Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick, who is best known for her role as Vanessa Woodfield on the ITV show, shared a sweet tribute to her wife and co-star, Kate Brooks, as the couple marked their third wedding anniversary over the weekend.
Actor, Michelle, made her debut in the soap back in 2012, took to Instagram on Sunday, September 11 to share a series of snaps of herself and her wife, two from their wedding day and one as they cradled their son, Teddy, shortly after his birth.
The 46-year-old soap star captioned the post: "Happy 3rd wedding anniversary to my beautiful wife and the best mama ever. We love you all the world and more. Here's to our next adventures darling."
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It wasn't long before the comments section was flooded with congratulations for the much-loved pair from fans and Emmerdale co-stars alike.
Natalie Ann Jamieson, who plays Kerry Wyatt penned: "Wow. Time is FLYING! Happy anniversary you gorgeous pair!!", while Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle said: "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY you beautiful beauts."
Ash Palmisciano, who plays Matty Barton, commented: "Happy anniversary lovely people!!!" and Amy Walsh, who plays Tracy Metcalfe responded with: "I bloody love this picture and I bloody love you two!!! Congratulations", Fiona Wade, who plays Priya Kotecha, added: "Happy Anniversary to you beautiful two!! Wishing you the happiest day! Love you both so much!"
Michelle returned to Instagram a while later with a reel from their celebratory weekend away in Blackpool, she captioned the adorable clip: "Back home from our anniversary weekend. Top of the tower, afternoon tea in the ballroom, circus, tram ride, illuminations, fish n chips, amusement arcades… Blackpool."
Michelle first met her now-wife, Kate, when she was a producer on Emmerdale. The pair had been dating for a little while before they announced their romance in September 2017.
When Michelle and Kate married they ventured off to Elvis Presley's iconic Graceland in Memphis, before confirming their marriage by posting pictures of their big day on Instagram. The couple now share their one-year-old son, Teddy, after Michelle gave birth in October 2020.
As part of their 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. Michelle carried the baby while Kate donated the egg.
"When Teddy is 18 he can find out who his dad is and we’d massively back him," Michelle recently told OK Magazine. "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’."
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