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Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick has announced she is pregnant with her second child with wife Kate Brooks.Taking to Instagram, the actress, 46, who plays Vanessa Woodfield on the ITV soap, posted an adorable snap of their son Teddy, born in 2020, revealing the news. In the sweet photo, Teddy poses in front of a TV screen which reads: "Coming this winter... baby Brooks #2." Michelle penned alongside the gorgeous snap: "We are super excited about our gorgeous news! I’m 20 weeks today and can almost rest a cup of tea on my bump #bigbrother" with a baby and heart emoji.

Emmerdale fans can't wait for their daily fix of rural Yorkshire drama, and we've got a treat for fans of the village antics, courtesy of Michelle Hardwick, who plays vet Vanessa Woodfield, and her wife Kate Brooks, one of the show's producers. They welcomed OK! into their home to show us around and introduce son Teddy, who was born in October 2020.

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick recently returned to the show as Vanessa Woodfield - and now the actress herself is celebrating her 46th birthday.Since returning to Emmerdale, she has rowed extensively with sister Tracy and helped best pal Rhona fend off her guilt about her abusive ex Pierce.She first graced her way into the village back in 2012 and Vanessa has been at the centre of some thrilling drama in the ITV soap. From being tied up and held hostage by a murderer, having a son from a one-night stand, being stabbed by an arsonist and more recently being diagnosed with bowel cancer, fans of the long-running serial drama know that the character has gone through it all.Vanessa went off-screen last year after she left the village to visit her mother, who had a bad fall.However, in real life, actress Michelle had given birth to her first child with Emmerdale producer wife Kate Brooks and delayed returning back to the soap.Michelle is back at work and Vanessa's dramatic return was witnessed by fans of the ITV soap on Wednesday night.Daily Star has taken a sneak peek into Michelle's life away from the television cameras.Back in 2017, the Emmerdale star split from her wife Rosie Nicholl after less than two years of marriage.The devastating break-up four years ago left Michelle feeling so upset that she could not talk about what had happened with music teacher Rosie and even kept her marriage split a secret from her co-stars.Michelle and Rosie tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in April 2015 - however, they later revealed that the spark was no longer there as they started to drift apart.Back in 2017, she told Daily Star: "Unfortunately, Rosie and I did split last year but are still good friends.

EMMERDALE actress Michelle Hardwick has revealed she's been forced to call police after "death threats" directed to her and her wife. Michelle, 46, is married to Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks and the couple welcomed their first child together in October 2020 - a baby boy named Edward.

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick is loving life, having found happiness with her wife, Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks, after meeting on the Yorkshire soap. But while friends, family and fans have celebrated their relationship, the couple have also been subjected to vicious abuse online.

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick and her wife, show producer Kate Brooks, have revealed exclusively to OK! that they chose a donor as their son Teddy’s biological dad, and were incredibly moved by the process.The revelation came as they invited us into their new home near the show's Leeds base, to meet young Teddy who was born in October 2020. “It sounds very clinical, but you read these kind of CVs, all about the characteristics of the man, his values and family life,” explains 46 year old Michelle, who plays vet Vanessa Woodfield in the ITV soap - in which she has starred since arriving in 2012 as an old friend of fellow vet Rhona Goskirk, played by Zoe Henry. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox withOK!'s daily newsletter .

As they open their stylish home for the very first time, Emmerdale actress Michelle Hardwick and her wife, one of the soap's producers Kate Brooks, invite OK! to tour the special place where they are building a life as a family. And in our exclusive interview, the couple tell all on family life so far, spilling the beans on their Vegas nuptials, IVF journey and how they deal with horrendous trolls sending death threats about their sexuality.

Emmerdale's Michelle Hardwick and wife Kate Brooks invited us into their stunning newly renovated home to give OK! an exclusive look behind closed doors. Joined by their adorable son Teddy, the loved-up pair took us on a guided tour of their idyllic home, which boasts a home bar, wedding memorabilia and even a home cinema for the family-of-three.

Emmerdale fans were left in shock on Thursday's explosive hour-long episode as Meena Jutla was finally found guilty as she dropped one final victim bombshell. However, the ITV soap's producer, Kate Brooks, has now revealed that there was an alternate ending for the village murderer.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has admitted she didn't expect Meena Jutla's exit storyline.Viewers have been waiting to see the evil nurse face justice for months after she caused the death of several villagers.She killed her best friend Nadine Butler and her own father before she even arrived in the village back in 2020.Meena has since murdered Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.She has also attempted to kill her own sister Manpreet Sharma as well as Victoria Sugden, Leyla Harding and Vinny Dingle.The manipulative character will finally get her comeuppance this week as Paige's final scenes play out.However, the soap star has admitted that she didn't expect Meena's exit storyline.She said: "When I found out the storyline that they've written actually this is way better [than I thought]."I think it's going to be really satisfying, particularly for the people who really hate Meena, because this ending is justice."Despite playing bad girl Meena for two years, Paige says she's not ready to stop showing off her villainous side on camera just yet.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Paige said: "I definitely want to continue to play baddies, I love baddies."I think they're just so much fun to play."I just want to continue to play characters that are wildly different from me and and it doesn't matter if they're a goodie or a baddie as long as I'm connected.

Emmerdale boss Kate Brooks hopes viewers will be left feeling "very satisfied" with evil Meena Jutla's dramatic exit.Viewers have been waiting to see the evil nurse face justice for months after she caused the death of several villagers.She killed her best friend Nadine Butler and her own father before she even arrived in the village back in 2020.Meena has since murdered Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.She has also attempted to kill her own sister Manpreet Sharma as well as Victoria Sugden, Leyla Harding and Vinny Dingle.The manipulative character will finally get her comeuppance this week as Paige's final scenes play out.Producer Kate explained: "The audience have waited a while for this to happen."I think, and I hope, people will be very satisfied. I think viewers will enjoy the ending."I feel like how we punish her and how she leaves the show is very fitted to her crimes and character."Kate also explained it was time to end her story to a close and give her the finale she deserved but killing her off was not an option.She explained: "There was a temptation to carry on with Meena but somebody capable of such heinous crimes cannot stay long in the village.

Emmerdale which the former has since downplayed in the days since.Charity however is remaining hopeful that there could be something more between them.Will their romance blossom into something else? Or will Charity be left heartbroken?While romance does not seem to be blooming on screen for Vanessa yet, off-screen, actress Michelle Hardwick has a sweet relationship with Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks.Since meeting in 2018, the couple have been on a romantic journey together, including a stunning Elvis themed wedding and the birth of their son Teddy.Michelle met Kate Brooks while working on the set of ITV soap Emmerdale, where she plays village vet Vanessa Woodfield.However, before Michelle and Kate were a couple, Michelle had previously been married to music teacher Rosie Nicholl.They married in 2015, but split up two years later in 2017, with Michelle telling Daily Star: "Unfortunately Rosie and I did split last year but are still good friends."It was one of those things where we did drift apart. We had a big fairy-tale wedding and I still love that day.

Emmerdale scenes.Marcus Dean's presence in the village comes as a huge shock as he drops a huge bombshell. Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks has revealed that while his arrival will certainly bring a lot of drama to the soap, there is more to him than meets the eye.She explained: "Marcus' arrival will certainly ruffle a few feathers and flutter a few hearts in the village."However, people will soon realise there's more to Marcus than merely being the son of Pierce."Pierce was one of Emmerdale's most villainous characters, but in real life, actor Jonathan Wrather is worlds away from his onscreen counterpart with roles in rival soaps, a sweet family life in Cheshire and a surprise career u-turn.Emmerdale fans were shocked in 2020 after Pierce made a return to the village and killed Graham Foster.However, the actor revealed on ITV daytime programme This Morning that the soap team went to great lengths to keep his return a secret in order to surprise fans and the cast.He said at the time: "There was so much secrecy shrouding the whole event, I even had an alias in the script – half the cast didn't even know I was there."I was sneaking in the side entrance to the studios."Jonathan added: "So a lot of people didn't know I was there, and when they were reading 'Mark TBA', which was my alias, no-one really twigged who it was for quite some time.

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick has admitted that she was "very nervous" ahead of her return to the ITV soap as Vanessa Woodfield. Michelle, 45, has had 19 months away on maternity leave after welcoming her baby son, Teddy, with wife Kate Brooks.

Emmerdale fans are set for a jaw-dropping Christmas storyline, as the iconic Woolpack pub is set to explode in a jaw-dropping twist.In recent weeks, avid viewers of the soap have seen Al Chapman put his dastardly plan in place to turn the country pub into luxury flats, having already succeeded in becoming a partner in the business.But will this Christmas Day inferno mean his plans go up in smoke, and Chas and Marlon get their pub back eventually - or will their livelihoods be destroyed forever?Speaking of the explosive new storyline, producer Kate Brooks said: “It's not just the Woolpack that goes up in flames on Christmas Day, as secrets and lies explode, ripping through the lives of some of our much-loved villagers and making it a

We've been missing vet Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale since the popular character disappeared last year to look after her mother. Of course in real life actress Michelle Hardwick was going on maternity leave, to have baby Teddy, who turned one in October this year.

Emmerdale star Rebecca Sarker has made it clear that her character Manpreet Sharma might not make it out of super soap week alive.Next week's 'survival week' in the Dales will see a gang of adventurers head out for a team building retreat with the HOP - with serial killer Meena Jutla among their ranks.As they traverse icy rapids, waterfalls and a giant maize maze, only one thing is certain - at least one character will die, with producer Kate Brooks promising: "When you do have a character like Meena, who does have a thirst for murder, not everybody is going to survive - certainly not people who have crossed her."Viewers will see Meena compromise one of the harnesses set out for the trip.The evil deed is meant for Victoria Sugden, but

Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks has promised viewers a "never before seen" waterfall stunt in the upcoming 'survival week' - with at least one character confirmed to die.As the villagers prepare to head out on an exciting team building event, serial killer Meena Jutla is among them like a cat among pigeons waiting to exact her revenge.Kate promised Daily Star and other publications: "This week doesn’t just take our characters out of their comfort zones, but will actively catapult our viewers from their cosy living room chairs straight into the heart of this beautiful and very very dangerous chaos."Filming on location meant the cast and crew got to leave the specially constructed Emmerdale village and indoor set to embrace the Yorkshire

Emmerdale actress Michelle Hardwick has taken to social media to share details of the horrific homophobic abuse that she receives online.The 42-year-old is married to the ITV show's producer Kate Brooks and together they share a son Teddy, one, who they conceived using IVF two years after marrying in America.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu joined the ITV soap back in September as Manpreet Sharma's younger sister Meena Jutla.The nurse has since gradually unveiled her true colours and according to the show's boss Kate Brooks more fireworks are set to come.

Emmerdale fans have been left in shock over Meena Jutla’s first murder victim after new episodes, which are yet to be aired on television, were released to the ITV Hub on Monday. It was revealed last month by the soap’s producer Kate Brooks that Meena, played by Paige Sandhu, would be part of a “gripping” new storyline where a major character would be killed off.