Coronation Street’s Gary Windass actor has famous wife and fans are only just realising
Coronation Street actor Mikey North has played Gary Windass on the ITV soap for more than a decade, but away from the cobbles, he is loved-up with his Hollywood actress wife
Coronation Street’s Gary Windass actor has famous wife and fans are only just realising(Image: PA)
Coronation Street viewers have been left utterly stunned upon discovering the identity of Mikey North’s famous spouse.
Mikey catapulted to stardom as Gary Windass on the ITV soap, making his first appearance in 2008. Gary arrived on the cobbles alongside the rest of the Windass clan and quickly became a beloved character.
Over the years, he’s been at the heart of numerous major storylines. From grappling with PTSD to navigating failed romances on the cobbles, Gary’s stint in Weatherfield has been anything but dull.
Currently, viewers are on tenterhooks as Gary lies comatose in hospital, with the circumstances leading to his condition yet to be unveiled.
Mikey has played Gary for years(Image: ITV)
However, fans have recently been taken aback upon realising who Mikey, who plays Gary, is married to in real life. Off-screen, he’s blissfully wedded to his adoring actress wife, Rachael Isherwood, reports Leicestershire Live.
The couple tied the knot in 2016 after a three-year courtship. Mikey and Rachael are proud parents to two children, a son named Archie, born in 2017, and a daughter named Eliza, born in 2019.
Away from the soap he is loved-up with his wife(Image: Alton Towers )
Rachael herself is no stranger to the limelight. The fitness instructor landed a significant role in the Hollywood blockbuster, Captain America: The First Avenger, back in 2011, according to MCU Fandom. Rachael portrayed a USO dancer in the film.
In response to Mikey and Rachael, accompanied by a photo of the pair, a fan posted on a Coronation Street Facebook page: “Mikey North and his wife Rachael.”
He’s had his fair share of big storylines
Another user inquired: “Am I right in thinking she was in a Marvel film a few years ago?” A third fan reacted with surprise, saying: “Ahhh no way.”
Someone else gushed: “Such a gorgeous couple!”. Mikey proposed to Rachael during a romantic escape to the Lake District in 2015.
Reflecting on the proposal, Mikey told OK!: “I asked her to shut her eyes. When she opened them I was down on one knee with the ring. I was looking up at Rachael, with my knees getting wet, and I just said: ‘Will you marry me?'”.
He continued: “In the moment before I proposed I was shaking like a leaf. Then when she said yes, I called my mum and just couldn’t stop crying.”
