Emmerdale actress Michelle Hardwick is expecting a second child with wife Kate Brooks.
The 46 year old, best known for playing Vanessa Woodfield in the ITV soap, shared the happy news on Instagram.
It comes after Michelle and Kate, who is a producer on Emmerdale, welcomed a baby son in 2020.
Taking to Instagram, Michelle shared a photo of a screen announcing: "COMING THIS WINTER... Baby Brooks #2."
Underneath the TV, their son is seen putting his hands up and grinning in excitement.
Michelle wrote: "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."
Their friends and colleagues rushed to congratulate the couple, with Hollyoaks actress Anna Nightingale gushing: "Waaaaaa! Best news ever so much love to you guys x."
While Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle, commented: "FINALLY!!! I can tell my Dad and Brother now love to you both, you know how elated we are for you!! So much love."
Former Corrie star Charlie Condou wrote: "Amazing!! Congratulations xxxx."
It comes after the couple said earlier this year that they would love to have another baby.
Michelle, 46, and Kate, 39, married in 2019 at Elvis' Graceland estate in Memphis, and after IVF treatment, their son Teddy was born in October 2020.
Speaking to OK! The pair revealed their hopes of expanding their family, and Michelle, who plays vet Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale, said she would love to meet Teddy's biological dad one day, to thank him.
As part of the IVF journey, the couple chose the donor to be Teddy's biological dad, after reading about the characteristics of the candidates, their family life and values.
“When Teddy is 18 he can find out who his dad is and we’d massively back him,” says Michelle. “I’d love to meet him just to say, ‘Thank you so much for allowing us to be parents and giving us the most beautiful little boy.'"
