BIG SAD NEWS !! Coronation Street actor ‘splits from TV star boyfriend’

Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn has reportedly split from her boyfriend, The Only Way is Essex star Ricky Rayment.

Katie and Ricky announced their relationship publicly in February 2024, with the couple said to have made things official in October 2023 after meeting on a cruise.

With Katie based in Manchester, and Ricky in Essex, the couple committed to a long-distance relationship.

Last year, they sparked rumours of an engagement after Katie was spotted wearing a ring on her left hand, though a source later revealed that it was not an engagement ring.

Now, the couple have reportedly split, with both stars having removed any trace of each other from their social media accounts.

‘Katie and Ricky have ended their romance, they’re still friends and want to remain civil but in terms of a romantic relationship, it’s definitely over,’ a source told MailOnline.

Katie McGlynn and Ricky Rayment
The TV stars began dating in 2023  

‘It was difficult at times for them dating even though they lived miles apart from each other but ultimately it just wasn’t meant to be.’

Metro has reached out to Katie and Ricky’s representatives for comment.

Coronation Street fans will best know Katie as Sinead Tinker, who first appeared on the cobbles in 2013.

Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/Shutterstock (10435920ah) Ep 9895 Wednesday 9th October 2019 - 1st Ep At Bertie's party in The Rovers' back yard Sinead Tinker, as played by Katie McGlynn, fights back tears as she breaks the news to family and friends that she only has weeks to live. With Daniel Osbourne, as played by Rob Mallard. 'Coronation Street' TV Show UK - 2019
Katie starred as Corrie’s Sinead Tinker until the character’s death in 2019 

In 2019, the character was killed off in a devastating storyline that saw her diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Prior to her appearance on the ITV soap, Katie starred in BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road, as Scout Allen.

In recent years, she has also appeared in Hollyoaks as anti-vaxxer Becky Quentin, who’s son Henry was left profoundly deaf after contracting meningitis.

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