Jack P Shepherd family: Are Jack P Shepherd and Ben Shephard related?

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Jack P Shepherd, is well known on our screens for playing David Platt. Tonight he will celebrate his on-screen grandmother who has been a regular of the fictional town Weatherfield for over four decades, but what is known of Jack’s family life off-screen?

Is Jack P Shepherd related to Ben Shephard?

While they share the same last name, unfortunately, the pair are not related.

Although, coincidentally Ben has a son called Jack Shephard with wife Annie Perks.

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Is Jack P Shepherd married?

Jack is not married but was once engaged to his ex-partner, Lauren Shippey.

The pair were together for 15 years before they split in 2017.

During their relationship, the couple had two children together daughter Nyla and son Reuben.

Jack has previously opened up about his children to The Mirror in 2009.

He said: “Nyla is a bit of a Daddy’s Girl. I’m good at making her laugh, and I can always stop her crying.

“She gets this banana gob on, where her mouth goes down, and it’s usually because someone isn’t holding her right.”

He went on to say how he doesn’t want Nyla to be boy crazy.

Jack said: “If you have a boy, there are no worries at all, but when you have a girl, well, she’s your little girl.

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“Put it this way, men are not going to exist until she’s about 43 years old.

“Before that, it’s strictly no. Is it wrong if her Dad is the only guy she really loves?”

Jack is currently dating girlfriend, Hanni Treweek, after the pair started seeing each other last June.

At the time a source told The Sun: “Jack and Hanni are officially living together now.

“They’ve been dating over a year, and it felt like the right time for them.”

The source added: “They love being around each other and don’t stop laughing when they’re together.”

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