Overview
- Doherty detailed the relationship timeline on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast released Monday, January 5, 2026.
- She said she initially tried long‑distance while living with her older sister in West Sussex as Donnelly was based in North London.
- Explaining the decision, she said she tried not to be a “cliche lesbian” but moved in because she disliked saying goodbye each day.
- Doherty said the move happened at the start of 2025 and called the past year the “craziest” of her life.
- Her disclosure followed renewed attention from winning Critics Choice Best Supporting Actress for Adolescence on Sunday, with the series taking additional awards.