Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick displays her blossoming bump as she prepares to welcome her first child with wife Kate Brooks
She’s set to welcome her first child with wife Kate Brooks in October.
And Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick looked radiant on Friday as she showcased her growing bump in a candid Instagram snap.
The actress, 44, told fans she’d been feeling her unborn child kick for several days as she pulled up her top to show her bare stomach.
Stunning: Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick looked radiant on Friday as she showcased her growing bump in a candid Instagram snap
Michelle – who has played Vanessa Woodfield on Emmerdale since 2012 – looked glowing as she shared a glimpse of her bump around five months into her pregnancy.
The star pulled up the top of her grey spotted pyjamas as she gazed lovingly at her growing tummy.
She captioned the post: ‘Feeling the kicks.’
Exciting: The actress is expected her first child with wife Kate Brooks in October (pictured after announcing their baby news in April)
In April, the soap star confirmed her pregnancy in a sweet announcement shared on Instagram, in which she debuted her growing bump.
Michelle is due to give birth to her child with her Emmerdale producer wife Kate in October.
Taking to Instagram, Michelle shared a photo of her and Kate posing together with their dog Fred.
The photo was captioned: ‘Fred’s big brother duties commence in October #babybrooks.’
Soap star: Michelle has played Vanessa Woodfield on the ITV soap Emmerdale since 2012
Gorgeous: During the COVID-19 lockdown Michelle has been passing the time by baking brownies as shown in a recent snap
The soap star and Kate first went public with their relationship in October 2018 and announced their engagement just two months later in December that same year.
They tied the knot at Elvis Presley’s home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee in September 2019.
Michelle confirmed the pair had wed on Instagram and told fans: ‘In over 100 degrees heat, on Tuesday 10th September, I became Mrs Brooks,’ adding the hashtags: ‘#graceland #chapelinthewoods #memphis #nextstopnashville.’
Happy: The actress and Kate first went public with their relationship in October 2018 and announced their engagement just two months later in December that same year
Michelle’s marriage to Kate is her second. She previously wed ex-wife Rosie Nicholl in 2015, after two years together.
They later announced they were divorcing in 2017.
At the time, Michelle had addressed her split with Rosie in interviews and admitted the former couple had ‘drifted apart.’
Romantic: They tied the knot at Elvis Presley’s home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee in September 2019 (pictured celebrating their nuptials with loved ones back in the UK)