Lucy Mecklenburgh looks glamorous in a plunging silver patterned evening

Lucy Mecklenburgh looks glamorous in a plunging silver patterned evening dress as she attends the This Is Manchester Awards with her stylish fiancé Ryan Thomas

Ryan Thomas and his fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh looked very fashionable as they headed to the This Is Manchester Awards on Thursday.

The future Dancing On Ice contestant, 39, looked dapper in a blue gray suit jacket with black trousers and a black bow tie.

Lucy, 32, who rose to fame in The Only Way Is Essex, stunned in a flowing, short-sleeved black dress with a silver pattern.

She carried a very fluffy white clutch and completed her look with a pair of strappy black heels.

The aim of the This Is Manchester Awards is to highlight the incredible talent that lies within ‘Britain’s Second City’: the best of the best!

Perfect couple: Ryan Thomas, 39, and his fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh, 32, were a very fashionable couple on their way to the This Is Manchester Awards on Thursday

Perfect couple: Ryan Thomas, 39, and his fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh, 32, were a very fashionable couple on their way to the This Is Manchester Awards on Thursday

Polite: Ryan, a future Dancing On Ice contestant, looked dapper in a blue-grey suit jacket with black trousers and a black bow tie

Polite: Ryan, a future Dancing On Ice contestant, looked dapper in a blue-grey suit jacket with black trousers and a black bow tie

Reality star: Lucy, 32, who rose to fame on The Only Way Is Essex, stunned in a flowing, short-sleeved black dress with a silver pattern

Reality star: Lucy, 32, who rose to fame on The Only Way Is Essex, stunned in a flowing, short-sleeved black dress with a silver pattern

Ryan and Lucy have two children together: Roman, 3, and Lilah, 1, while Ryan has another daughter, Scarlett, from his marriage to Tina O’Brien.

He and Tina met on the set of Coronation Street, where they played a married couple who also had a daughter.

Her real-life daughter Scarlett Thomas followed in her parents’ footsteps and appeared in the revival series of Waterloo Road alongside her uncle Adam Thomas.

Ryan and Lucy began their romance in 2017 after meeting on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls and have been engaged since 2019.

Before meeting Ryan, Lucy was engaged to her The Only Way Is Essex co-star Mario Falcone.

Also at the awards on Wednesday was Mary Bedford, from Wakefield, who appeared on the seventh series of Love Island in 2021.

She looked stunning in a black dress with a deep thigh slit and V-neck, embellished with silver jewels.

Mary wore silver heels and carried a small black handbag with a round silver handle.

Wow: Also at the awards on Wednesday was Mary Bedford, from Wakefield, who appeared on season seven of Love Island in 2021 Stylish: She looked stunning in a black dress with a deep thigh slit and V-neck, embellished with silver jewels

Wow: Also at the awards on Wednesday was Mary Bedford, from Wakefield, who appeared on season seven of Love Island in 2021

Matching: She wore silver heels and a small black handbag with a round silver handle

Matching: She wore silver heels and a small black handbag with a round silver handle