Tracy Beaker star set to marry superfan who calls him her ‘childhood crush’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tracy Beaker star Chris Slater is engaged to a “superfan”, with the couple set to marry in 2026. “Please that’s legit the same guy,” wrote one person alongside laughing emojis, hinting that the star had barely changed in the six years since the show ended. “He did a workshop at my uni a couple years ago and he was such a genuinely lovely guy, congrats to you both,” wrote one person. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Speaking about the impact of the show, which was praised for tackling difficult topics for a younger audience, in an entertaining and engaging way, Slater said at the time, “It really is quite rewarding that the issues tackled are what kids could be going through and knowing we could be helping them with their problems.” He praised Dani Harmer who plays the titular character, calling her “probably the nicest, most loyal friend to ever have on the acting set and she was an excellent mentor to myself and others.” Harmer played the character as a mum with her own daughter in follow-up series My Mum Tracy Beaker in 2021.