Dean Gaffney, 40, gives girlfriend Rebekah Ward, 25, a promise ring to ‘show his commitment’ to her
DEAN Gaffney has shown his commitment to girlfriend Rebekah Ward by giving her a promise ring.
The 25-year-old flashed the stunning band, which she was wearing on her left hand, as she posed up the actor, 40, at a friend’s wedding.
EastEnders star Dean, who plays Robbie on the soap, has been dating the beauty for two years and is keen to show how serious he is about their relationship.
A source told The Sun Online: “Dean and Rebekah are very much in love and he wanted to find a way to tell the world how he feels about her.
“The ring is a sign of his commitment towards her and a way for him to prove just how serious he is about their relationship.”
This is the first serious romance Dean has been him since his long-term relationship with the mother of his twins.
He was with Sarah Burge for many years after meeting as teens and had the twins, Chloe and Charlotte, who are only three years younger than his girlfriend, with her.
In the past Dean has spoken very candidly about being unfaithful to Sarah, saying: "Women were my drug and now, looking back, I'm ashamed of my past.
"How many times did it happen? I couldn't put a finger on it.
"Whenever Sarah confronted me about my cheating, I'd just deny, deny, deny.
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"She loved me so much, she wanted to believe me."
Dean and Sarah eventually split in 2015, after 22 years together.
Last April, Rebekah's father Merlay Wood insisted that he was happy for his daughter, despite Dean's womanising past.
He told the : "He seems like he's turned over a new leaf. They're having a happy relationship."
Dean returned to EastEnders in June 2017 and reprised his role as Robbie Jackson.
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