Some Facts
Is one of 4 British soap actresses to have acted out giving birth in a live episode. The others are Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape in Coronation Street (1960) on 9 December 2010), Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce in EastEnders (1985) on 23 July 2012) and Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle in Emmerdale (1972) on 17 October 2012).
Her Emmerdale (1972) character Gennie Walker became the 25th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Gennie had a daughter Molly (played by Maia Rose Smith), born on 16 October 2012.