Coronation star Calum Lill is engaged to girlfriend Roberta Mcclaron

Coronation Street star Calum Lill looked a far cry from his soap villain as he got engaged to his girlfriend Roberta Mcclaron.

The actor made his debut on the cobbles last year as Joel Deering after moving from Hollyoaks in a soap swap. 

Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Calum shared an adorable snap of him Roberta as he announced he had asked her to marry him. 

The pair, who have been dating since late 2021, were beaming as Roberta showed off her stunning ring as she donned a Happy Birthday hairband.

Calum revealed they celebrated the happy news by relaxing in a hot tub but that Roberta had sneakily taken his swim shorts out of the bag meaning the actor had to wear a swimming costume – which he stylishly modelled in a separate snap.

‘About time I made an honest woman of her,’ Calum captioned the post.

‘Celebrated with drinks in the hot tub but Roberta thought it would be funny to remove my swimming shorts from the suitcase. 

‘Thanks @dolly_rose_campbell for lending me your spare cossie. I think I rocked it tbf.

Coronation Street signed up Calum, who is best known for playing P.C. Carlton Smith in Hollyoaks in 2021, last year. 

During his time on Hollyoaks, Calum had a big part in John Paul McQueen’s storyline which saw his boyfriend, PC George Smith, abuse him. 

But he later swapped the Cheshire village for the Weatherfield cobbles to take on the role of duty solicitor Joel on the much-loved soap.

His character arrived in Weatherfield to help Lauren Bolton, and Joel grew close to Dee-Dee. 

A source told The Sun at the time: ‘Callum’s been filming for a few weeks and his character couldn’t be more different from PC Smith on Hollyoaks.

‘He’ll be on screen next week as part of Dee-Dee’s new storyline.’

Calum’s character in Hollyoaks, P.C Smith, first appeared in the village in March 2021 and appeared in 12 episodes.

But Hollyoaks isn’t the only show that Calum has landed a role in, as in 2018 he appeared in three short films – I Can See Clearly Now, Sleep Warm, and Heads or Tails.

A year later, he starred in Holby City, playing Chez Wilson-Needham, and also appeared in Brummie soap Doctors the same year, playing Conor Henson.

Corrie star Channique Sterling-Brown recently revealed a dating storyline for her character, and Calum’s on-screen love interest, Dee-Dee Bailey. 

Dee-Dee has often put her career commitments first since joining Weatherfield last year, but upcoming episodes will see her start searching for a new man.

Channique shared the first details of the storyline while chatting at an Inside Soap magazine photoshoot to celebrate Corrie’s nominations at the Inside Soap Awards 2023.

Channique told Digital Spy: ‘I think we’re going to see Dee-Dee in a new light. We’re going to see her go on a bit of a dating journey.

‘Her life is a mixture of fun but chaos, and I think fans will really enjoy seeing her try to navigate that world.

‘When she’s in the courtroom, she’s totally in control. I think it’s going to be really fun to see her struggle to quite work things out, so that’s what we’ve got coming up.’

Dee-Dee previously had a brief romantic spark with Damon Hay, remained single since it didn’t work out.