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Dynasty star ties the knot with news anchor

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GLOUCESTER­SHIRE-BASED celebritie­s Emma Samms and Simon McCoy have tied the knot, only weeks after their engagement was made public.

The former Dynasty actress is now the wife of the GB News anchor Simon and on Sunday he tweeted about the ceremony, writing “Yesterday was a very good day” along with a photo of the happy couple.

Samms, who previously spoke in support of keeping car parks in Nailsworth free, was one of the biggest stars of the 1980s, having played Fallon Carrington Dolby in the hit US show before going on to star in The Colbys for two seasons.

Her partner McCoy, 59, is an experience­d and well-known journalist who quit the BBC earlier this year to join start-up channel GB News, saying that he was “not a leftie BBC journalist”.

He has presented a string of BBC shows including BBC News, News at One, at Six, at Ten and the Weekend News.

He was married for nearly 14 years to Victoria Graham, but the pair split in 2019 and his former wife reportedly embarked on a relationsh­ip with her BBC colleague Jon Gripton.

Discussing their engagement, McCoy said in an interview with Mail Online: “Yes, it’s true. We are both so happy, as are our children.

“We shall celebrate in the spring, when it’s safe to share a party.”

Emma has been married three times before, making Simon her fourth husband at the age of 61.

She also has two children from her previous marriages.

In 2003 she made a cameo appearance in BBC show Holby City and also had a small run on the BBC daytime series Doctors.

In an interview with Great British Life, McCoy said that his idea of a perfect weekend in the Cotswolds was “just being at home with Emma”.

He said: “Just being at home with Emma, mooching. I’m happy to sit in front of the telly.

“Most of all, I never thought I’d be quite so obsessed with mowing the lawn.

“We’ve got a new mini-tractorthi­ng and I could sit on it all day.”

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