Coronation Street Dean Turnbull star Anthony Crank engaged after romantic holiday

Coronation Streetstar Anthony Crank is officially engaged to partner Craig Lomax, with the soap actor taking to his social media page to share the exciting news with fans. The actor is best known for his role as drug dealer Dean Turnbull in the long-running soap in 2022.

He later reprised his role multiple times up until 2024. The star is also known for hosting Sunday morning Channel 4programme T4 from 2002 to 2005 and has presented on MTV, BBC Holiday, Holiday Hit Squad, and Departure Lounge.

He also worked for BBC Radio Manchester as a regular cover presenter. It comes after Channel 4 breaks silence after Gogglebox couple suddenly dumped from show.

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Anthony announced the sweet news on social media with a photo of his and Craig's entwined hands wearing gorgeous rings. He captioned the post: " @craig_lomax [ring emojis] 31/12/2016 - ????," along with a few emojis.

Fans immediately took to the comment section to congratulate the happy couple, with one user writing: "Yay!!!!!!!! Congratulations," and another posting: "Congratulations, boys."

"Ahh, lovely news! Congratulations," one fan commented, and another delighted user added: "Bloody brill!! Congratulations, you Gorg pair."

Craig shared the same image on his own page and received more messages of congratulations. Anthony was part of T4 in the early 2000s alongside many big names.

Between 1998 and 2012, the programme featured people interviewing huge stars, and even Tony Blair. Stars that began their career on the show included Steven Jones, Dermot O'Leary, Ben Shephard, Nick Grimshaw, Jameela Jamil and Anthony.

While Anthony was on the programme, he chatted to the likes of Angelina Jolie, Martin Scorsese, and Nelson Mandela. Anthony was scouted for the job while he was on holiday in Ibiza.

At the time, he worked at OK! Magazine. Speaking to Manchester Evening News, he said: "It all kicked off from there, really. T4 is like the Oxford and Cambridge of TV, you get to learn your craft so well there."

Along with his role on Coronation Street, Anthony took on the role of bad boy Levi in Hollyoaks' E4 spin-off The Morning After The Night Before in 2009.

He later featured in Hollyoaks again in 2010 as Steve, a TV producer making a 'T4' style documentary with Duncan and Theresa. Anthony also just played a role as a policeman in Jimmy McGovern's new BBC drama, The Accused.

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