Emmerdale’s Verity Rushworth shares sweet first snap of newborn son

Verity Rushworth

by Alex Ross |
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Congratulations are in order for Verity Rushworth

Former Emmerdale actress Verity Rushworth has welcomed her second child into the world with the her husband Dominic Shaw, a healthy baby boy!

Verity, who played the role of Donna Windsor on the ITV soap until 2014, announced her happy news on social media, posting a cute photo of her baby boy's tiny feet. Captioning the shot on Instagram, the actress wrote, "He’s here !! 💙💙💙💙 #babyboy #duedatebaby".

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David and Leyla are convinced they've fooled Jacob with their fake gamer profile, but when they're invited to the café for a meeting they're shocked to find Jacob there.

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Jacob reveals he knew what they were up to the whole time, and David has no choice but to admit he was behind the account.

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Jacob is seething that his parents conspired against him, and soon Pollard turns up to mediate the situation. As he tries to calm everyone down, he begins to lose his breath, leaving everyone worried.

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Later on, the four of them sit down to eat at the Woolpack, and Jacob and David silently agree to keep Pollard stress free and avoid fighting in front of him.

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Leyla and David are comforted by Jacob's loyalty. After he leaves, Leyla tells Pollard that she's surprised the two of them appear to be getting on, and a plan begins to form...

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Kerry manages to convince Amy to come round to hers to spend a girlie afternoon with her and Tracy, but things are more than a little awkward.

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Amy and Tracy spend the majority of the afternoon sniping at each other about Nate. Eventually they leave together, leaving Kerry feeling hurt and left out.

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Later on, a brief conversation with Dan convinces Kerry that he still has feelings for her. That evening, Kerry dolls herself up and heads to the pub to flirt up a storm.

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And who should arrive at the pub in time to catch Kerry misbehaving but Amy? A humiliated Amy confronts a tipsy Kerry, and their relationship is left in tatters.

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Meanwhile, Moira, Amy and Nate are on the farm when Moira overhears them discussing their date.

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Determined to intervene, later on Moira warns Amy off going on a date with Nate and Amy agrees to cancel it, leaving Moira satisfied.

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After probing Amy, Nate is furious to realise that Moira's meddling is the reason for Amy cancelling and, furious, he confronts Moira.

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Victoria decides that she needs to get out of the village, and soon she and Diane have organised a viewing of the Keeper's with an estate agent.

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But as they prepare for the meeting, Wendy, Lee's mum, comes by and puts a spanner in the work, saying she's determined to be involved in the baby's life and Lee will fight for custody.

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Hell bent on supporting Victoria, Diane asks Pollard if he's willing to buy her out of her share of the B&B, hoping that his loyalty will win out.

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Meanwhile, Robert is in turmoil at the thought of Victoria leaving, and even more concerned when Diane tells him about Wendy's visit, knowing this will make her want to leave more.

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Later on, Robert pays a visit to Lee's house where he watches him arrive home from his car. This is far from over.

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Elsewhere, Jamie and Andrea invite Priya round for dinner, and Priya struggles to hide her eating disorder from them.

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Dawn is put out when she hears that Lucas's foster parents are taking him to Disneyland and worries that this will affect her relationship with him.

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Debbie asks Ryan if he'll have a chat with Matty about women...

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... and David is concerned to see the results of his blood test.

Fans and friends of the actress were quick to congratulate the star, one user wrote, "Lovely news congratulations 🍼💙", with another writing, "Oh wow! Huge congratulations. So pleased for you love xxx".

A third then added, "Ah. Amazing news. Well done you. And much love to you and Dom 💕😘".

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The new arrival is Verity's second child with her husband Dominic. After getting married in 2013, the pair welcomed a baby girl called Amelie Iris in 2016.

Despite announcing their son's birth, neither Verity or Dominic are yet to give away any further details, including his weight or the name they have chosen for their baby boy.

However, Verity is known for keeping her family life private. The actress didn't actually reveal she was pregnant until she only had 10 weeks to go. Writing on her Instagram page, Verity wrote, 'BUMP !!! All dressed up x 10 weeks to go! #madeababy @dominicmshaw Shaw #party #sequins BABYNUMBER2 👍 Xxx #30weeksonWed'. [sic]

Cute! 👶 Congratulations to Verity and Dominic on the birth of their baby boy!

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