Shayne Ward’s fiancée doesn’t want to plan their wedding.
Sophie Austin has admitted she’d rather have a nap than organise their nuptials because she’s not great at getting plans to line up and, therefore, she has left the entire wedding preparation – apart from her dress – to the ‘Coronation Street’ actor.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Sophie, 34, said: "I’ve always wanted to get married in Vegas. If I had the choice of planning a wedding, I’d rather have a nap! Shayne is better at organising things than I am. As long as I can pick my dress, I’m happy to leave the rest to him. Having Willow walk down the aisle with me will just make my day."
The couple – who have 13-month-old daughter Willow together – have been together since early 2016 but feel like they have known each other for a "lifetime."
The 33-year-old hunk explained: "I feel like I’ve known Sophie for a lifetime. It was meant to happen. Sophie and Willow complete me. We never really dated – that’s what’s mental. Everything sort of happened naturally. We’ve done everything backwards. We got together, had a baby and now we’re getting married."
Shayne popped the question to Sophie on Boxing Day last year in front of their family – but the former ‘Hollyoaks’ actress wasn’t dressed appropriately for the occasion.
Sophie said: "It happened on Boxing Day. In the past I had told Shayne that if he was ever going to propose I would love all my family to be there. We were stood in our hallway – I was wearing pyjamas and my hair was tied up with a pair of knickers!"
Shayne added: "I didn’t feel nervous as it felt so right to do it then. There were 12 of Sophie’s family there and my mum. That was the most romantic way I could think of proposing – and it saved on all those text messages afterwards!"
Read the full story in this week’s OK! magazine, which is out now.
Shayne Ward’s fiancée Sophie Austin doesn’t want to plan wedding
