Emily Atack's boyfriend and dad of her baby revealed as her step cousin
ok.co.ukActress Emily Atack delighted fans when she announced she was expecting her first child with scientist Alistair Garner. Until now, the 34 year old chose to keep their relationship fairly under wraps and have not given too much away about their love life.
However, Alistair's identity has now been revealed and he is in in fact Emily's step-cousin, who she grew up with and has known for over 30 years.
According to The Sun, her boyfriend is the son of her late uncle – Dr Stephen Garner – who married Emily’s aunt Jane Robbins in 1994.
An insider said: “Emily and Alistair consider themselves more family friends but they are cousins who aren’t related by blood.They grew up together and have always got on really well, but last year they started to get closer. “It has been a really natural evolution of their friendship and they both have strong feelings for each other. “Emily and Alistair were thrilled when they found out they were expecting and are really looking forward to becoming parents.Their respective families are totally supportive and have told them they think they’re a lovely couple." OK!
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