Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson can’t believe that she has been shortlisted for Sexiest Female at this year’s British Soap Awards, as she has admitted that her appearance is not her main priority since having a baby!

The actress, whose character Alicia Gallagher spent a recent stint in prison whilst Anderson was on maternity leave last year giving birth to her fist baby, Freddie now nine months old, is up against Hollyoaks star  Jorgie Porter who plays Theresa McQueen, EastEnders Jacquline Jossa who plays Lauren Branning and Coronation Street’s Georgie May Foote who plays Katy Armstrong and current title holder Michelle Keegan, Corrie’s Tina McIntyre.
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It is that time of year again, time to cast your vote in this year’s British Soap Awards as the six categories open to the general public have revealed their short list nominations.

The British Soap Awards, due to take place next month, is your chance to voice your appreciation for your favourite actresses and actors in the world of the Great British Soap Opera.
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Fans of Emmerdale will know that ever since Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson) returned to the village after her stint in prison, David Metcalfe has – finally – realised that he does in fact have feelings for her…

The pair of course arranged a sham marriage last year so that David (Matthew Wolfenden) could retain custody of Alicia’s son Jacob during her incarceration.

However, by the time Alicia got out of prison at Christmas, David was of course in a relationship with Priya Sharma (Fiona Wade) to whom he’s now engaged! Read more & comment »

There’s love and romance – some of it ‘bad romance’ – in the air for the residents of Emmerdale this month as it’s been revealed that not only will Alicia Gallagher land herself a new man, but also that Debbie Dingle is still in love with her former boyfriend Cameron Murray, who has of course just proposed to his lover – and Debbie’s aunt – Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter).

Beginning with who’s set to woo Alicia, while speaking to OK! magazine, Natalie Anderson – who of course plays lovelorn Alicia – refused to reveal the identity of her character’s new and would-be suitor.

She said, “[It's] someone in the village, and I can’t say who! But she is pursued by this person – in a very nice way.

“She’s not sure about her feelings, but the attention is nice, and of course it will be fascinating to see how David reacts to that!” Read more & comment »

As we reported yesterday, little Jacob Gallagher is going to be left distraught when he realizes that his step-dad David Metcalfe is in a relationship with barmaid Priya Sharma (Fiona Wade) because of course, even since his mum Alicia told him that she and David were over, Jacob’s been hoping they’d get back together…

But when he spots David and Priya kissing, he knows that’s unlikely to happen, and David has to face up to what he’s been dreading most; telling Jacob the truth that in fact, he was never in love with Alicia (Natalie Anderson) and that they only married so that he could have custody of the little boy while his mum was in prison.

However, Alicia does of course have feelings for David, and has had for months, so despite wishing him and Priya well, she was devastated to learn that they were an item… Read more & comment »

Former Dancing On Ice judge and Pineapple Studio’s owner, Louis Spence, has been lined up as the next celebrity to stand in for Showbiz reporter Richard Arnold on ITV Breakfast show, Daybreak.

The eccentric dance expert is the third celebrity to take over the hot spot while Richard, who recently competed in BBC dance competition, Strictly Come Dancing, takes a well-earned break from his early morning duties.
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It’s the news that all Emmerdale fans have been hoping for – there may be hope for David and Alicia after all!

Fans of the hit ITV soap will know how David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) married best friend Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson) last year in order to be able to keep custody of her young son, Jacob, whilst Alicia served a short prison sentence.
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Emmerdale beauty Natalie Anderson has been announced as the temporary replacement for Richard Arnold as showbiz presenter on ITV’s Daybreak.

Anderson, who has just returned to Emmerdale as Alicia Gallagher after having her first baby last year will fill in for three days this week, today, tomorrow and Friday at 7.50am, according to the Sun newspaper.
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As fans of Emmerdale will know, Natalie Anderson made a temporary departure from the soap earlier this year in order to take maternity leave. And four weeks ago, she gave birth to a little boy that she and husband James Shepherd named Freddie.

Her absence was explained by her character Alicia Gallagher going to prison for assaulting Val Pollard (Charlie Hardwick).

However, though thankfully Natalie and Freddie are both healthy and doing well, during his birth, there were moments when Natalie feared she may lose her child.

Speaking exclusively to Hello! magazine, Natalie explained that during her labour, Freddie’s life was endangered as the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck.

Of the distressing labour, Natalie said, “Every time I was having a really intense contraction, his heart was just stopping as the cord was tightening… Read more & comment »

We reported a few days ago that Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson gave birth to her first child, a baby boy,on August 1, and today she has revealed his name, Freddie George James Shepherd!

The actress, who is currently on maternity leave from her role as Alicia Gallagher in the hit ITV soap, and her husband, James Shepherd, welcomed little Freddie on Wednesday weighing in at 6lb 5oz.
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Hurrah!!!  We have some happy news to report with regards to a soap star’s personal life for once, Emmerdale’s Natalie Anderson has given birth to a baby boy!

Natalie, who plays feisty bar maid, Alicia Gallagher in the hit ITV soap, told Unreality TV that she was expecting her first child back in April at the British Soap Awards and that she would be taking maternity leave from the show till the end of the year.
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So, tonight is the night of life changing decisions in Emmerdale, but will everything go to plan?

First of all there is the wedding between David (Matthew Wolfenden) and Alicia (Natalie Anderson).  Fans of the show will know that the only reason that the couple are getting wed is so that David will get temporary custody of Alicia’s son, Jacob, when she faces prison time in a few weeks.
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As fans of Emmerdale will know, David Metcalfe and Alicia Gallagher are going to marry next week…

But of course, for David at any rate, it’s only a marriage of convenience and has the sole purpose of ensuring that he can then care for Alicia’s son Jacob when she’s sent to prison for assaulting Val Pollard (Charlie Hardwick).

For Alicia however, who’s played by Natalie Anderson, things are rather different, because she is actually in love with David.

However, though David is of course doing Alicia a huge favour by marrying her, Matthew Wolfenden who plays the shopkeeper reckons that his character is a fool for being “too flippant” about committing to marriage.

Matthew, who is of course married to Charley Webb, who plays Debbie Dingle – the couple have a son together – said, “I’m totally different to David and take the marriage vows really seriously… Read more & comment »

Oh dear, it seems that fake relationships can be just as stressful as real ones, as Emmerdale’s Alicia Gallagher and David Metcalfe are starting to discover.

And things are set to get much, much worse tonight when a disapproving Eric Pollard sticks his nose in and causes the couple even more grief with Alicia’s ex, Justin. Read more & comment »

As fans of Emmerdale will know, Alicia Gallagher has been smitten with David Metcalfe for weeks now, but each time she’s tried to tell him how she feels, she’s bottled it…

And now, as she’s about to go to prison for assaulting Val Pollard (Charlie Hardwick) it seems that she might never get the chance to tell David that she’s in love with him.

However, when David suggests that he and Alicia should get married, only so that he can legally be entitled to have custody of her adopted son Jacob, Alicia (Natalie Anderson) is over the moon…

She of course realizes though that David doesn’t have the same feelings for her that she has for him, so when her ex Justin reveals to her that he won’t fight David for custody of Jacob, Alicia conveniently forgets to mention that to David!

So, the couple will get wed while she’s in prison, but what will David say and do when he finds out he was hoodwinked into the wedding? Read more & comment »