Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley has
fallen wildly in love with her toyboy personal trainer - even starting a
business with him and landing him a extra role on the hit soap.
The Corrie star, 29, was seen with Sam Witter, near
her apartment in Manchester, holding hands and grinning.
And the actress, who plays Eva Price in the soap,
has even introduced her lover, 22, to fellow cast members and telling them how
happy they are together.
In love: Catherine Tydlesley with Sam Witter at the
RTS North West Awards, the pair met six months ago
The pair met when Catherine hired Sam six months
ago to help her tone up after having problems shedding the pounds.
They then started their own company together, Dream
Partners Limited, and plan to bring out a DVD and exercise book next year.
Next they even set up a joint Twitter account.
New man: Catherine Tyldesley has fallen for her
personal trainer Sam Witter - at 22 he is seven years her junior
Shaping up nicely: Catherine met her new man six
months ago and has already started up a business with him
A friend told the Sunday Mirror: 'They are very
much boyfriend and girlfriend. They've been together for a while and everything
is going brilliantly.'
Although it was lust at first sight, the pal
revealed it took catherine a while to trust her new man as she had some bad
past experiences.
Despite not wanting to risk their friendship,
Catherine and Sam felt a mutual attraction so decided to give their romance a
go.