Natalie Anderson sometimes went a week without seeing her son while working on 'Emmerdale'. The 33-year-old actress has admitted she regrets going back to work so soon after giving birth to her and her husband James Shepherd's first child, son Freddie, in 2012. Speaking about her decision to quit playing Alicia Metcalfe in the ITV soap, she said: ''It was easily a year in the making. It wasn't something I just woke up one morning and decided. ''The main thing was my little boy. I went back to work really soon after I had him. He was 11 weeks when I went...
- 9/8/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
'Emmerdale' star Natalie Anderson insists her husband is ''not bothered'' about her kissing scenes. The actress - who plays single mother Alicia Metcalfe in the soap - has had several intimate scenes with Matthew Wolfenden, who portrays David Metcalfe, but she insists her screen smooches don't worry her husband James Shepherd. She said: ''Honestly, he's the most not-bothered person ever!'' Natalie and James are close friends with Matthew and his fiancée, 'Emmerdale' actress Charley Webb, and she insists even going for dinner as a quartet after she and the actor have filmed romantic scenes doesn't feel awkward. Speaking in this week's issue of...
- 5/14/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Emmerdale's Natalie Anderson has spoken about the complications she experienced while giving birth to her son. The actress, who plays Alicia Metcalfe in the rural soap, revealed that baby boy Freddie's heart stopped beating during her contractions. Anderson gave birth to her first child with husband James Shepherd earlier this month. She told Hello! magazine: "Every time I was having a really intense contraction, his heart was just stopping as the cord was tightening. "It was the scariest time of our lives. They knew they had to get him out and said if nothing happened in the next five minutes I'd need to go to theatre for an emergency C-section." Recalling the moment she first (more)...
- 9/3/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Natalie Anderson has revealed the name of her baby boy. The Emmerdale star confirmed that she has named her son Freddie George James Shepherd. The actress gave birth to her first child with husband James Shepherd on Wednesday (August 1). "We have a beautiful baby boy born this morning and we are all doing really well," she told Hello. Talking about how they hope to raise their first child together, she said: "The most important thing for both of us as parents will be making sure our child feels loved. "We think it is important (more)...
- 8/3/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson has welcomed the arrival of her first child. The actress, best known for her soap role as Alicia Gallagher, gave birth to a baby boy in the early hours of this morning (August 1). Anderson and husband James Shepherd have not yet named the child, who weighed in at 6lb 5oz, Hello reports. The Emmerdale press team tweeted: "Lovely baby news! @AndersonNatalie has given birth to a (more)...
- 8/1/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Natalie Anderson has revealed that she is expecting a baby boy. The Emmerdale actress, who has played barmaid Alicia Gallagher in the ITV1 soap since August 2010, said that she and husband James Shepherd were very "excited" to discover their unborn child's gender. Anderson told Hello magazine: "We are thrilled to tell you we are expecting a little boy! We are both so excited." When the star first revealed her pregnancy, she said that she and Shepherd were "so happy" about the news but added that she had been struggling with "disguising" (more)...
- 3/23/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson has announced that she is pregnant with her first child. The actress, who has played barmaid Alicia Gallagher in the ITV1 soap since August 2010, told Hello magazine that she and husband James Shepherd were "so happy" to discover that they would become parents in August. "We've not been going to many functions and I've been disguising it quite a lot," Anderson said, explaining that her bump would be hidden on screen before she goes on maternity leave. "I think there'll be a lot of standing around the bar and carrying huge handbags," she joked. While recalling her first scan, Anderson admitted that the couple will find out the sex of their unborn child at the follow-up, saying: (more)...
- 3/19/2012
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
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