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BBC presenter Evie Pickerill has announced her engagement to actor Alex Phelps as she shared Instagram snaps of the romantic beach proposal on Saturday.
The couple sipped champagne and shared a kiss on the beach in Salcombe, Devon after he got down on one knee.
Evie, 33, is a CBeebies presenter and also stars in the channel’s pantomime shows, while Alex has starred in many stage shows.
She wrote: ‘The easiest YES of my life ❤️ What a wonderful start to 2026, engaged to the man of my dreams.
‘Alex, you make me happier than I ever thought possible, a love like ours is one in a million. Thank you for making this day so special❤️’
Her new fiancé Alex wrote: ‘My best friend, I love you, so much.’
BBC presenter Evie Pickerill, 33, has announced her engagement to actor Alex Phelps as she shared Instagram snaps of the romantic beach proposal on Saturday
The couple sipped champagne and shared a kiss on the beach in Salcombe, Devon after he got down on one knee
Evie’s pal Charlotte Dawson commented: ‘Sooooo happy for you ❤️❤️ congrats babe’.
Their engagement comes three years after Evie split from her ex-boyfriend and Coronation Street actor Ryan Russell.
Ryan previously worked on CBeebies before joining the ITV soap as Michael Bailey in 2019.
It 2024, Evie was one of the frontrunners to appear in Strictly Come Dancing.
Strictly chiefs often take one of its stars for the competition, as well as from programmes such as EastEnders and BBC Breakfast.
At the time there was what BBC insiders call ‘sharp elbows’ at the children’s channel over who gets to dance.
Evie was up for the chance against Blue Peter presenter Shini Muthukrishnan, who joined the show in January.
Agents were battling to put their clients on Strictly in a bid to elevates careers.
She wrote: ‘The easiest YES of my life ❤️ What a wonderful start to 2026, engaged to the man of my dreams’
Evie’s pal Charlotte Dawsoncommented: ‘Sooooo happy for you ❤️❤️ congrats babe’
Evie is a CBeebies presenter and also stars in the channel’s pantomime shows, while Alex has starred in many stage shows
Their engagement comes three years after Evie split from her ex-boyfriend and Coronation Street actor Ryan Russell (pictured)
A BBC source said at the time: ‘There can really only be one from the world of CBBC so there is now a full-on battle, a war.
‘A place on Strictly for those on children’s TV is seen as the golden goose. It’s a way of getting them out of that genre of TV and turning themselves into household names.
‘Many of their agents have approached Strictly’s casting boss but have been usurped by Shini. There is a lot of anger.’
Previous CBBC hosts who went on Strictly include Rhys Stephenson and Karim Zeroual.
