EastEnders star Louisa Lytton finally married other half Ben Bhanvra, after getting engaged in 2019 and having to push back the date three times due to COVID – most recently in June.
Speaking to OK! from Tuscany having tied the knot, the Ruby Allen actress said: "I just felt relieved. I felt like we had finally done it.
"It's the same for any COVID bride. And I think we’re just so relieved. I remember us giggling at the altar, just thinking about how long it took to get us here.
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"I did not stop crying, because it had taken people so much to get there. I was waiting by my phone from the Friday for people to tell me that they had landed. And then they were saying, 'Our train has been cancelled, so now we're on the coach'.
"We couldn't believe how much effort people made to get out there for our special day, so I cried a lot when I saw people that I wasn’t sure if they were going to make it or not. Obviously, I cried walking down the aisle with my dad. It was so emotional. Me and him are such emotional people anyway, so we couldn't stop.
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"I was so nervous, but the moment I got there and I saw Ben, my whole body relaxed, it was really weird. I had been so tense since I landed in Italy. The moment I got there and saw him, I felt relaxed and I remember thinking, 'I could go to sleep right now!'"
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Lacey Turner was one of the guests who had a delayed flight, but thankfully managed to get there. Other EastEnders stars who attended were James Bye and Zaraah Abrahams.
The wedding was a three-day event – with a pizza party on the Friday, the Saturday ceremony followed by dinner in the vineyard and a party until 2am, and a pool party on the Sunday.
EastEnders airs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer.
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