Soap Stars Who Hooked Up In Real Life: From 'Emmerdale' To 'EastEnders', The Actors Who Got Together Off-Screen

Revealed! The Soap Stars Who Hooked Up In Real Life
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Given how often most British soaps air, it’s easy to forget that the stars of our favourite shows do actually have time away from the small screen.

Nevertheless, they obviously do, but when it comes to their private lives, many ‘Emmerdale’, ‘EastEnders’, ‘Corrie’ and ‘Hollyoaks’ enjoy mixing business with pleasure. Yes, we mean they’ve also hooked up.

But while a handful of these stars’ characters were together on-screen, some of the other real-life pairings seem bizarre, when you consider who they play.

Can you imagine if Cain Dingle seduced Rhona Kirk, for instance? Exactly.

Check out the soap stars who hooked up off-screen below…

Soap Stars Who Are Couples In Real Life
Joanne Mitchell and Dominic Brunt(01 of12)
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They play... Sandra and Paddy Kirk in 'Emmerdale''Emmerdale' veteran Dominic has played Paddy for years, but in 2016, his wife Joanie joined, playing Aaron Livesy's stepmum Sandra.
Tamara Wall and Charlie Clapham(02 of12)
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They play... Grace Black and Freddie Roscoe in 'Hollyoaks' Their characters may be rivals, but Tamara and Charlie struck up a romance nonetheless. Sadly, things didn't work out and they parted ways after months of dating. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas(03 of12)
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They play... Sarah Platt and Jason Grimshaw in 'Corrie'Tina and Jason's characters got hitched in 2007 and off-screen, they were in a relationship from 2003 to 2009. Their split came the year after they welcomed their daughter Scarlett, and they've remained good friends since parting ways. (credit:Mark Campbell/REX Shutterstock)
Charley Webb and Matthew Wolfenden(04 of12)
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They play... Debbie Dingle and David Metcalfe in 'Emmerdale'Charley and David's character barely chat on the soap, but behind-the-scenes, they soon got close and in mid-2015, announced that they're expecting their second child together. (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan (05 of12)
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They played... Charlene and Scott Robinson in 'Neighbours'20 million people watched Scott and Charlene's 1988 wedding, alas, Kylie and Jason never made it up the aisle. Their characters remained happy after leaving Ramsey Street behind though, and their teenage daughter Madison recently arrived in Erinsborough.
Claire King and Peter Amory(06 of12)
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They played... Kim and Chris Tate in 'Emmerdale'Claire played Peter's step-mum in the show, but off-screen they were actually married for 10 years. Things took an awkward turn though when Peter was unfaithful with a face that will be familiar to soap fans... (credit:Fiona Hanson/PA Archive)
Peter Amory and Samantha Giles (07 of12)
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They played... Chris Tate and Bernice Blackstock in 'Emmerdale'Claire King broke off her marriage with Peter when she caught him being unfaithful with their co-star Samantha. Claire later discussed the testing time revealing that Samantha did apologise and they agreed to put it behind them. (credit:ITV/KEN McKAY/REX Shutterstock)
Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry(08 of12)
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They play... Cain Dingle and Rhona Kirk in 'Emmerdale' Can you imagine if badboy Cain and Paddy's wife Rhona got together? Us neither. In real-life though, Jeff and Zoe have been married since 2003, and have two children together. (credit:Eamonn McCormack via Getty Images)
Claire Cooper And Emmett J. Scanlan(09 of12)
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They played... Jacqui McQueen and Brendan Brady in 'Hollyoaks' After leaving 'Hollyoaks' the duo remained together in both a professional and a personal capacity, moving Stateside where they star in 'A.D The Bible Continues'. They also got hitched in New York in January 2016. Aww! (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
Sammy Winward and James Sutton(10 of12)
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They played... Katie Sugden and Ryan Lamb in 'Emmerdale' Sammy and James got together shortly after their characters got together, but sadly, they went their separate ways in July 2010. (credit:ITV/REX Shutterstock)
Nick Rhys and Anna Passey(11 of12)
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They play... Lockie Campbell and Sienna Blake in 'Hollyoaks' Nick and Sienna have been dating for quite some time, and moved in together in 2015. While Anna is still on the soap - with her character Sienna being as conniving as ever - Nick's last scenes aired in January 2016. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Tony Discipline and Jacqueline Jossa (12 of12)
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They played... Tyler Moon and Lauren Branning in 'EastEnders' On-screen, Jacqueline's character was dating Tony's on-screen brother, but behind-the-scenes it was Tony she hooked up with. (credit:Dave M. Benett via Getty Images)