Coronation Street star Katherine Kelly is dating Line of Duty actor Tony Pitts, two years after her marriage split.
The former soap star, 43, has been dating Tony, 60, for "some time" and has even introduced him to her family, say pals of the actress.
This comes after the actress, who played Becky McDonald on the soap, split from her IT consultant ex-husband Ryan Clark in 2020 after seven years of marriage.
The couple went public with their romance at the Dancing With Heroes ball at the Landmark Hotel in London on Sunday night. Tony, who is best known for his role as Detective Les Hargreaves in the hit corrupt police BBC drama, was photographed posing alongside Katherine at the red carpet event, reports the Mirror.
“They have kept their relationship out of the spotlight but have attended a number of events together this year including Royal Ascot and the ITV Palooza earlier this month," a source told The Sun.
"At the Dancing with Heroes ball Kelly couldn’t keep her hands off Tony and was stroking the back of his head all evening, they have met one another’s families and went on holiday together with their respective children earlier this year.
"Katherine is incredibly happy with Tony and it’s clear they are a really good match.”
The new couple are believed to have first met when they worked together in 2019 on a short film called Affection.
Katherine and ex Ryan met 11 years ago and got married two years later in a ceremony in Las Vegas. The pair have two daughters; Orla, seven, and Rose, four. A spokesperson for the couple said at the time: "Katherine and Ryan have made the difficult decision to separate. They see it as a positive move for both of them and the separation is completely amicable."
Katherine relocated from their North London home to Barnsley so she could be closer to her family.
Tony, meanwhile, is also a familiar face on screen. He is most notable for playing Archie Brooks in the long-running soap Emmerdale and also as Detective Chief Superintendent Les Hargreaves in Line Of Duty.
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