Third time's a charm: Kym Marsh talks about her upcoming marriage to Dan Hooper
They've only been dating for 10 months, but Dan Hooper and Kym Marsh are certain their relationship will last forever.
Dan tells OK! magazine that
it's because Kym is his 'best friend', while the actress claims her
fiancé is 'the One' – despite being married twice before.
'She's my best friend, she's the love of my life – she's my everything', Dan says.
The couple are looking to tie the knot next winter as Kym's thinks 'it will be romantic as it's a beautiful time of year.'
Dan adds, 'The ceremony will be intimate but we've got tons of friends and big families so we'll probably all get together to party the night away.'
The pair's romance sparked controversy as Dan's ex-partner Stephanie Waring was also a good friend of Kym's. However, they haven't let that stop them from building a new life together, despite being in a relationship for less than a year.
Whirlwind: The couple have been dating for ten months
'I know people think its quick but I wouldn't be marrying Dan if I wasn't certain',' Kym said. 'I've met someone where everything seems right and that's why I know Dan's The One.'
The Coronation Street star has two children David, 19, and Emily, 17, from her five year relationship with ex-fiancé Dave Cunliffe, a builder who she met in a karaoke pub in her home town in 1994.
She got engaged again while competing on the singing competition Popstars, to brewery worker Martin Murphy, but she ended their engagement after being selected to become a member of the short-lived band Hear'Say.
Past: Kym only finalised her divorce from actor Jamie Lomas in January 2014
Soon after leaving the band, Kym met former EastEnders star Jack Ryder and 15 months later they were married. In 2008 the couple separated and their divorce finalised the following year.
In 2008, Marsh began dating Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas and they married four years later. The couple suffered the loss of one child and the joy of a baby girl during their six year relationship but the couple's bitter divorce was finalised in January 2014.
Dan has one daughter from his relationship with Stephanie Waring, and it seems he would be happy to have another.
'I'm not the broody one in this relationship, Dan is,' Kym says, 'It would be nice for us to have a child together but we are very fortunate with the children we've got.'
Read the full interview in OK! magazine out now
First: Kym married former EastEnders star Jack Ryder in 2002 but split from him six years later