Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick shares a snap of her growing

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick shares a snap of her growing baby bump

‘Not long ’til we meet you baby girl’: Pregnant Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick shares a snap of her tummy as she prepares to welcome her second child with wife Kate Brooks

She is expecting her second child, a baby girl, with wife Kate Brooks this winter.

And Michelle Hardwick took to Instagram on Sunday to share a snap of her baby bump as she prepares to welcome the new arrival.

The Emmerdale actress, 46, looked down at her stomach in the monochrome pic and wrote: “Not long ’til we meet you baby girl.”

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick shares a snap of her growing 'Not long 'til we meet you baby girl': Emmerdale's Michelle Hardwick, 46, shared a photo of her bump to Instagram on Sunday as she prepared to welcome her second child

‘Not long ’til we meet you baby girl’: Emmerdale’s Michelle Hardwick, 46, shared a photo of her bump to Instagram on Sunday as she prepared to welcome her second child

Wearing a black bralette and satin bottoms, Michelle held her stomach with both hands while beaming at her stomach.

While the star, who portrays Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale, let her highlighted golden locks fall loose in a tousled style for the shot.

The star’s Emmerdale co-stars rushed to the comments section to gush over the snap, with Amy Walsh commenting: “Oh my GODDDDDDD this pic is gorgeous”.

Family: She is expecting her second child, a baby girl, this winter with wife Kate Brooks (pictured with their two-year-old son Teddy)

Family: She is expecting her second child, a baby girl, this winter with wife Kate Brooks (pictured with their two-year-old son Teddy)

Co-stars: The star's Emmerdale co-stars rushed to the comments section to gush over the snap, with Amy Walsh commenting:

Co-stars: The star’s Emmerdale co-stars rushed to the comments section to gush over the snap, with Amy Walsh commenting: “Oh my GODDDDDDD this picture is gorgeous.”

While Fiona Wade wrote, “You look absolutely gorgeous darling!”

The actress – who is already mom to two-year-old Teddy – announced via Instagram in July that she is expecting another child.

Michelle married her wife Kate in 2019 after the two met at Emmerdale – where Kate is a producer.

The couple appeared on Loose Women in August to reveal the on-screen gender and revealed it was a baby girl they were expecting during the live performance.

Happy couple: The 46-year-old Wakefield native came out as gay nine years ago while dating ex Rosie Nicoll, who she married and later split two years later

Happy couple: The 46-year-old Wakefield native came out as gay nine years ago while dating ex Rosie Nicoll, who she married and later split two years later

Kate and Michelle also revealed that their donor is also Teddy’s biological father and he is open to meeting the kids when they are 18 if they would like to see him.

The sweet snap comes after security was tightened at her home in Leeds after homophobic death threats continue to threaten her family’s safety.

Share her gratitude with a local security company who helped her increase protection around her family home in the north of the country.

She wrote to her 125,000 followers: “I just wanted to say what an amazing service we had from the very first phone call to the final result.

“Anyone in the Leeds/Wakefield area who needs security solutions should look no further than @msc.security.solutions.

“This was a fully paid job, not a paid ad. Just wanted to post because they were fabulous.

reveal gender!  The couple appeared on Loose Women in August to reveal the on-screen gender and revealed it was a baby girl they were expecting during the live performance

reveal gender! The couple appeared on Loose Women in August to reveal the on-screen gender and revealed it was a baby girl they were expecting during the live performance

Worrying: The sweet snap comes after security was tightened at her home in Leeds after homophobic death threats continue to threaten the safety of her family

Worrying: The sweet snap comes after security was tightened at her home in Leeds after homophobic death threats continue to threaten the safety of her family