Weatherfield actor announces engagement

Coronation Street star Tom Hudson has announced his engagement to girlfriend Victoria Milne-Taylor.

The 21-year-old actor, who plays Paul Clayton on the ITV1 soap, popped the question to Victoria while on holiday in Cuba on New Year's Eve.

"Before midnight we walked along the beach over a bridge. Palm trees made an arch and it was lit up by torch flames," Tom told the Sunday Mirror.

"My heart was racing. I got down on one knee and told her, 'I'll love you forever. Will you marry me?' She just said, 'Of course,' then cried, which I was hoping was from happiness."

Victoria, also 21, added: "It was perfect. I'm so happy."