Emmerdale star Natalie J Robb has confirmed that she's dating a fellow cast member.

The Moira Barton actress revealed on Loose Women today (July 15) that she has been living with Jonny McPherson – who plays Liam Cavanagh – since lockdown began back in March.

Teasing that she'd found "love in lockdown", Robb revealed: "Our first date was in mid-January, and then we were just having a couple of dates in February and then obviously March lockdown happened.

"And we were together at the time that Boris Johnson announced it. 'So we're like, 'Oh'. So he's been kind of staying with me, and then they were saying, yes, it could be three weeks. Yes, it might be six weeks. I was like, 'Oh, okay!'"

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The couple hit it off away from set, when they were on a charity trip with a group of young children to Lapland last year. Though things have moved quickly, the new couple are coping well living together.

"We've had a few wobbles, I'm not going to lie… but the making up was fantastic," she teased.

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Robb isn't the only one to find romance within the Emmerdale cast, either. Rhona Goskirk actress Zoe Henry has been married to Cain Dingle actor Jeff Hordley for over 15 years, and they've shared scenes together from time to time.

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Henry recently joked that it was "horrendous" to have to film scenes where Rhona had a crush on the Dales' bad boy Cain.

"I thought it was hilarious when we found out that Cain is actually Rhona's secret crush," she told Inside Soap. "There was another scene after Pierce had gone [the first time], where Rhona got a bit drunk and tried it on with Cain in the Woolpack.

"That was horrendous to film, as I was so nervous about having to work with Jeff!"

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Emmerdale currently airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7pm on ITV.


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