EastEnders favourite Lorraine Stanley looked incredible in a quicky wedding dress as she tied the knot with her longterm love Mark Perez in a beautiful ceremony
Lorraine Stanley married her long-term partner Mark Perez in a beautiful countryside ceremony in Harpenden, Hertfordshire on Thursday.
The EastEnders actress, 49, who recently revealed she lost 6.5 stone following weight-loss surgery, looked stunning in a white ruffled dress with a boat neck and polka dot design.
She completed her bridal look with a traditional veil and pearl jewelry as she said “I do,” just 18 months after leaving her role as Karen Taylor on the soap.
In pictures obtained by Mail Online, after the ceremony, Lorraine showed off her new wedding ring while holding her bouquet and enjoying champagne with guests.
Her groom Mark looked happy and confident in a green three-piece suit, white shirt, and gold tie on his wedding day. Their daughter Nancy, 10, served as flower girl, wearing a pale pink dress with flowers in her hair.
The ceremony took place in bright sunshine and was attended by family, friends, and Lorraine’s former EastEnders co-star Danny Walters.
The handsome actor, who played her on-screen son Keanu until his exit last Christmas, wore a pale blue suit without a tie and arrived with his partner Maddi. The couple recently became parents to a baby girl named Autumn.
Ahead of her wedding, Lorraine told The Mirror: “Yes, it’s very exciting! I’m getting married to my partner in a ceremony local to where we live in Hertfordshire.
“It’s going to be low-key. From my EastEnders gang, Danny Walters is coming. I wanted them all to come, but we’re just having a small, intimate wedding at a church, then a pub with a tepee and barbecue.”
The EastEnders favourite added that her Nancy would be the one making the jaw-dropping entrance to the ceremony as she confessed: “She’s the one wearing the big white wedding dress – well, the flower girl dress. Mine’s modest, really. But I’m so excited. Mark and I have been together for 12 years, it just felt like time.”
Revealing why after so many years together the pair decided to make it official, she added: “We’re just in a really good place. You know, every couple goes through their ups and downs, but it feels right, we’re happy.
“Nancy wanted us to get married, I wanted his surname – I know some women don’t want that but I do. I want to be Mrs Perez. I’ve been abroad a few times with Nancy and was asked if she’s my daughter as we have different surnames on our passports. But it’s not just practicalities, it’s love.”
Earlier this month, Lorraine spoke about her weight loss journey ahead of her long-awaited wedding.
After the injections she was using stopped working, she opted for gastric sleeve surgery two years ago. She told New magazine: “I went to a London clinic, paid an awful lot of money and had it done. It’s hands-down the best thing I’ve ever done, both for me and for my family.”
Lorraine also admitted her frustration with the weight-loss injection Wegovy, saying: “It got to the point where I was injecting myself and eating at the same time.”
Since leaving EastEnders in 2024, Lorraine has lost a whopping 6.5 stone and openly discussed the process behind her transformation.
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