EMMERDALE’S Hayley Tamaddon has revealed she’s pregnant with her first baby after being told she’d never conceive.
The 42-year-old, best known for playing Del Dingle on the soap, shared the news today on Twitter alongside a picture of her bump, writing:”EXCITING NEWS TWEET!! I’m so pleased to tell you all…
“I’m expecting my first child with my wonderful boyfriend Adrian!!” she told her fans.
“I’ve always wanted to be a mum and didn’t think I could have children. And now, at the ripe old age of 42 – I’M PREGNANT! We couldn’t be happier.”
The actress is currently starring in the West End production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
She previously played Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street and Calista in Shameless.
Hayley previously had a long-term relationship with comedian Marcus Brigstocke, 45, after he left his wife of 12 years to be with her.
Then aged 37, Hayley told the Mirror she was too busy to have children, explaining: “My body feels 37 but I still feel 21. I sometimes forget that I’m going to be 40. It would be lovely to have kids in the future but for now my main concentration is my work.
“I’m not scared of nappies or screaming babies but I’m just not at that point.
“Not many of my friends have settled down either. I’m a workaholic. It’s always work, work, work, I can’t switch it off.”
The actress enjoyed a dramatic two years on Emmerdale from 2005-2007, playing Delilah “Del” Dingle.
She made her debut in a wedding dress and flashy red sports car, calling off the ceremony as fiancé Jay arrived at the wedding.
Her exit was just as spectacular – she left having stolen £20,000 from David Metcalfe’s late mother Lydia.
In 2010 she won the fifth series of Dancing on Ice with skating partner Daniel Whiston.
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