Fiona Wade's former Emmerdale character Priya may have been at the centre of some of Emmerdale's worst relationships, but in real life the star is totally loved up.
While Priya has had romantic disasters with David Metcalfe, Rakesh Koetcha and Al Chapman, and is currently single, Fiona is worlds apart from her character in this respect. She's happily married and seemingly loved up with husband Simon Cotton - who some soap fans may recognise.
On Thursday, Simon celebrated his birthday, and Fiona took to Instagram to pay a cute tribute to him.
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In 2017, Simon appeared in Emmerdale playing Home Farm client Hugh Bryant. Hugh was there as Rebecca White, played by Emily Head, had arranged a team building day for them at Tree Top Adventure World.
However, Hugh’s plans to check out Rebecca’s management skills went wrong when his car ended up on fire, which led him to terminate his business with Home Farm. Simon has also starred in The Fall Of The Krays, The Unseen, Doctors, and Amazon Prime’s Hanna.
Sharing a photo of herself and her husband, Fiona said: "Happy Birthday to this beautiful man of mine, who makes me smile like this every day! So sad to not be with you today my love but not long to go. You deserve all the happiness & blessings that life can bring.
"Thankyou for being the best husband and the bestest friend. My Rock. I love you for eternity" [sic].
Fiona's former Emmerdale co-stars have been quick to comment on the snap. Laura Norton, who plays Kerry Wyatt, said: "What a picture. Big heart in the middle of you both. Happy birthday lovely man", while Matty Barton star Ash Palmisciano added: "Ah beautiful pic love you guys!
"Happy birthday @simoncottonactor. Hope you have a nice day and all's going great with the rest of the run mate xx".
Kevin Mathurin, who plays Charles Anderson said: "Happy Birthday @simoncottonactor .Love to you both."
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