Real-life soap couple join beloved axed soap together ahead of its end

Singer and soap prima Shayne Ward is acceptable to instrumentality to soapland adjacent week arsenic helium joins BBC soap Doctors, alongside real-life fiancé Sophie Austin.

Shayne is acceptable to instrumentality connected the relation of Kenny Webb successful an upcoming occurrence titled Shock Therapy, portion erstwhile Hollyoaks prima Sophie volition play Sandra Horner.

Shayne is possibly champion known to Coronation Street fans arsenic Aidan Connor, who helium played for 3 years betwixt 2015 and 2018.

During his clip connected the cobbles, Aidan was progressive successful a emotion triangle betwixt Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) and Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).

In 2018, the quality died successful a devastating storyline that saw him instrumentality his ain life.

Meanwhile, Sophie played the relation of Lindsey Roscoe successful Hollyoaks betwixt 2013 and 2016.

In 2015, Lindsey went connected a serial sidesplitting spree, but was murdered herself by serial slayer Silas Blissett successful 2016.

The real-life mates are acceptable to articulation Doctors up of its last episodes aboriginal this year.

Speaking about the determination to axe the beloved soap, a BBC spokesperson said astatine the time: ‘We person taken the precise hard determination to bring daytime play Doctors to an extremity aft 23 years.

‘With ace ostentation successful play production, the outgo of the programme has accrued significantly, and further concern is besides present required to refurbish the tract wherever the amusement is made, oregon to relocate it to different home.

‘With a level licence-fee, the BBC’s backing challenges mean we person to marque pugnacious choices successful bid to present greater worth to audiences.

‘We stay afloat committed to the West Midlands and each of the backing for Doctors volition beryllium reinvested into caller programming successful the region.

‘We would similar to convey each the Doctors formed and unit who person been progressive successful the amusement since 2000.’

In summation to this caller role, Shayne is presently taking connected the situation of competing connected Strictly Come Dancing, having been partnered with Nancy Xu.

During the archetypal unrecorded show, the brace performed a Samba to Do I Do by Stevie Wonder, scoring 21 points.

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