Emmerdale’s Michelle Hardwick picked sperm donor from CV: 'I read his words and cried'

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Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick and her wife, show producer Kate Brooks, have revealed exclusively to OK! that they chose a donor as their son Teddy’s biological dad, and were incredibly moved by the process.The revelation came as they invited us into their new home near the show's Leeds base, to meet young Teddy who was born in October 2020. “It sounds very clinical, but you read these kind of CVs, all about the characteristics of the man, his values and family life,” explains 46 year old Michelle, who plays vet Vanessa Woodfield in the ITV soap - in which she has starred since arriving in 2012 as an old friend of fellow vet Rhona Goskirk, played by Zoe Henry.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox withOK!'s daily newsletter . “We wanted to read them separately, because we didn't want to influence each other,” adds Kate, 45. “I burst into tears when I read the first one and I just said to Kate, 'I've read them both, see what you think’", says Michelle. “And you read them and burst into tears at the same one.” Kate then details what it was that drew to her the profile of the man they chose to father Teddy. “There was just a kindness to his words,” says Kate. “And above all else, we just want Teddy to be a kind-hearted little boy who's got good values.” The couple, who wed at Elvis's Graceland property in Memphis in 2019, hope that one day their son might meet the donor who shares his genes.

When the time is right they will explain the background to his birth and would be very happy for there to be a meeting with his biological father.