Waterloo Road actress Katie Griffiths marries businessman Matthew Wardle as she shares first snaps of her stunning wedding
Waterloo Road star Katie Griffiths has got married.
The actress, 35, who played Chlo Grainger in the show, announced she had tied the knot to businessman Matthew Wardle, 38, on Instagram on Monday.
The couple married at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve in Kent over the weekend.
Katie looked stunning in a sheer bridal gown with floral embroidery for the ceremony before changing into a slip dress and platform trainers for her first dance.
The actress and Matthew, who is CTO and Co-Founder of Fintech Company Kasko, beamed in the snap as friends and loved ones threw confetti over them.
She wrote: ‘The perfect day. Happy to now confirm I am married to the love of my life’.
Congrats: Waterloo Road star Katie Griffiths has got married. The actress, 35, who played Chlo Grainger in the show, announced she had tied the knot to businessman Matthew Wardle, 38
Newlyweds: The couple married at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve in Kent over the weekend and Katie said it was the ‘perfect day’
Katie also uploaded the video of their first dance, which started out romantic and slow before the duo grooved to Jump On It and Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
Matthew managed to style out an awkward fall on the dance floor.
The actress’ Waterloo Road co-star Adam Thomas was amongst those sharing their congratulations.
He wrote in the comments: ‘Amazing congrats xxxx’.
Katie landed the job in BBC’s Waterloo Road when she was 17, back in 2006.
She played Chlo Grainger for four series, before leaving in 2009 and reprised her role for when the show returned last year.
She said at the time: ‘It’s been wonderful. It feels like coming back but also everything is different.
‘The set’s different. The classes are brand new, there’s a really exciting cast and some returning faces.
First dance: Katie also uploaded the video of their first dance, which started out romantic and slow before the duo grooved to Jump On It and Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Sweet: The actress’ Waterloo Road co-star Adam Thomas was amongst those sharing their congratulations. He wrote in the comments: ‘Amazing congrats xxxx’.
Return: Katie played Chlo Grainger for four series, before leaving in 2009 and reprised her role for when the show returned last year (pictured with Adam Thomas)
Actress: Katie landed the job in BBC’s Waterloo Road when she was 17, back in 2006
‘So it’s been a bit of everything but it’s been lovely.
Katie’s character Chlo wasn’t on the series reprisal for long, however, as she died in the first episode, leaving her partner Donte Charles devastated.
Of her brief return, she told the Metro: ‘I was very intrigued from the start when the producers said they wanted the character back for one episode only, so in the days leading up to the meeting I was thinking what the storyline would be.
When they told me, I was of course shocked! It was a feeling of mixed emotions – excitement the show was coming back and being reunited with Adam and Angela but also sad as I wouldn’t be able to be as involved.’
Katie’s other acting credits include Rock and Chips and Hatfields and McCoys.
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