Eastenders star Jessie Wallace has become engaged to a businessman, despite an "awkward" first date.
The actress - who plays barmaid Kat Moon on the soap - was set up with catering company manager Vincent Morse six months ago - but revealed that their first blind date was a "disaster".
She told OK! magazine: "We were set up last December by the ex-partner of my good friend Charlie Brooks, who's pals with Vince. He thought we'd be perfect for each other so we went out on a blind date but it didn't go very well.
"I remember telling Charlie the date was a disaster! I think it was because I'd never been out on a blind date before. We were sitting opposite each other eating and I was nervous and the whole evening was just really awkward."
However, Wallace insisted that she immediately knew that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Morse.
She explained: "I knew literally straight away I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. I do believe there's one person out there for you and the more time we spend together the closer we become, it's like we're one person.
"Vince is my Mr. Right, there's been a huge gap in my life and I've had relationships but there was always something missing. If not one thing, loads of things missing. But Vince has got everything I've been looking for.
"I never thought I'd see the day when I got married. I've never been this happy with a man before."
