Coronation Street fans react to Gemma's 'brilliant' wedding dress

By Lauren Hughes
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It was a huge night of Coronation Street, with the street coming together for the wedding of the year

Chesney Brown and Gemma say I do!
(Image credit: ITV)

Coronation Street fans saw Chesney and Gemma walk down the aisle together towards wedded bliss - and the bride wore a very special dress for the occasion.

Tonight's episode of Coronation Street (aired Monday 29th May, 2023) saw the couple get hitched in front of their loved ones - with a few exceptions. The bride walked down the aisle to The Promise by Girls Aloud.

Designed by drag queen and fashion designer Liquorice Black, Gemma's dress had 125 metres of tiny fairy lights activated by remote control, as well as a seven-meter train. 

Actress Dolly said about the first time she put the dress on, "I was just blown away by the dress. It's an absolute work of art" (via the Manchester Evening News). 

And Corrie fans also couldn't get enough of the look. 

'Just watching corrie on catch up and Gemma's dress is just brilliant,' said one enthusiastic fan.

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While another said, 'One of the best corrie weddings ever. No drama just fun and laughter and emotion. Loved gemnas dress so much.'

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And a third wrote, 'Just watching #Corrie on sky+ and my patio solar fairy lights came on at the exact same time that Gemma's dress lit up.'

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While another fan of the ITV show said, 'Late watching #Corrie but that wedding dress was amazing. When it started to twinkle... Brilliant!'

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And anoter wrote, 'Watching #Corrie for the first time in ages, got to see Gemma in her wedding dress! Whoever designed that for her is a bloody genius.'

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What's next for Chesney and Gemma after the wedding? Tune in to Coronation Street this week to find out more.

Coronation Street airs half-an-hour-long episodes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm on ITV this week — see our TV Guide for full listings. You can also catch up on episodes on ITV Hub.

Lauren Hughes
Freelance writer

Lauren is the former Deputy Digital Editor at woman&home and became a journalist mainly because she enjoys being nosy. With a background in features journalism, Lauren worked on the woman&home brand for four years before going freelance. Before woman&home Lauren worked across a variety of women's lifestyle titles, including GoodTo, Woman's Own, and Woman magazine. After starting out working for a local paper in Yorkshire, her journalism career took her to Bristol where she hunted out stories for national papers and magazines at Medavia news agency, before landing a job in London working as a lifestyle assistant.


A big fan of adventure, Lauren is also a keen travel writer and loves sharing tips on where to find the best places to eat, drink, and be merry off the beaten track. Lauren has written a series of travel guides for London hotels and loves sharing her insights into a destination's cultural and culinary offerings. If you need a recommendation on any UK destination, she's more than happy to help. At the weekend, you'll usually find her hanging out with her pet cat (or anyone else's pet she can get her hands on), escaping to the countryside, or devouring a good book.