Rachel Shenton has got married.
The former ‘Hollyoaks’ actress tied the knot with her partner Chris Overton in an intimate ceremony in front of friends and family "not that long ago" and the brunette beauty admitted that, after their Oscar win for short film ‘A Silent Child’ in March, she’s not sure how she’s going to top such a "very good" year.
Rachel told The Sun Online: "We got married not that long ago in amongst all the madness!
"It was a very private event, we wanted to keep it private, but I am so happy though.
"It has been a very good year, I don’t know what we are going to do next year!"
Though the 30-year-old star insisted winning an Academy Award hadn’t changed her and Chris’ everyday lives, they have found it’s put them in a better position professionally and they are excited about the opportunities opening up for them.
She said: "I mean Chris and I are a bit boring and normal so I don’t think it has changed that much day to day really, but it has certainly changed us creatively in terms of what we want to do and the meetings we’ve found ourselves in and doors that have been opened.
"Both sides of the pond we’ve had great meetings and we are just very excited for the next projects and things."
‘A Silent Child’ was directed by Chris and follows a deaf four-year-old girl named Libby (Maisie Sly) who lives in a world of silence until a social worker Joanna (Rachel) starts to teach her how to use sign language to communicate.
And while accepting her award at the Oscars, the actress gave her speech in sign language as it was a promise she made to her young co-star.
She said afterwards: "Every time we thought about preparing one, we felt weird in case it didn’t go our way.
"But I promised Maisie I’d do it in sign language if we won – and as Chris and I were going to be up on stage, I wanted her to be looking at us, not her interpreter."
Rachel Shenton is married
