Samia Ghadie's husband Sylvain Longchambon wept over her late father during wedding speech
SYLVAIN LONGCHAMBON ensured there wasn't a dry eye in the house as he delivered an emotional speech during his wedding to long-time love and Coronation Street star Samia Ghadie last month.
Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon's wedding proved to be quite the tear-jerking affair
The former Dancing on Ice skater raised a glass to his wife's late father and was left so choked up that Samia, 34, was left to finish his poignant speech.
After gushing that he and his wife "clicked straight away" after they were partnered up on the ITV ice skating show, Sylvain said: "I would like to raise a toast to somebody who, unfortunately, I didn't get to meet and Sam always tells me he would have loved me as much as I would have loved him.
"That is the truth, everyone - and that's my dad, Joseph. I'm sure you have been with us every day and helped us to find each other."
The couple tied the knot in a romantic ceremony last month
Praising his new wife, with whom he shares son Yves, who is almost one, and stepdaughter Freya, five, Sylvain enthused: "Sam made me a better person. She made my life much better than I could have ever imagined.
"She is my other half, my best half, and I can't imagine my life without her. I love you with all my heart."
Samia went on to commend their special day, with the soap star admitting it was "exactly what we wanted".
Samia and Sylvain met on Dancing On Ice back in 2013
Dancing On Ice 2013 R5 - Samia Ghadie, Love Week
"It was better than we could have ever imagined. We wanted everybody to come along and celebrate with us- it was the icing on the cake for us," she confessed.
"There was so much love from everybody. It was a massive celebration. Everybody got up and danced."
Guests at the couple's heartwarming nuptials included Alison King, Tina O'Brien and Helen Worth.
The ceremony was held at Gary Barlow's former home in Cheshire.
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