Coronation Street actors Daniel Brocklebank and Rob Mallard have confirmed reports that they're dating with corresponding social media posts.
Rumours were abounding that a romance was sparked between the soap stars when Mallard joined the show last year, and now they have taken to Twitter to tell fans their happy news.
Brocklebank, who plays plays Billy Mayhew on the ITV soap, tweeted on Thursday: "It's true! @Rob_Mallard only came round to put some shelves up & it went from there... #LoveIsInTheAir"
It's true! @Rob_Mallard only came round to put some shelves up & it went from there... #LoveIsInTheAir
— Daniel Brocklebank (@Dan_Brocklebank) May 17, 2017
Shortly afterwards, Mallard, who plays Ken Barlow's (Bill Roache) youngest son Daniel Osbourne, took to the social media site to joke that he had bagged the "notorious" Dan Brocklebank.
Thanks for all of the kind comments! I have indeed bagged the 'notorious' @Dan_Brocklebank (batteries not included) 😘✌🏻✌🏽✌🏿🌈
— Rob Mallard (@Rob_Mallard) May 17, 2017
Brocklebank went on to share a conversation he had with his mum about his new romance.
Mum: You're seeing someone!
— Daniel Brocklebank (@Dan_Brocklebank) May 17, 2017
Me: I am.
Mum: I'm thrilled! It was costing me a fortune pretending to be you on all those dating sites..
Last week, the happy couple posed for a selfie as they attended the LGBT Awards.
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British newspaper The Sun originally broke the news that Brocklebank and Mallard were an item, with a source saying that they had "quickly developed feelings for each other" when Mallard joined the cast at the end of last year.
