Jessie Wallace ‘plans for her wedding day as she fills the guestlist with EastEnders co-stars’

Jessie Wallace ‘begins planning for her luxe wedding day with fiancé Justin Gallwey – as she fills the guest list with some of EastEnders’ legends’

She recently confirmed that she is set to tie the knot with partner Justin Gallwey.

And Jessie Wallace is said to have already began planning for the lavish day as she prepares to say ‘I Do’.

The soap star, 51, will reportedly welcome a slew of her past and present co-stars to the big day, including former on-screen husband Shane Ritchie.

Portraying Kat Slater on EastEnders, her character has walked down the aisle with Alfie Moon (Shane) twice before on the show, making it a fitting full-circle moment that he will be there for the real-life nuptials.

With reports that the wedding will take place early next year, co-stars such as Natalie Cassidy are also said to be on the guestlist.

Jessie Wallace ‘begins planning for her luxe wedding day with fiancé Justin Gallwey – as she fills the guestlist with some of EastEnders’ legends’

Soap pals: She will reportedly welcome a slew of her past and present co-stars to the big day, including former on-screen husband Shane Ritchie (far left)

Soap pals: She will reportedly welcome a slew of her past and present co-stars to the big day, including former on-screen husband Shane Ritchie (far left)

According to The Sun, a source said: ‘Jessie is over-the-moon about her engagement and is starting to put plans in place for her wedding.

‘At the moment it is looking like early next year in the UK and there could be a possible magazine deal in the works.’

Adding that everyone is ‘incredibly happy’ for Jessie, the source continued: ‘Naturally she will have some of her EastEnders co-stars there, Shane of course’. 

On screen, Jessie’s character tied the knot with Shane’s in 2003 and again in 2014.

While the pair remain close pals in real life, as  co-star Emma Barton is said to be also attending.

The actress confirmed that she is set to marry for the first time with a social media post earlier this week, in which she dubbed beau Justin her ‘fiancé’.

Reports recently began to circulate that they had gotten engaged, with Jessie breaking her silence on Monday as she uploaded a sweet snap with him.

She captioned the post: ‘My fiancé and moi’ as they cosied up to each other and she placed her hand on his chest.

A source told The Sun: 'Naturally she will have some of her EastEnders co-stars there, Shane of course' (Jessie and Sahane pictured in 2004)

A source told The Sun: ‘Naturally she will have some of her EastEnders co-stars there, Shane of course’ (Jessie and Sahane pictured in 2004)

Sweet: They added that  everyone is 'incredibly happy' for Jessie and her fiancé

Sweet: They added that  everyone is ‘incredibly happy’ for Jessie and her fiancé

The pair have been together for at least a year and it was claimed they are now taking their relationship to the next level – which has now been confirmed.

In a picture obtained by The Sun, Jessie was seen wearing a gold band on her ring finger as she bought a bottle of wine at a petrol station near her London home recently.

Jessie and Justin are said to have known each other since they were teenagers.

Justin hinted at his plans to propose last July, 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.

Taking to Instagram, he wrote: ‘See I told you you would have a ring on that finger by the end of the year.’

It's official: The actress confirmed that she is set to marry for the first time with a social media post earlier this week, in which she dubbed beau Justin her 'fiancé'

It’s official: The actress confirmed that she is set to marry for the first time with a social media post earlier this week, in which she dubbed beau Justin her ‘fiancé’ 

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