There’s abundant magic still in The Piano Lesson, August Wilson’s grand, 1987 Pulitzer Prize winning tale of a Black family torn between legacy and ambition, the past and the future, and, it’s not an overstatement to note, between life and death.
05.10.2022 - 17:11 / ok.co.uk
Brooke Vincent has admitted she’s so partied out from her 30th birthday celebrations that it’s put her off having a big wedding.The former Coronation Street star, who got engaged to footballer Kean Bryan in May, is yet to set a date for her big day but is planning an intimate affair for her closest friends and family. Brooke said: “Having had so many big parties, I think I want a small wedding. I just worry so much in party situations that everyone else is having a good time.
Our wedding day should just be about us and our boys and family. I just want to keep that feeling throughout. I want to get married for us, not for anyone else.
“We haven’t set a date yet. I’ve just had my 30th birthday party, which will be with the same people that are going to be at our wedding, so I just want to get this year out of the way because I told Kean when we do start planning, I want to start with a fresh pair of eyes.” Brooke went all out for her 30th on 4th June, throwing a huge party at Manchester Hall for with two cakes, a tropical selfie wall, a star-studded guestlist – including Corrie pals Ryan Thomas, Helen Flanagan and Sally Dynevor. She then had a garden party for close friends and family as well as a three-day girls’ getaway to Ibiza with 11 school friends, before Kean whisked her away to Santorni for another three days without the kids.
And while the planning is in early stages, one major decision Brooke has already made is that her wedding dress won’t be anything like her Coronation Street character Sophie Webster when she wed Sian Powers in matching meringue-style wedding dresses in 2011. She said: “All I know for now is that my dress won’t be big. I remember when Sophie Webster got married on Corrie and she had a really
.There’s abundant magic still in The Piano Lesson, August Wilson’s grand, 1987 Pulitzer Prize winning tale of a Black family torn between legacy and ambition, the past and the future, and, it’s not an overstatement to note, between life and death.
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Brooke Vincent boldly left her career-defining role as Sophie Webster in Coronation Street to focus on family life in 2019 after 18 years on the soap. Her character, Sophie Webster, departed the cobbles at the time to go off on her travels after girlfriend Paula Martin (played by Stirling Gallacher) bought the tickets for her. Speaking for the first time about her reasons for leaving the soap, Brooke said the long and unpredictable hours made it impossible for her to go back without sacrificing time with her kids Mexx, two, and 16-month-old Monroe.
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Brooke Vincent has been up since 6am when she arrives at our shoot a few hours later.The actress has already put a clothes wash on, had her food shop delivered and made sons Mexx and Monroe packed lunches for when they join her for photos in the afternoon. Since becoming a mum-of-two, the self-confessed super-planner admits she is obsessive about organising her family – but she is clearly more spontaneous when it comes to love. She’s only been engaged to West Bromwich Albion footballer Kean Bryan, 25, for five months and she confesses they almost got married in secret while on holiday on a Greek island in June.
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