![]() It was Dennis’ idea to elope, so he got packing. Coronation Street’s Nick and Leanne also ran off to Scotland to get married as teenagers in January 1998. Meanwhile, soap story writers have also kept it a firm teen-wedding favourite, with EastEnders’ Ricky Butcher and Sam Mitchell eloping to Gretna Green in 1991 when Sam was just 16, as did Tiff and Keegan in 2019. Not only was it the star of Channel 4 show Wedding Town in 2015, but Gretna Green also made an appearance in the final series of Downton Abbey, when Lady Mary considered the location for the Crawley family wedding. The area has become a celebrity onscreen in its own right, too. It was the chosen venue for Kerry Katona back in 2007, when she married her taxi driver boyfriend Mark Croft on Valentine’s Day in The Mill Forge at Gretna. It is now known as the UK’s wedding capital with more than 3,000 couples marrying there every year. While teenage marriages are rare these days, thanks to its romantic reputation, Gretna Green has become a destination for couples of all ages. ![]() The law didn’t apply in Scotland, so over the years hoards of teens eloped to the quaint border town in Dumfries and Galloway, to get hitched in speedy ceremonies and in hot pursuit from angry parents. ![]()
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