Who is Sheridan Smith’s partner Jamie Horn and how did they meet?
1 September 2020, 19:00
Who is Jamie Horn, what does he do for a living and how did he meet Sheridan Smith? Here's what we know...
Sheridan Smith recently gave birth to son Billy with her fiancé Jamie Horn, after announcing her pregnancy last October.
But how much do we know about Jamie Horn and when did the couple get engaged? Here’s what we know…
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Who is Jamie Horn and what is his job?
We don’t know much about Jamie Horn, but he is 30-years-old, which makes his eight years younger than 39-year-old Sheridan.
He reportedly worked as an insurance broker at ARB International in 2015 after studying at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
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Jamie has since quit his job but owns a £500,000 luxury apartment in a gated complex in Brentwood, Essex.
How did Sheridan Smith and Jamie Horn meet?
Sheridan met Jamie on Tinder after the pair both swiped right for each other.
Opening up about the moment they first laid eyes on each other during documentary Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum, Jamie said: “On our first date she was so timid, so sweet and nervous.
"She came into this ram-packed boozer, an hour late“She walked in and literally she gave me this smile from across the bar and that was it."
The actress previously teased fans about her "secret boyfriend" during her Royal Albert Hall performance in April 2018.
After singing Dinner at Eight, she said: “It’s actually my boyfriend’s favourite.
"Whoops, did I let that slip? Yes, I’ve got a boyfriend. Don’t act so bloody surprised.”
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When did Sheridan Smith and Jamie Horn get engaged?
The news broke that Jamie had proposed to Sheridan in May 2018.
He reportedly got down on one knee with a £10,000 ring, with the actress wearing it on a necklace at first.
As a source said at the time: “Sheridan is head over heels in love.
"Jamie is very serious about her. He has introduced Sheridan to his mum already.”
The couple have moved into a rented home in North London.
