Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden has revealed his wife Charley Webb’s third pregnancy has been ‘brutal this time around’.
The actor, 39, who shares sons Buster, nine, and Bowie, three, with the soap star, also admitted the pair would ‘love a girl’ to join their family.
Speaking on Loose Women on Monday, Matthew said: ‘Charley is a big fan of giving birth, but not pregnancy itself, it’s really odd.
‘Brutal’: Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden has revealed his wife Charley Webb’s third pregnancy has been ‘brutal this time around’
‘Unfortunately, pregnancy for her has been brutal this time round. She’s been ill from the get go and is still is sick now.’
The father-of-two also admitted that although he hopes to have a daughter this time, he believes it is unlikely as there is ‘a long line of boys in my family’.
He said: ‘We’d love a girl, but you know the old cliche, we just hope for a healthy baby.
Family affair: The actor, 39, who shares sons Buster, nine, and Bowie, three, with the soap star, also admitted the pair would ‘love a girl’ to join their family
Matthew said: ‘Charley is a big fan of giving birth, but not pregnancy itself, it’s really odd’ (Pictured in 2017)
‘We have a long line of boys in my family, so it’s not looking likely, but who knows!’
Matthew, who stars as David Metcalfe in the ITV soap, also discussed his recent Emmerdale storyline, in which teacher Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein) was grooming his teenage son Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant).
He said: ‘It’s hard and really difficult to do. Some people couldn’t even watch it, and that’s the type of reaction we wanted. We didn’t want it to be a fantasy.
‘A lot of people don’t think it’s abuse and grooming, but when you spin it on its head with an old guy and young girl, it would cause an uproar.’
Candid: The father-of-two also admitted that although he hopes to have a daughter this time, he believes it is unlikely as there is ‘a long line of boys in my family’
He said: ‘It’s hard and really difficult to do. Some people couldn’t even watch it, and that’s the type of reaction we wanted. We didn’t want it to be a fantasy’ (Pictured with Coleen Nolan)
The actor went on to reveal Emmerdale worked closely with children’s charity Barnardo’s for the episodes, and even spoke with sexual abuse survivors on set.
Matthew added: ‘We worked closely with Barnardo’s. They brought four incredible young men [sexual abuse survivors] on set, and they turned what happened to them in the past to speak at schools about their [recovery].
‘It’s made me so aware with my own nine-year-old. There’s games now where you can have an open chat with others, and we make sure that he can come to us when there’s someone on a game that he doesn’t know. I hope I’m aware of seeing the signs now.’
Matthew and Charley announced they were expecting their third child with a sweet Instagram post in February.
The father-of-two added: ‘It’s made me so aware with my own nine-year-old. There’s games now where you can have an open chat with others, and we make sure that he can come to us when there’s someone on a game that he doesn’t know’ (Pictured with Buster and Charley)
Announcement: Matthew and Charley announced they were expecting their third child with a sweet Instagram post in February (Pictured with Andrea McLean, Coleen Nolan, Brenda Edwards and Jane Moore)
In the heartwarming post, she and her family posing infront of a tree while clad in their warm jacket, holding a lightbox sign that read: ‘Buster, Bowie and…’.
Charley, who covered up her growing baby bump in a long-length winter coat, captioned the shot: ‘#Number3’.
The co-stars have been together for over 12 years and tied the knot in a romantic surprise wedding at Ripley Castle, Yorkshire in February last year.
They got engaged back in 2009, after meeting on the set of the hit ITV soap in 2007.
History: The co-stars have been together for over 12 years and tied the knot in a romantic surprise wedding at Ripley Castle, Yorkshire in February last year (Pictured in 2017)
