in the popular soap between 1978 and 1989 before leaving the acting industry to become a club manager.

Congratulations to the happy couple on their exciting news!

Aleesha Badkar
Lifestyle Writer

Aleesha Badkar is a lifestyle writer who specialises in health, beauty - and the royals. After completing her MA in Magazine Journalism at the City, the University of London in 2017, she interned at Women’s Health, Stylist, and Harper’s Bazaar, creating features and news pieces on health, beauty, and fitness, wellbeing, and food. She loves to practice what she preaches in her everyday life with copious amounts of herbal tea, Pilates, and hyaluronic acid.