Emmerdale since 1997 and cemented his place as one of soap’s longest-running faces. Over the years viewers have seen Paddy take on the father-figure to Chas' son Aaron Livesy, marry multiple women including Mandy Dingle, Emily Dingle and Rhona Goskirk and go through heartache with the loss of his baby with girlfriend Chas.
Despite enduring four on-screen marriages, Dominic leads a very different life to his onscreen character and is happily married to his famous wife, fellow soap star, Joanne Mitchell. READ NEXT: Emmerdale's Roxanne Pallett now - real name, Big Brother scandal and horror crash The pair have battled their own personal drama’s off-screen, including the terrifying heart surgery of their 8-month-old son.
As he continues to light up our screens on the long-running soap, let’s take a look at the star’s life off-screen…Watching his baby son Danny be sedated and wheeled away to theatre, distraught dad Dominic has admitted he thought he was saying goodbye for good.Little Danny had been diagnosed with a heart condition at eight months old and needed to undergo by-pass surgery.
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