Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter has opened up about her engagement to fiancé Ollie Piotrowski, explaining why the couple are yet to tie the knot five years after he proposed in 2021. The 38-year-old, who plays Theresa McQueen in the Channel 4 soap, said she was initially disappointed she would not be married in her 30s as she approaches her milestone 40th birthday in December next year.
Speaking about reaching the end of her 30s, Porter admitted she had mixed feelings. “Someone did the maths and I cried,” she said. “I am very shocked. When you're a kid, you're like, 'Oh my God, 40 is so old,' and then you get there.” She added: “I was a bit gutted that I'm not going to be married in my 30s. The thought of being a 40-year-old bride, I was like damn. But weddings are so expensive now. I think you've got to be a middle-aged person with five jobs and a side hustle to afford it.”
However, the delay has had its benefits, as the couple wanted their young children to be part of the big day. They have a three-year-old son, Forest, and a 14-month-old daughter, Peony. “We wanted Peony to be able to walk, and she's walking now. She's the cutest little hip waddler. She's a proper girly girl,” Porter said. “I used to listen to Beyonce when she was in the womb, and now she bounces her butt to Beyonce. It's hilarious.”
Despite this, Porter remains in no rush to set a date, revealing the couple have not yet started planning because she fears she might be jinxed. “I'm not really good at planning things in life. I'll put something in my diary, I'll write it down on a calendar, and it will never happen. Call it superstitious, I don't know what it is, but honestly things never work out,” she explained. “It all gets cancelled, and I think it's because I write them down so I never do that anymore, and I can't choose a date.”
For now, the actress is focusing on motherhood and has been using her Instagram to share honest posts for other mums, encouraging them to ignore judgment. “Nobody tells you anything, not the gritty, real truth about becoming a mum,” she said. “I don't care what other people think, and I think that was my main thought with the posts. I want other mums to not care as well. Every mum is different. Every child is different. There's no right or wrong way to do anything.”
