She recently announced her engagement to boyfriend Ryan Harris, who she has been dating for five years.
So it is no wonder Shona McGarty beamed for cameras as she arrived at the star-studded National Television Awards on Tuesday night.
The EastEnders actress, 26, proudly flaunted her huge diamond rock for all to see as she hit the red carpet at London’s O2 Arena, in a show-stopping semi-sheer gown.
Delighted: Shona McGarty beamed for cameras at the star-studded National Television Awards on Tuesday night – after confirming her engagement to Ryan Harris
The actress commanded attention in her elegant navy gown, embellished with black and silver sequins all over.
Upping the sex appeal however, the dress then cut into a semi-sheer panel below her bust, to give a glimpse of her toned midriff underneath, before it skimmed her slender frame to the floor.
Keeping all eyes on her glamorous look, Shona swept her hair into a sophisticated up-do, and added a soft smoky eye and nude lip, to accentuate her glowing complexion as she posed.
Sheer style: The actress commanded attention in her elegant navy gown, embellished with black and silver sequins all over and featuring a saucy semi-sheer panel below her chest
Vibrant: Fellow EastEnders star Bonnie Langsford also hit the carpet in blue – dazzling in a vibrant form-fitting gown complete with train
She accessorised with chunky gem earrings and of course, the dazzling diamond rock on her fourth finger – after announcing her engagement to beau Ryan Harris.
The star, 26, spoke about finding love with her electrician boyfriend Ryan, 34, and revealed exactly how he popped the question last week.
She told OK! magazine: ‘Ryan threw me a surprise party for my birthday at a golf course and the choir who I sing with burst into song. When I cut the cake, there was a box on the top of the cake with a ring inside.
Happy: Shona said she and Ryan were friends at first and they had grown close after helping one another get through their past break-ups and they’ve now been together for five years
‘We’re getting married towards the end of the year in the UK. We would like an Irish-themed wedding.’
Shona said she and Ryan were friends at first and they had grown close after helping one another get through their past break-ups and they’ve now been together for five years.
Ryan had split from the mother of his two children, Scarlett, ten and Alfie, six, while Shona had split from her former co-star Matt Lapinskas, who played Anthony Moon.
Back on the square: Shona has been playing Whitney on the show for ten years now but she says she still loves it more than ever, calling it a ‘lovely place to work’
Awkward: She said that she has to make her fiancé turn away from the television screen when she’s kissing co-star Danny Dyer, who plays Mick Carter, on the soap
While Ryan admitted his split was particularly hard because of his children, Shona said she also struggled.
Out now: Read the full interview in this week’s OK! magazine
She said: ‘Obviously it was harder for Ryan, but my break-up was publicly humiliating for me, so that was hard.
Shona and Matt split after he was accused of getting close to his Dancing On Ice professional skating partner, Brianne Delacourt, but he said Shona was never there for him.
He told The Mirror that dating her was ‘like hell’, [they were together for 18 months], and said they went through ‘one rough patch after the other.’
But with good times ahead, Shona said that while she’s not quite ready for children yet, she would eventually like a football team of children with her man.
She also said that she has to make him turn away from the television screen when she’s kissing co-star Danny Dyer, who plays Mick Carter, on the soap.
Shona has been playing Whitney on the show for ten years now but she says she still loves it more than ever, calling it a ‘lovely place to work.’
Read the full interview in this week’s OK! magazine
Painful: Shona had split from her former co-star Matt Lapinskas, who played Anthony Moon when she grew close to Ryan – she called the split ‘humiliating’ (pictured in 2012)