Will Mellor’s wife Michelle shares romantic throwback snaps with the actor as she marks 26 years since their first date in sweet tribute

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Will Mellor’s wife Michelle McSween has marked 26 years since their first date with a sweet tribute shared to Instagram on Wednesday.

The couple first met in 1999 after starring together in the stage musical Oh, What a Night and have been loved-up ever since.

And in tribute to their 26-year romance, Michelle shared a plethora of throwback and current snaps, as she declared that heading on a date with the actor was ‘the best decision’ she had ever made.

She penned: ‘Today we celebrate 26 years since our first date and we honored it by going on another. 

‘I received 26 roses (1 for each year together, with the centre one being red to match the first you ever brought me) Can’t quite believe we’ve been together that long, time does fly when you’re having fun!

‘Still the best decision I ever made! #forevermyperson.’

The images sees the couple snuggling up during various dates and trips over the years, including a romantic getaway to Tenerife they enjoyed last month.

Michelle was also seen posing with her aforementioned bouquet of flowers, which featured a red rose to symbolised the one he first gave her.

Commenting on the post, which was also shared to his page, Will, 48, penned: ‘Time flies when you’re having fun eh kid!? Xx❤️’, to which Michelle replied: ‘It sure does.’

Meanwhile, a plethora of the couple’s showbiz pals also took to the comments to share their well wishes. 

The soap star and the dancer tied the knot in 2007 and share two children together, Jayden, 20, and Renee, 17. 

The lovely post comes after Will shocked fans as he revealed his incredible unknown talent in a social media update on Friday. 

The actor, who is best known for his roles on Hollyoaks, Two Pints Of Lager and Broadchurch, also boasts an impressive singing voice. 

Sharing a video of himself to Instagram, he belted out a song from Les Miserables, with fans praising his ‘goosebump’ invoking rendition. 

Will captioned the post: ‘Not my usual style but absolutely loved singing this song from Les Miserables at Gorton Monastery for @whenyouwishuk last night! 

‘So many fantastic performances and such a great night of music.’ 

Fans commented: ‘Well i did not know you could sing as well as act’; ‘As a singer/actor myself, this is NOT an easy song to sing and you absolutely NAILED IT!! Great job!’

Others added: ‘One of the best rendition of this song I’ve ever heard….absolutely amazing….goosebumps’; 

‘I did not know you could sing!! Oh my days, what a talent!’; ‘What a man!!! You can do anything you set your mind to. Always been a massive fan of you, even more so as you get older (and me) x.’