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EastEnders’ Louisa Lytton reveals she’s cancelled her wedding but vows to get married after giving birth to first baby

EASTENDERS star Louisa Lytton has revealed she's "cancelled" her wedding to fiance Ben Bhanvra.

The pregnant Ruby Allen actress said she was going to focus on their baby, who will be born in September, instead.

Louisa Lytton said she and Ben Bhanvra had decided to cancel their wedding
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Louisa Lytton said she and Ben Bhanvra had decided to cancel their weddingCredit: Lousia Lytton/Instagram

Louisa, 32, told : "We've cancelled the wedding altogether now.

"We've decided to scrap the whole thing and start again with our plans.

"We're going to have the baby and focus on that and then get married once we're ready.

"We'd already postponed it twice and the wedding we were going to have is massive - we had nearly 200 people.

The star went to a wedding dress fitting before abandoning the wedding plan
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The star went to a wedding dress fitting before abandoning the wedding planCredit: Instagram
The pair, who got engaged in 2019, have struggled to get their big day off the ground
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The pair, who got engaged in 2019, have struggled to get their big day off the groundCredit: louisanastrilytton/Instagram
EastEnders actress Louisa, seen here in April, is pregnant with her first child
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EastEnders actress Louisa, seen here in April, is pregnant with her first childCredit: louisanastrilytton/Instagram

"This last year has put everything into perspective and there are bigger things going on in the world."

Louisa and Ben, 30, have had to postpone their wedding twice amid coronavirus restrictions that made planning and hosting the big day a nightmare.

Earlier this year she posed in a wedding dress but warned she may have to push the wedding back to 2022.

But she laughed, referencing her black underwear that can be seen through the gown: "Note to self - never wear black underwear to a bridal fitting."

She told OK magazine: 'We're going to have the baby and focus on that'
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She told OK magazine: 'We're going to have the baby and focus on that'Credit: louisanastrilytton/Instagram
The actress is famous for playing Ruby Allen in the BBC soap
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The actress is famous for playing Ruby Allen in the BBC soapCredit: BBC

With their wedding on hold, the pair started trying for a baby instead.

She said on Loose Women: "We've cancelled the wedding. I said to Ben, 'let's start trying because it doesn't look like the wedding is happening'.

"Then we fell pregnant and officially our wedding could go ahead but it's too late now."

Louisa revealed the news she's having her first child by showing off her growing baby bump to fans on Mother's Day.

Ben popped the question in the Maldives back in 2019 in a romantic moment - until a cleaner walked in during the proposal.

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