Hollyoaks actor Callum Kerr and his long-time partner Lauren Stacy tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in Scotland on Saturday.
In pictures captured on social media by his famous co-stars, Callum looked dapper in his traditional kilt as he left the altar with his gorgeous new wife.
The newlyweds looked more than loved-up on their special day as they celebrated their marriage surrounded by loved ones.
Lauren looked effortlessly chic in a thin-strap white bridal gown as they took to the dance floor for their first dance.
Guests at the nuptials included Hollyoaks stars Nadine Mulkerrin (Cleo McQueen), Owen Warner (Romeo Nightingale), Billy Price (Sid Summer), Rishi Nair (Sami Maalik), AJ Woodward (Brody Hudson) and Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham).
Callum and Lauren, who share two-year-old daughter Isla, got engaged in 2024 during a romantic trip in South Africa.
Hollyoaks actor Callum Kerr, 31, and his long-time partner Lauren Stacy tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in Scotland on Saturday
In pictures captured on social media by his famous co-stars, Callum looked dapper in his traditional kilt as he left the altar with his gorgeous new wife
Callum starred as PC George Kiss in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and has appeared in the romantic drama Virgin River on Netflix.
The Scottish star suffered a heartbreaking family tragedy in 2025, with his mum Dawn and stepfather Andrew Searle believed to be killed in a murder-suicide.
Andrew, 65, and his 56-year-old wife Dawn were found dead at their home in Les Pequies, south west France, by a horrified neighbour on February 6 this year.
Dawn was discovered in her pyjamas outside their house with a head injury and jewellery scattered around her body. Her husband, a former financial investigator, was found dead inside the house, hanging from a radiator.
Post-mortem examination results showed there were no defensive wounds on Andrew, nor did any forensic evidence suggest persons unknown had touched him or his wife.
Last year, a prosecutor in charge of the case concluded there was no evidence anyone else was involved in their deaths – meaning one of the spouses murdered the other before dying by suicide.
Callum urged friends of his mother not to attend Andrew’s funeral in August 2025, saying it would be ‘inappropriate’ for her memory to be associated with the man ‘who may have been responsible for her death’.
He said in a statement on social media: ‘In the absence of any evidence suggesting third-party involvement in the tragic death of our mother, Dawn Kerr, the prevailing hypothesis remains that of a murder-suicide.
Callum is seen starring as PC George Kiss in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks
The newlyweds looked more than loved-up on their special day as they celebrated their marriage surrounded by loved ones
Callum and Lauren, who share two-year-old daughter Isla, got engaged in 2024 during a romantic trip in South Africa
‘Our mother was killed by multiple blows to the head, and Andrew was found deceased by hanging. His injuries are consistent with self-hanging, and no defensive wounds were found on his body. There is also no evidence whatsoever of any third party’s involvement at this stage.
‘While the official investigation is still ongoing, we cannot ignore the circumstances as they stand,’ the statement continued.
‘For this reason, we must respectfully but firmly request that our mother not be included in any way in the funeral arrangements being made for Andrew. Please do not share photographs of them together.
‘Please do not attend Andrew’s service if you were a friend of our mother. It would be inappropriate for her memory to be associated with a service honouring the man who, based on all available evidence, may have been responsible for her death.
‘We ask for understanding, privacy and respect as we continue to grieve and seek justice for our mum.’
Actor and country singer Callum attended the couple’s wedding and walked his mother down the aisle during the ceremony in France in 2023.
The actor, who now lives in the southern US state of Tennessee, released a statement on behalf of the Searle’s grief-stricken children following their parents’ deaths earlier this year.
He wrote: ‘At this time, Callum Kerr and Amanda Kerr are grieving the loss of their mother, Dawn Searle, while Tom Searle and Ella Searle are mourning the loss of their father, Andrew Searle.’
Hollyoaks actor Callum pictured with his mother Dawn who is believed to have been killed in a murder-suicide with her husband
Back in February, investigators reportedly believed that a marital crime followed by a suicide was probable, after examinations in the house and garden failed to uncover evidence of a third party.
It was initially believed Dawn had tried to run away from an attacker before she was caught and battered to death.
There was also evidence of a frantic search inside the property, with drawers and cupboards left open and furniture upended.
But inquiry sources said that Dawn ‘would have certainly been heard by near neighbours’ if she had been murdered in the garden.
The couple had started a new life at a villa in picturesque Les Pesquiès, north of Toulouse, after moving from Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland, ten years ago.
Less than 24 hours before he was found dead, CCTV footage appeared to show Andrew entering a tobacconist in Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
It is understood that he spent at least 20 years working with the police and Serious Fraud Office targeting organised crime groups involved in financial crimes such as money laundering.
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