EMMERDALE star Bradley Johnson is to become a dad for the first time.

The actor, who plays Vinny Dingle in the ITV soap, revealed his fiancée Sammie

Johnstone is pregnant. The soap star shared the news with his fans on

instagram, and told his followers that their little one is due later in the year. Bradley broke the news by sharing a snap of a heart-shaped cake with the words “Baby coming December 2024” written in icing on the top of it. He also posted pictures of him and Sammie holding their scans and a baby grow. Bradley captioned the post “Mum and Dad” and added a love heart emoji.

He was soon flooded with wellwishes from celeb pals and followers. Co-star Lisa Riley, who plays Bradley’s onscreen mum Mandy Dingle, commented: “LOVE YOU BOTH SO SO SO SO MUCH 🤩💛🤩 at long long last I can tell everyone-you are both going to be the absolute BEST!!! YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 🤩💛🤩 so excited!!!! I’ve said congratulations to you both over a hundred times .” Fellow Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell, aka the Dales’ Amelia Spencer, added: “Congratulations!!! So happy for u and ur little fam.”

Natalie Ann Jamieson, who plays Amy Wyatt, weighed in: ‘OMG baby bradders!!! Congrats you gorgeous pair, couldn’t be happier for you x x x.’ Kevin Mathurin, who stars as Charles Anderson, wrote: “Congratulations guys”. And Dean Andrews, who plays Will Taylor responded: “Mate, I could not be happier for you both. Massive congrats.” Bradley and Sammie have been an item since September 2021. They became engaged last October when Bradley popped the question in Rome. He got down on one knee in front of the iconic Colosseum.