‘My hubby’: Jessie Wallace hints she’s MARRIED new carpenter boyfriend Justin Gallwey ‘who has been helping the star with booze battle’
- Two months after her romance with the carpenter was revealed Jessie hinted they had secretly married by referring to Justin as ‘my hubby’ on Instagram
- Jessie’s EastEnders co-stars Emma Barton, Kacey Ainsworth and Natalie Cassidy were among those to comment on the photo
- The pair are said to have known each other since they were teenagers and Justin has described their relationship as ‘very close’
- According to The Sun, Justin has been helping the actress, 50, battle her booze demons after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in June
EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has appeared to confirm she has married her new boyfriend Justin Gallwey.
Just two months after her romance with the carpenter, who she has known since they were teenagers, was revealed Jessie hinted they had secretly married by referring to her beau as ‘my hubby’ in a cosy Instagram photo.
The snap showed the actress, 50, cuddled up to Justin in a pub, and was soon flooded with congratulatory messages from Jessie’s friends.
Wedding bells? EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has appeared to confirm she has married her new boyfriend Justin Gallwey by referring to he beau as ‘my hubby’ in a cosy Instagram photo
Jessie’s EastEnders co-stars Emma Barton and Natalie Cassidy were among those to comment, with Natalie gushing: ‘You look so happy,’ while Emma added: ‘Gorgeous.’
Kacey Ainsworth, who played Jessie’s onscreen sister in EastEnders, commented: ‘So happy for you both’ with a string of heart emojis.
There was no sign of wedding rings in the sweet photo, but the couple, who are thought to have been dating for just over a year, couldn’t hide the smiles from their faces.
A representative for Jessie has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
Congrats: The snap showed the actress, 50, cuddled up to Justin in a pub, and was soon flooded with congratulatory messages from Jessie’s friends and EastEnders co-stars
Jessie and Justin are said to have known each other since they were teenagers and Justin has described their relationship as ‘very close’.
Justin hinted at his plans to propose last month, commenting on a photo of Jessie and her friend Jaime Winstone modelling matching costume jewellery on the set of a special flashback episode of EastEnders.
Jessie’s beau wrote: ‘See I told you you would have a ring on that finger by the end of the year’
According to The Sun, Justin has been helping the EastEnders actress, 50, battle her booze demons after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in June.
Justin, who is said to keep a Jessie doll from Toy Story in his van, told the publication: ‘Our relationship is fine. We are very close.’
Speaking of the police incident, he added: ‘I have made my apologies and so has Jessie.’
Romance: The pair are said to have known each other since they were teenagers and Justin has described their relationship as ‘very close’ (pictured in October 2021)
Wallace and her new beau are said to have been enjoying a string of romantic dates in recent months, including trips to upmarket restaurants and European excursions.
A friend said: ‘Justin has been a loving and calming influence to Jessie and helped guide her away from booze and partying.’
They added that the incident with the police officer was a ‘one off’ and they are now working to get back on ‘the straight and narrow’.
The actress has expressed her deep regret’ after she allegedly told a police officer to ‘f*** off you fat c***’ during ‘five minutes of carnage’ outside a nightclub.
Hint: Justin hinted at his plans to propose last month, commenting on a photo of Jessie and her friend Jaime Winstone modelling matching costume jewellery on the set of a special flashback episode of EastEnders
Putting a ring on it: ‘See I told you you would have a ring on that finger by the end of the year’ Jessie’s beau wrote in the comments
Wallace, who plays barmaid Kat Slater in the BBC soap, allegedly kneed the officer in the groin before she was arrested and placed into a police van, but she was later released without charge.
She has since been warned by BBC chiefs that her behaviour was ‘unacceptable’ after the incident, with Wallace expressing her ‘deep regret’.
A BBC spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Senior bosses have spoken to Jessie Wallace about the incident and issued a clear warning that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. Jessie has expressed her deep regret.’
And her friends are believed to have urged the star to ‘step back and slow down’ after the ‘unprofessional’ incident.
One friend told The Mirror: ‘She needs to step back, slow down and try to sort her head out. It goes without saying this behaviour is deeply unprofessional.’
Earlier in the day Wallace had been with her new boyfriend watching a Madness gig at Thetford Forest, Brandon – where she posed for photographs with fans.
Warnings: Jessie has reportedly been urged to ‘slow down’ by her friends and warned by BBC chiefs after she was arrested (pictured) for allegedly assaulting a police officer in June
‘Step back’: Her friends are believed to have urged the star, who plays barmaid Kat Slater in the BBC soap, to ‘slow down’ after the ‘unprofessional’ incident
Shock: Footage showed the moment Wallace was arrested following a ‘drunken’ night out, with witnesses claiming she had been kicked out of Flex nightclub for being ‘gobby’
A Suffolk Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘A 50-year-old woman was arrested early on Sunday morning in St Andrew’s Street, Bury St Edmunds, on suspicion of assaulting a police officer/drunk and disorderly conduct and was released without charge after receiving a conditional caution.’
The force would not confirm she was arrested, while neither her agent nor manager responded to a request for comment. The arrest was first reported by The Sun.
Jessie Wallace arrested after ‘drunken’ night out: Eastenders star’s previous encounters with the law and her co-stars
Footage has shown the moment Jessie Wallace was arrested outside a nightclub after allegedly attacking a police officer following a ‘drunken’ night out.
But it is not the Eastenders star has had a run-in with law enforcement.
Wallace was banned from driving for three years and fined £1,000 in 2003 for an offence of drink driving.
Police stopped the then 32-year-old in Chelmsford, Essex, in March after she was caught breaking the speed limit in her £32,000 silver Mercedes.
She was one and a half times the legal limit, with tests revealing 51mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35.
Wallace claimed she had been drinking wine, which someone had ‘laced’ with vodka. However a judge rejected her claim and banned her for three years.
A three-year ban was imposed because it was her second drink-related driving offence.
Former colleague Barbara Windsor also revealed how she had a blazing row with Wallace when working together on the Eastenders set.
Windsor said she had lost her temper because then 39-year-old Wallace, kept her waiting.
‘Jessie Wallace was the first time I erupted. She was late, she was young. She’s not like that any more. I lost my temper,’ said Barbara.
In 2017, Wallace was also filmed launching an expletive-ridden tirade after being reportedly kicked out of a pub.
Video filmed by the Old Eagle in Camden, north London, showed the soap star with a friend shouting ‘f**** you’ at a man who had accused her of creating a disturbance inside.
In December, she appeared strained as she spoke to police near her London home alongside her daughter Tallulah, 16.
Wallace emerged in her slippers to speak to two police officers, who parked their squad car in the middle of a suburban street on December 28.
She was flanked by Tallulah, who she shares with Mr Morgan, as they engaged in the strained conversation with the law-enforcement officers.
The actress previously blasted Met Police’s failure to investigate when Tallulah was mugged in north London in 2018
It comes after Jessie revealed she had been dating her boyfriend Justin for a year.
It was previously reported that Jessie had fallen for the workman after booking him for a job, but the star has since clarified they’ve known each other far longer.
In May, she shared an Instagram that they had known each other for 34 years before commencing their romance.
Predicting that it will be a long-term union, a source told The Mirror: ‘It’s like a plotline from the soap – a classic Kat escapade. Jessie seems to be over the moon.’
She split with her last boyfriend, father of five Paul Kempin in 2019 after a two year relationship and, before that, was dumped by musician Tim Arnold in 2016.
Jessie had been dating the singer since 2012, but he claimed to have become ‘tired’ of the limelight at the time.
Before she began a relationship with Tim, the award-winning actress was engaged to catering boss Vince Morse, but she called off their wedding after she found out he’d sent raunchy texts to a former lover the night before their wedding day.
Jessie, originally from Enfield, north London, joined EastEnders in 2000 having featured in The Bill a year earlier.
She played the role of barmaid Kat Slater, the partner of popular character Alfie Moon – played by Shane Richie. She quickly became a fan favourite.
The pair had a five-year break from the screen before returning in the autumn of 2010 for another stint on the popular soap.
They left again for six months in 2015 to film their own BBC One drama, Kat & Alfie: Redwater.
After the six-part drama, she returned to EastEnders as Kat in 2018.
In early 2020, Wallace was suspended from EastEnders again by the BBC, with a two-month suspension incurred due to an ‘incident while filming’.
She was said to have been summoned to a meeting with bosses of the show who ordered her to ‘sort herself out’ before returning.
It is not the first time the actress has had a run-in with the law. She was banned from driving for three years and fined £1,000 in 2003 for an offence of drink driving.
Police stopped the then 32-year-old in Chelmsford, Essex, in March after she was caught breaking the speed limit in her £32,000 silver Mercedes.
She was one and a half times the legal limit, with tests revealing 51mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35.
Jessie claimed she had been drinking wine, which someone had ‘laced’ with vodka. However a judge rejected her claim and banned her for three years.
A three-year ban was imposed because it was her second drink-related driving offence.
The actress recently became a grandmother after her 17-year-old daughter Tallulah gave birth to a boy.
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