Jenna Coleman dating Victoria co-star Tom Hughes ‘for a year’ after Prince Harry flirtation
Tom is believed to have only showed an interest in the actress - after Prince Harry made a move on Jenna
JENNA Coleman has been secretly dating her Victoria co-star Tom Hughes 'for a year'.
The pair who play out the romance between the young Queen Victoria and her love Prince Albert on screen, are believed to have taken the drama into real life too.
And sources close to the couple have revealed that Prince Harry is at the heart of their romance, having unknowingly played matchmaker between the two.
A friend told : "They’ve been together for months, on and off since last summer.
"Tom dumped his long-term girlfriend to be with Jenna and she chose to be with him even though Prince Harry was very keen on her.
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"What started as an affair became a very serious romance."
Jenhna, 30, caught the eye of the royal during a polo match at Ascot, where the pair were spotted getting cosy, chatting the night away on a sofa.
The friend continued: "Ironically Harry is largely responsible for them getting together.
"Jenna caught Harry’s eye at the polo. They flirted and spent the evening together and Harry took her number and they saw each other a couple of times.
"Tom was also on the scene and made it very clear that he wasn’t happy about Harry making a move on Jenna. They got together shortly afterwards."
The pair have made several public appearances together promoting the ITV drama, but have known one another for at least three years after meeting on the set of BBC2's Dancing On The Edge.
At the time Tom, 30, was dating actress Ophelia Lovibond and Jenna was with Game Of Thrones star Richard Madden.
The two were recently spotted leaving a party together in the same taxi.
A source close to Jenna said: "They are completely hooked on one another.
"They wanted to keep it quiet because they didn’t want their professionalism called into question."
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