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Michelle Hardwick expecting second baby as Lisa Riley leads congratulations

The Vanessa Woodfield actress already has son Teddy

Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale has revealed she is expecting her second baby.

The actress is married to show producer Kate Brooks and the couple already share son Teddy, who is nearly two.

Michelle revealed the news on her Instagram account sharing an adorable picture of Teddy.

And she revealed she is already 20 weeks along!

The baby is due in Winter 2022.

Read more: Emmerdale star announces he’s to become a dad for the third time

Michelle Hardwick expecting second baby

Michelle captioned the 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,” followed by a baby emoji and the hashtag ‘big brother’.

Co-stars and friends rushed to congratulate them.

“Waaaaaa! Best news ever, so much love to you guys x,” said Anna Nightingale who played Andrea Tate.

“FINALLY!!! I can tell my Dad and Brother now,” shared Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle). “Love to you both, You know how elated we are for you!! So much love.”

Meanwhile, Charlie Condou who played Marcus Dent in Coronation Street said: “Amazing!! Congratulations.”

Fans also chimed in with their well-wishes.

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Emmerdale Vanessa looks distressed
Vanessa has been left heartbroken again (Credit: ITV)

Michelle Hardwick on Emmerdale

Michelle plays Vanessa on Emmerdale and she has found herself single again following her split from Suzy.

It turned out Suzy had been doing cocaine and supplied Holly Barton with the money to buy the drugs that killed her.

Vanessa found out the truth and although she could have got over the drugs, she couldn’t deal with the lies and ended things.

It’s clear she’s heartbroken though and next week Paddy will urge Moira, Holly’s mum, to give Vanessa her blessing to reunite with Suzy.

But will it work out? Can they really go back.

With Michelle Hardwick expecting another baby so heading off on maternity leave soon, we can guess there’s probably no happy-ever-after on the horizon…

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an hour episode on Thursdays.

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Carena Crawford
Associate Editor (Soaps)