Benidorm couple Laila Zaidi and Adam Gillen are engaged! Actress shows off her huge diamond ring after romantic proposal in Croatia
Benidorm couple Laila Zaidi and Adam Gillen are engaged.
Adam, 37, popped the question while they were holidaying in Croatia, after five years together.
The couple met while they were filming the show back in 2018 – the same year Benidorm was axed by ITV.
Laila shared the happy news on Instagram and wrote: ‘A whole week of being a diiiirty flirttttyyy thirty FIANCÉ !!!!!!! [ring emoji] [nine heart emojis]’.
The actress proudly showed off her ring which was a huge oval diamond on a gold band.
Congratulations: Benidorm couple Laila Zaidi and Adam Gillen are engaged
Exciting news: Adam popped the question while they were holidaying in Croatia, after five years together
The actress, who has also appeared in Doctors, played Rob Dawson’s girlfriend Cyd on the show, who his family hilariously confused for a man.
Meanwhile Adam played fan favourite Liam Conroy, who has appeared on the show since its fourth season back in 2011.
Liam is the son of transvestite barman Les, played by Tim Healy, and is known for his goofy nature.
Benidorm was launched on ITV back in 2007, and bagged National Television Awards as well as a BAFTA over the years.
It was axed in 2018 after 11 years.
Earlier this year there were rumours that there could be another series of the comedy in the works, however actress Siobhan Finneran who played Janice Garvery has dismissed the allegations.
Speaking to The Sun she said: ”Cast and creatives met at a comedy convention for the show, back in the summer, and some stories about a possible TV revival grew out of that.
Character: Laila, who has also appeared in Doctors, played Rob Dawson’s girlfriend Cyd on the show, who his family hilariously confused for a man
Way back: Meanwhile Adam played fan favourite Liam Conroy, who has appeared on the show since its fourth season back in 2011
‘But sadly that was all they were, rumours.’
‘You should probably never say never to anything so popular but as far as I know it won’t be coming back at any point.’
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