British actress Wendy Richards has married her partner of more than 10 years, 45 year old John Burns in a civil ceremony in the city of London.

Wendy, aged 65 is better known to the nation as long suffering cockny, Pauline Fowler from long running BBC soap Eastenders.

The couple already live together in Marylebone, Central London and decided to wed prior to the start of the well known actresses forthcoming chemotherapy treatment.

Wendy was diagnosed with a devastating form of cancer which has caused severe kidney damage and has unfortunately spread to her bones, after having fought breast cancer twice previously.

The courageous bride and her new husband looked happy and posed for waiting photographers and press as they left the swish Chesterfield Hotel in Mayfair in the capital after the celebrations.

The ceremony took place in the presence of more than 60 of the couples close friends and family including many of the Eastenders cast, both past and present, including her on screen sons Todd Carty and Martin Alexandriou.

The newly weds have revealed that they have planned a romantic honeymoon in the USA but have opted to schedule it for after the actress’ first chemotherapy session on 13th October.

Wendy spoke recently of the trauma caused by finding out that her cancer had returned, she revealed:-

“I was absolutely raging, hopping mad to have to go through it all again. It has come as a terrible shock and you just get so fed up. You think, ‘Oh, crikey, here we go again’, but you just have to buck your ideas up and get on with these things.”