Overview
- Riches, who plays Lewis Barton on ITV’s Emmerdale, got engaged to theatre director Scott Johnston in April 2024.
- He said in May 2025 that the couple secured a venue for next April at an English manor house.
- In a Feb. 14 Instagram post, he noted the wedding is two months away, confirming the April 2026 timeline.
- He told the Mirror they dropped plans for an Italian ceremony after learning, as he put it, that same‑sex couples cannot marry there.
- He said Sharon Osbourne plans to attend, and his character begins a new romantic arc this week on the soap.