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Bhavna Limbachia has further celebrated her nuptials in a wedding blessing abroad this month, almost six years after the former Coronation Street cast member tied the knot.
The actor, 39 - who's best known for her role as the late Rana Habeeb on the ITV soap opera - married Darren Kuppan in a ceremony that was held in 2018. The couple have now received a "blessing" whilst away in Mauritius.
The pair announced that they had "finally" had their Tamil wedding blessing in a joint post on social media this week. There were further posts by Bhavna - whose recent acting credits include Sky 's Brassic - from their trip to the country.
Coronation Street star Bhavna Limbachia (right) and her husband Darren Kuppan (left) had a Tamil wedding blessing recently (bhavnalimbachia/Instagram)
Bhavna showcased her outfit from the special occasion in a series of posts on social media this week (bhavnalimbachia/Instagram)Bhavna and her husband Darren to Instagram on Monday to share a few photos from the special occasion with their followers on the platform. The joint post included photos of the couple stood outside a temple. They revealed that the blessing had been on February 9, writing in the caption: "9.02.24 Finally had our Tamil wedding blessing in Mauritius."
The photos showed Bhavna - who was on Coronation Street from 2016 until her character's death in 2019 - modelling a red and white saree at the location. She had accessorised with pieces of gold jewellery and sported a floral garland.
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Darren - who is himself an actor, having appearing in both Emmerdale and Coronation Street in his career - wore a coordinating outfit for the special occasion. He too opted to wear a floral garland as part of his gold and red look.
The blessing in Mauritius comes following the couple's nuptials in the UK almost six years ago (bhavnalimbachia/Instagram)
Bhavna has shared photos from their time abroad with her followers on Instagram (bhavnalimbachia/Instagram)Bhavna also shared footage recently of herself showcasing her saree, which is understood to have been produced by a local retailer. She added that she did her own hair for the blessing, but hired someone to do her makeup. She wrote alongside photos of her outfit: "Obligatory Indian pics."
The blessing comes almost six years after Bhavna and Darren got married to each other in a ceremony that was held at Thornton Manor on the Wirral in 2018. Photos were shared on social media at the time and the bride was understood to have worn two different outfits on the day.
The nuptials, which were held the year prior to Bhavna's departure from Coronation Street, were attended by several of her co-stars from the long-running soap opera. This included her colleague Faye Brookes, who played the bride's on-screen love interest Kate Connor on the show.
Others guests at Bhavna's wedding to fellow actor Darren included Lucy Fallon and Julia Goulding. The pair are best known for their roles as Bethany Platt and Shona Platt respectively, with them both still cast members on the show.