Corrie star David Platt's love life off-screen from affair to co-star 'soulmate'
Coronation Street's David Platt has been involved in some of the soap's biggest storylines over the years - and away from the Cobbles, actor Jack P Shepherd's love life has been rather rocky too.
The 35-year-old star, who first took on the role of David in 2000, has appeared in many theatre productions and other ITV and BBC shows, including a part in West Side Story and Oliver. Away from cameras, he's found love with one of his Corrie colleagues, Hanni Treweek, who previously worked on the show as a storyline writer and researcher.
While the couple are completely besotted and plan to do all of life's 'big milestones' together, Jack's relationships haven't always been as smooth sailing. He cheated on his ex-fiancé, whom he shares two kids with, back in 2010 and fathered a third child with the woman he had an affair with. Here, we take a look at his romances off-screen...
Jack made a 'terrible mistake' when he cheated on ex Lauren Shippey with a colleague in 2010 (Getty Images)
He found love again with Hanni Treweek and has hinted that marriage is on the cards (David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)The pair's romance surprisingly didn't begin on set as they actually got to chatting later at a mutual friend's wedding. The Daily Star reports Jack said: "We got chatting, I made Hanni laugh, we had a couple of drinks and we flirted. That was it." They then bumped into each other in their local Sainsbury's and began texting. "I texted her afterward and said 'That was awkward' and she told me she thought she looked a mess and then we started texting from there," he continued. "I actually thought she looked fit – I just saw the girl I fancy wearing Lycra! We quickly went on our first date and we just clicked."
The pair confirmed their relationship in January 2018, with the actor telling OK! Magazine that Hanni is his 'soulmate'. He later discussed their future together on Loose Women, including the possibility of marriage and kids, saying: "I think it is only sensible really to have those sorts of conversations with a partner or someone that you're dating even if you're going out for like a few months, as soon as you know it's serious." His partner Hanni was also on the show and added: "I think we fell quite quickly and from that we just clicked, and we were on the same page, and you do have those conversations but yeah I think we would like to... in the future."
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Hanni and Jack have now been living together for two years and share regular updates about their life online, showing followers snaps and clips inside their home, of their three dogs and a look at their trips and date nights. The Corrie star has hinted that marriage is in their future, but they're not in a rush to hit all the big milestones right away. Jack told OK!: "We will get married but we're not engaged yet. We want to do all those big milestones like marry, have kids, and buy a house, we're just not quite there yet. I didn't want to scare Hanni off but we did have the discussion about marriage and children early on as you need to know you want the same things."
Before finding love with Hanni, Jack was in a long-term relationship with a woman named Lauren Shippey, who he had been with since 2002. The pair share two children, a daughter named Nyla and a son called Reuben. However, their relationship was rocked in 2010 after the actor hit the headlines, as it was reported that he'd cheated on his girlfriend with sales executive Sammy Milewski, who was pregnant as a result. The pair broke up at the time but later reunited, with Jack going on to pop the question to Lauren with a £3,000 ring. Jack also issued an apology for any "hurt" he had caused his family.
He said: "On Sunday, there were some articles printed about errors I have made in my private life. Over the years, I have enjoyed a successful career with Coronation Street, and with this, I have experienced privileges that have exceeded my own expectations. The core ingredients to my success have come from the following areas; my family, ITV Granada, and specifically my girlfriend Lauren and daughter Nyla. I would like to apologise to my family, for all the hurt and pain I have caused them, to ITV Granada for letting them down, and especially to Lauren and Nyla, who are the most important people in my life. I now need to concentrate on what is really important, my family and my career, as I have abused my position as an employee, partner and father, and for that I am deeply sorry."
A source also told The Sun at the time: "Lauren understands Jack made a terrible mistake. Now he has made the ultimate statement that he wants to be with her for the rest of his life." However, it seemed that wasn't to be the case, with the couple breaking up for good in 2017, but vowing to remain good friends for the sake of their children. The Coronation Street actor also shares son Greyson with Sammy, but has reportedly never met the child. However, he does pay maintenance after he learned that he was Greyson's dad following a DNA test. The youngster sadly suffers from an incurable genetic disorder.
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