Jennifer Metcalfe has opened up, offering a glimpse into her personal life and relationship dynamics.
The 42-year-old Hollyoaks star disclosed she isn’t planning to marry or share a home with her partner, Josh, with whom she has been in a relationship for two years.
Rather than adhering to conventional norms, the couple prefers to embark on trips together “every other weekend” while Jennifer’s nine-year-old son, Daye, spends time with his father, ex-Geordie Shore personality Greg Lake.
In a conversation with the Daily Mail, Jennifer expressed, “Marriage has never been on my agenda, but you can never say never. I’m content, and the idea of a grand wedding doesn’t appeal to me.”
She continued, “For now, moving in together isn’t part of our plan. Our current lifestyles don’t align with that step.”
‘We live on holiday. My boyfriend loves an itinerary, and he loves a flight. We love jetting off whenever we can. Daye my little boy goes up to his dad’s every other weekend, so every other weekend you can guarantee that I’ll be on a flight somewhere.’
Jennifer Metcalfe has given a rare insight into her relationship. The Hollyoaks actress, 42, revealed she has no plans to tie the knot or move in with her boyfriend of two years, Josh
Instead, the couple love to go on holiday ‘every other weekend’. Jen said: ‘We live on holiday. My boyfriend loves an itinerary, and he loves a flight. We love jetting off whenever we can’
Jennifer revealed she met Josh through a mutual friend, with the couple first pictured together in April 2024.
The actress has kept their relationship largely out of the spotlight.
She said: ‘We just met through mutual friends, so that’s always a good start. Dating apps are not for me. I think you need the friend introduction like I had.’
Elsewhere in the interview, Jennifer spoke about her secrets to looking incredible in her forties and reflected on being a lads’ mag pin-up.
The actress, who is known for playing Mercedes McQueen on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, was a prominent fixture in British lads’ mags throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s.
She said: ‘I don’t think there is ever any secret. I think if you are just happy in your life, then you’re going to look and feel good. I don’t like the stigma of, “oh, you’re in your forties, so you should probably look a little bit aged” – I don’t think you should.
‘I think it’s how you feel for your age, and for me, I feel great. In the past, I have had a little bit of Botox. I love a glass of red wine and lots of fun.’
The actress described taking part in lads’ mags with her Hollyoaks co-stars as the ‘best times of our lives’.
She said: ‘Jordie Porter and I had so much fun during that era. I feel like they were the early days and my early memories of Hollyoaks.
‘We went to work, and then we came down to London from Liverpool for photo shoots on Saturdays. We loved it. I’m not sure I’d want to get my boobs out now.
‘I don’t think it’s wrong or it’s right, but I feel it served its purpose for the time. I found it so much fun, and I never had any bad experiences on shoots, thankfully.’
Jennifer revealed she met Josh through a mutual friend as she didn’t like dating apps
Elsewhere in the interview, Jennifer spoke about her secrets to looking incredible in her forties and reflected on being a lads’ mag pin-up
Jennifer pictured with her son Daye, nine, who she co-parents with her ex Greg Lake
Jennifer has had a 20-year career starring on Hollyoaks and said she has no plans of leaving anytime soon – unless script writers plan something dramatic for her character.
She said: ‘Each year everything changes and Hollyoaks have been great and they sort of change with me and accommodate around my lifestyle. I do love it there, but who knows.’