Emmerdale star Sammy Winward’s life seven years after leaving cleaning soap together with secret husband and lookalike daughter

SAMMY Winward just lately introduced a return to performing after discovering fame on Emmerdale.

The cleaning soap star continues to maintain followers up to date together with her life on social media, together with revealing she’d married her beau Martyn Hardy.

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In October final 12 months, Sammy and Martyn celebrated their fourth marriage ceremony anniversary. The couple have been associates for over 20 years, and it is reported that Martyn works as a Human Assets supervisor.

Sharing an image on Instagram of the pair sat on a prepare, Sammy instructed followers: “On our means residence from our London celebrations. Had probably the most magical weekend. The ballet, comedy golf equipment, meals, meals, and extra meals and strolling till our toes damage.

“Six years at this time being engaged to the love of my life, 4 years married, 24 years of friendship and nonetheless going robust. This is to 24 extra.”

Sammy, 36, has additionally obtained followers seeing double in candid snaps together with her lookalike daughter.

The actress shares daughter Mia, 16, together with her former fiancé, footballer David Dunn.

Sammy and David have been engaged to be married when Mia was born in June 2005, however the couple break up simply three months later.

Throughout an look with Sammy on Free Girls in August 2021, Mia revealed that she’s following in her mom’s footsteps by turning into an actor.

When Free Girls panelist Kaye Adams described Mia as Sammy’s “spitting picture”, the previous cleaning soap actor stated: “I all the time thought ‘oh my god, I am solely going to be 36 or 37 when she is eighteen’ and I am practically there now and it is simply loopy as a result of we simply really feel like finest mates actually.

“Clearly there’s the mom and daughter relationship, however we’re extra like finest mates.”

Sammy starred as Emmerdale’s Katie Sugden from 2001 to 2015, though there isn’t any probability of a future return as her character was killed off.

Talking of the choice to kill the beloved character, Sammy stated in 2015: “It is most likely finest that she was killed off.

“Now I will not be wanting over my shoulder on a regular basis pondering: ‘What if I went again?’ It is a clear minimize.”

Since her time on Emmerdale got here to an finish, Sammy starred in a string of gritty dramas, together with 2015 thriller Prey, and 2017 crime sequence Fearless.

In December 2021, Sammy introduced that she had been forged as the feminine lead in a brand new drama referred to as The Saturday After, with plot particulars and a launch date but to be introduced.

When she is not rehearsing strains for her TV roles, Sammy can usually be discovered allotting skilled magnificence recommendations on social media channels.

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