Overview
- Christmas Day scenes bring Vanessa and Charity together, with a tipsy dinner moment that teases a possible reveal without confirming outcomes.
- Michelle Hardwick has played village vet Vanessa since 2012 following earlier roles in Heartbeat, Coronation Street and The Royal.
- Hardwick met Kate Brooks while working on Emmerdale, and the pair went public on National Coming Out Day in October 2018.
- They married in a private ceremony at Graceland in September 2019 after a flash‑mob proposal, and they now have two children, Teddy and Betty.
- Brooks moved from Emmerdale series producer to Coronation Street producer last year, while Hardwick’s previous marriage to Rosie Nicholl ended a year after their 2015 wedding.