Emmerdale fans were stunned to learn that Kerry Wyatt’s portrayer, Laura Norton, is engaged to a well-known soap actor.
Laura burst onto the ITV soap scene in 2012 as Kerry, Amy Wyatt’s (played by Natalie Ann Jamieson) mother, quickly becoming a fan favourite in the Dales.
Her character has been pivotal in numerous major plots, from her tumultuous relationship with her daughter Amy to her unexpected love affairs. Kerry’s life in the iconic village has been anything but dull.
Particularly now, as Kerry was recently embroiled in a horrific limousine accident last month, which led to the heartbreaking demise of Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough), Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi), and Kerry’s own daughter Amy.
Yet, it’s Laura’s off-screen romance that has some fans buzzing, as they’ve just discovered she’s engaged to fellow actor Mark Jordon. Known for his portrayal of PC Phil Bellamy on Heartbeat and his time on Emmerdale, Mark played Daz Spencer in 2014 and from 2017 to 2019, reports Leicestershire Live.
Laura and Mark’s paths crossed on the Emmerdale set, leading to their engagement at the end of 2018. The couple then welcomed their son Jesse in January 2021 and later, their daughter Ronnie.
In a candid chat with Inside Soap, Laura reminisced about her life with Mark and their first encounter, saying: “Mark came in as Dan’s brother Daz in 2014, initially for a short stint.
“We kept in touch as friends and grew closer – and we never looked back. If you’d have said when we first met that in a few years we would be a couple and have a baby, I would’ve said ‘excuse me?'”.
Emmerdale enthusiasts were taken aback upon learning about Laura Norton and Mark Jordon’s off-screen love story.
A fan shared their astonishment on an Emmerdale Facebook group with a snapshot of the duo, captioning it: “Laura Norton and fiancé Mark.”
The comments section was buzzing with fans expressing their amazement at the couple’s relationship. One fan commented: “Love these two both fab actors love Laura in Emmerdale and loved Mark in heartbeat, didn’t know they were a couple though.”
Echoes of surprise continued with another adding: “Same here.” Someone else chimed in, revealing: “I didn’t know this as well!” Meanwhile, another admirer couldn’t help but exclaim: “Aw how sweet.”