‘I am so in love’ says Emmerdale newcomer Beth Cordingly as she reveals secret relationship with soap legend

EMMERDALE newcomer Beth Cordingly has revealed she is in a relationship with a legend of the ITV soap.

The actress - who plays Ruby Fox-Milligan in the ITV soap - is dating Ian Kelsey in real life, who played the iconic character Dave Glover in the soap.

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Dave famously had an ill-fated romance with Kim Tate and died saving her son Jamie from a fire.

Now Beth is playing Ruby, wife of Kim’s enemy and stepson Caleb Milligan.

The couple have been together for three years - and the actress has now revealed how he encouraged her to take the role.

They first met 20 years ago but went on to marry other people and then bumped into each other again in 2021 when they quickly got together. 

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Beth, 47, told : “I am very in love with Ian and very happy.

"I think it really does work him being an actor too. He has been so fantastic.”

She added: “Ian was really supportive and wanted me to do it, which is lovely.

“There is that thing as an actor where you are always taken away from home. But he totally gets it. 

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“He knows a lot of the crew and cast and so it’s lovely to be able to share what I’ve been up to, knowing he understands.

"That’s important when you are away and he is always keen to find out how filming has gone each day.

“We are both very supportive of each other’s careers which is important when it is such a competitive industry.”

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The actress made her on-screen debut as Ruby last week where she was seen romping with husband Caleb, played by William Ash.

And she is set to cause chaos in the village when she discovers his affair with Tracy Robinson - and sets out to destroy her.