Brooke Vincent’s role on Hollyoaks gave the star a whole newfound confidence amid her split from her footballer fiancé. It was revealed on Monday that the soap actress, 34, and former Sheffield United footballer, 29, are said to have quietly called off their engagement earlier this year after 10 years together. Brooke joined the cast of Hollyoaks in July, playing the character Abigail Matthews, in a huge TV comeback after stepping away from Coronation Street in 2019. The role gave her a new lease of life after she revealed she was getting bored at home.Brooke and Kean, who share two young sons Mexx and Monroe, got engaged back in 2022. And after being approached for the job, the couple decided she should take it, after Brooke previously admitted: ‘If I’m not working, I’m constantly looking for something to do and saying to Kean: “Shall we decorate?”‘ Brooke Vincent’s Hollyoaks role has given her a newfound confidence amid split from fiancé Kean Bryan after she revealed she got bored at home while supporting his careerSources have now revealed to The Sun that Hollyoaks gave her the confidence boost she needed: ‘It made her see she’s not just a mum but also a star still – and part of that new found confidence made her look at her relationship.”She didn’t feel in the shadows necessarily with Kean’s career but it always felt like it was a priority.’In the end, it felt almost like the relationship was holding her back and Kean wasn’t being the cheerleader she wanted.’Brooke’s best known for playing Sophie Webster on Corrie.She took on the role of Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Sally Webster’s (Sally Dynevor) youngest daughter Sophie in 2004 and stayed on the programme until 2019. After seven years away from soap land, the mum-of-two landed the new role on the rival soap.Brooke shared some snaps of herself standing outside the welcome sign to Hollyoaks village back in April, with the caption: ‘So excited to be joining the cast of Hollyoaks for such a powerful storyline!!’I am so grateful for this opportunity to be back on screen playing a brand new character plus my family will be happy I’m back in a full time job Haha.’ It was revealed on Monday that the soap actress, 34, and former Sheffield United footballer, 29, are said to have quietly called off their engagement earlier this year after 10 years together The actress shared a cryptic message on her Instagram hinting at their alleged split over the weekend as she shared glamorous snaps from her girls’ night outThe actress shared a cryptic message on her Instagram hinting at their alleged split over the weekend.Sharing glamorous snaps from her girls’ night out, she captioned her post: ‘August… somehow an ending and a beginning all at once.’A source said: ‘Brooke and Kean have decided to split but are co-parenting their sons together. It wasn’t an easy decision for them to make and they are both trying to navigate this new path together.’Brooke has thrown herself into work, as well as spending time with her friends and Kean is doing the same.”They had been together for ten years so it was always going to take time to adjust. Right now their focus is on their sons and keeping normality for them,’ they added to The Sun.The Daily Mail has approached Brooke and Kean’s representatives for comment.