Kimberly Hart-Simpson has confirmed her new romance, after finding love on Celebs Go Dating.
The Coronation Street star, who plays Nicky Wheatley in the hit soap, previously sparked romance rumours with Love Island’s Curtis Pritchard – who also appeared on the dating show.
Taking to Instagram, the actress revealed she was dating model Shane Finlayson, writing: “Hey Insta. Meet the fella.”
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The couple grew close on the E4 show, with Shane revealing he was in love with Kimberly on Thursday night’s finale.
The Dreamboys star told his now-girlfriend at the time: “I’ve been wanting to say something for the last few days… I’ve literally fallen in love with you and I want to be with you.”
A tearful Kimberly replied: “For every single second and minute passing, I’m developing more and more feelings for you.”
“I just want you to know that I’m going to encourage you, stand by you. We’ve got each other now. I want to be with you.”
I'm not crying… you're crying! 😭😭 Kimberly and Shane have grown so much over the course of the past 4 weeks and we couldn't be more proud of them ❤️ #CelebsGoDating pic.twitter.com/vWpzrwREPL
— Celebs Go Dating (@CelebsGoDating) February 18, 2021
Following the news, Celebs Go Dating tweeted: “THE SECRET IS OUT! Kimberly and Shane had the BIGGEST secret to keep over the past two months.”
“They’ve been living together since the Mansion and have been watching every episode together! The agents did a fantastic job and we couldn’t be more proud! #CelebsGoDating”.
THE SECRET IS OUT! 😱 Kimberly and Shane had the BIGGEST secret to keep over the past two months 🤫🤐 They've been living together since the Mansion and have been watching every episode together! 🥰 The agents did a fantastic job and we couldn't be more proud! #CelebsGoDating pic.twitter.com/8TyzwPOfTO
— Celebs Go Dating (@CelebsGoDating) February 19, 2021