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  • Bradley Johnson styles baby son’s hair and shares brilliant video

    Bradley Johnson styles baby son’s hair and shares brilliant video

    Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson, who plays Vinny Dingle, has shared another adorable glimpse at his baby.

    The star took to his Instagram stories yesterday (Monday, December 16) to showcase a new hairstyle that he had styled for the baby.

    Bradley and his fiancée, Sammi Johnstone, announced the birth of their baby boy, Albie Jake Johnson three weeks ago on social media.

    Since then the couple have been inundated with congratulatory messages and well wishes from Emmerdale fans, along with many of his co-stars.

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    Emmerdale Bradley Johnson shares adorable video on his Instagram (Credit: ITV / Lorraine YouTube)

    Emmerdale Bradley Johnson shares adorable video

    In the adorable video, Bradley was cradling his son on his knee, while talking to his phone about the hairstyle he created.

    He can be heard saying: “Daddy did Albie’s hair today. Look how cool it is. It really is so cool,” all while laughing.

    The hairstyle in question was a very short mohawk. And while it was definitely an adorable hairstyle, Bradley should probably stick to his day job.

    Throughout the video, Albie could be seen resting peacefully, obviously not bothered by his new appearance.

    Despite being only three weeks old, Bradley regularly gives his followers a look into Albie’s life.

    Very recently he took his son on a very special trip to the Emmerdale set with him, to show him around his workplace. How sweet!

    Vinny Dingle serious on Emmerdale
    He has played Vinny Dingle since 2019 (Credit: ITV)

    Bradley and Sammi’s adorable relationship

    Bradley joined the Dales in January 2019, and since then has remained a fan favourite staple.

    He and Sammi began dating in 2021, before getting engaged in October 2023. The star popped the question while they were on a romantic trip to Rome.

    Things just kept getting better for the pair, as in June 2024 they announced they were expecting their first child together.

    Now, six months later, fans are getting treated to updates on how their baby boy is doing.

    And as this is going to be his first Christmas, we’re sure we’ll get a lot more adorable content on the way.

    Read more: Who is the mystery man working to bring Kim Tate down? All of the suspects

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  • Bradley Jake Johnson shares the most adorable picture of his baby son visiting the Emmerdale set

    Bradley Jake Johnson shares the most adorable picture of his baby son visiting the Emmerdale set

    Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson recently became a dad and he has delighted fans by sharing a picture of his son Albie on the set of the soap.

    Bradley has been sharing parts of his parenting journey on Instagram, including the sleepless nights – where he asked fans for advice.

    His latest post had fans and co-stars melting at the cuteness as he shared a picture of “take your baby to work day”.

    Vinny looks confused by Charity in Emmerdale spoilers
    He has starred on Emmerdale since 2019 (Credit: ITV)

    Bradley Johnson becomes a dad

    Bradley and his fiancée Sammie Johnstone confirmed that they’d became parents last month, after the Vinny Dingle actor announced the pregnancy back in June.

    He previously revealed that the baby was due in December 2024, but his son came along a little early and was born on November 19.

    Confirming his son’s birth, as well as his name, Bradley wrote: “Albie Jake Johnson. You are absolutely everything.” A photo of Albie was included alongside a snap of a wooden plaque revealing Albie’s weight – 6lbs 13oz.

    Fans and co-stars congratulated the star, with on screen mum Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle, writing: “You know how proud me and Al are of you and Sammie – we love you loads… CONGRATULATIONS… we are available for baby sitting whenever, sending the biggest amount of love.”

    Following on from the birth, Bradley returned to Instagram and recorded a video, where he asked for advice over the sleepless nights. He joked, “4 o’clock? Got work tomorrow. Gonna need a lot of make-up on these eyes.”

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    Albie visits the Emmerdale set

    Bradley uploaded a picture from the Emmerdale set to Instagram yesterday (Monday, December 10), which showed him sitting on the sofa of Wishing Well Cottage while holding baby Albie.

    The caption read: “Take your baby to work day! Albie got to see the famous Dingle set #emmerdale #itv #dingles #baby #takeyourbabytoworkday.”

    Fans and co-stars loved the picture. Lisa Riley wrote: “My heart is actually melting.” Ash Palmisciano, who plays Matty Barton, added three emojis with love heart eyes. While fans couldn’t get over how “cute” and “adorable” Albie was.

    Wishing Well Cottage has seen a lot of drama for the Dingles over the years. For Vinny, that’s the place where he recently discovered Tina Dingle is his birth mother.

    Read more: The best ever Dingle moments

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  • Bradley Johnson asks for parenting advice at 4am after welcoming first baby and sharing adorable pictures

    Bradley Johnson asks for parenting advice at 4am after welcoming first baby and sharing adorable pictures

    Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson, who plays Vinny Dingle, recently welcomed his first child and has been asking fans for parenting advice – at 4am!

    Bradley and his fiancée Sammie Johnstone confirmed that they’d became parents over the weekend (Saturday, November 23), after the Vinny Dingle actor announced the pregnancy back in June.

    Although an exciting time for the pair, reality has hit hard as both parents were awake at 4am wondering how to settle their baby.

    Vinny smiles nervously at Gabby
    The Vinny Dingle actor has become a dad (Credit: ITV)

    Bradley Johnson becomes a dad

    The Vinny Dingle actor revealed June that he and Sammie would soon be “mum and dad” and shared an image of a cake with the words: “baby coming December 2024.”

    However, said baby arrived early. Bradley confirmed via Instagram on Saturday that the baby boy arrived on November 19.

    In the Instagram post on November 23, Bradley wrote: “Albie Jake Johnson. You are absolutely everything.” An adorable image of Albie was included alongside a snap of a wooden plaque revealing Albie’s date of birth and weight – 6lbs 13oz.

    Bradley’s Emmerdale co-stars congratulated him on the news, with on screen mum Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle, writing: “You know how proud me and Al are of you and Sammie – we love you loads… CONGRATULATIONS… we are available for baby sitting whenever, sending the biggest amount of love.”

    Samantha Power – who recently joined as Tina Dingle – wrote: “Oh my god! Just gorgeous! Massive congrats to you all xxx”. Amy Walsh, who plays Tracy Metcalfe, wrote: “Awwwwwwww congratulations!!! He’s early!!!! Hope you’re all doing amazing! He’s beautiful xxxx” and Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria Sugden, added: “He is delicious. Sending my love to all three of you. Congrats xx.”

    Bradley Johnson took to Instagram Stories (Credit: Instagram/@bradjakejohnson)

    The new dad asks for advice

    Like most new parents, the sleepless nights are taking their toll on the couple.

    On Sunday night, Bradley shared a clip to his Instagram Stories, where he asked fans: “Just asking for a friend, when you’ve burped, changed nappy, fed, and repeated that 10 times. And it’s been two hours and your baby is still looking at you like that… [pulls silly face] and every time you put them down, they go… [screams] – just what do you do?”

    Samantha could be heard laughing in the background as she told Bradley it was 4am.  He then joked “4 o’clock? Got work tomorrow. Gonna need a lot of make-up on these eyes.”

    The clip was captioned: “Smashing this parenting,” with a laughing emoji along with a time stamp which showed it was 4.14 in the morning. It gets easier, Bradley, we promise.

    Vinny discovered Tina was his mum (Credit: ITV)

    Who does Bradley Johnson play in Emmerdale?

    Bradley has starred in Emmerdale as Vinny Dingle since 2019.

    Despite being raised by Mandy Dingle, it was recently revealed that his real mother is Tina Dingle. Something that was kept a secret from Vinny, much to his disgust.

    During his time in the village, Vinny has suffered much hardship. After welcoming his dad back into his life, Paul soon started to abuse Vinny – both physically and emotionally.

    Vinny was later left heartbroken when his wife Liv Flaherty died during the big storm week in 2022.

    Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns

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  • The real-life love story of Bradley Johnson as the Vinny Dingle actor prepares to become a first-time dad

    The real-life love story of Bradley Johnson as the Vinny Dingle actor prepares to become a first-time dad

    Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson is having a good old time of it at the moment as his on-screen alter ego Vinny Dingle finally takes the next step with new girlfriend Gabby Thomas.

    And off-screen, life is equally good for Bradley and his girlfriend, Sammie. They are expecting their first child together and he or she will be here in December of this year. Aw!

     

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    Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson and girlfriend Sammie Johnstone

    Bradley and Sammie have been together for three years. He proposed to Sammie in October 2023 in Rome and they announced their engagement on social media.

    Alongside a picture of them posing in front of the Colosseum, Bradley captioned the shot: “When in Rome…” with an engagement ring emoji. Sammie’s new sparkler could be seen on display in the photo.

    His Emmerdale co-stars were quick to send their congratulations, with Natalie Ann Jamieson (Amy) among the first to comment: Congratulations!!! Can’t believe she said yes!? hahaha. Lots of love you beautiful pair,” she wrote.

    Dean Andrews (Will Taylor) added: “Congrats you two lovebirds.”

    “Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bradders!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!! So happy for you mate,” screamed Amy Walsh aka Tracy Robinson.

    On-screen mum, Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle shared: “BEST NEWS EVER!!! Congratulations.”

    Sammie and Bradley smile on holiday
    Babymooning in Italy (Credit: Instagram/bradleyjakehonson)

    Bradley Johnson makes baby announcement

    In June 2024, Bradley revealed the really exciting news that he’s going to become a first-time dad as his fiancée is pregnant.

    Bradley shared the update via his social media account using a picture of a cake with the message ‘baby coming December 2024’ iced upon it.

    As well as the cake we were treated to some Polaroids of their pregnancy journey. One showed Sammie’s baby-bearing belly and pics of them holding scan photos.

    In the caption below the post, Bradley wrote simply: ‘Mum and Dad,’ signing off with a love heart emoji. Once again on-screen mum Lisa Riley led the charge of comments: “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 ,” she wrote. Sounds like she’s excited, doesn’t it?

    The couple are now babymooning in Italy as they await their new arrival. Bradley has shared pictures of him and Sammie with her gorgeous baby bump on display.

    Has Bradley Johnson ever dated Emmerdale co-star Isobel Steele?

    Vinny was happily married to Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale before her death on-screen and rumours of a romance between Bradley and Liv actress Isobel Steele followed them around.

    Speaking to Metro.co.uk back in 2021, Isobel explained why they were constantly presented as a couple off-screen. “Brad is wonderful and such a good friend of mine. We are very similar and work really well together when we have scenes just us two.

    “I can see why people jumped to conclusions, seeing two characters spending time together on and off-screen.

    “For the record me and Brad are not in a relationship. We are just very good friends who enjoy each other’s company out of work as well as in work.”

    Vinny Dingle in Emmerdale

    After Liv’s death in 2022, Vinny has failed to get back on the horse so to speak – a horse he’d actually never experienced before, if you catch our drift.

    He and Gabby were pushed together when Mandy and Paddy meddled, but although she didn’t want anything more than friends at first she soon began to see him in a new light. They shared a date, had a kiss and it looked like things were on, until she commented she knew he was a virgin.

    Vinny freaked out, said it was all a big mistake and then they were off again. But then they decided to get back on and move to the next level. Next week sees them passionately kiss in the Woolpack marking the first public outing of their romance. But will it last?

    Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

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  • Vinny Dingle actor Bradley Johnson is going to be a daddy!

    Vinny Dingle actor Bradley Johnson is going to be a daddy!

    Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson has revealed some really exciting news – he’s going to become a first-time dad as his fiancée Sammie Johnstone is pregnant. Aw!

    Bradley shared the update via his social media account using a picture of a cake with the message ‘baby coming December 2024’ iced upon it.

    Bradley Johnson smiles in a black suit and cream jacket
    It’s a happy time for Bradley (Credit: SplashNews.com)

    Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson shares baby news

    As well as the cake we were treated to some Polaroids of their pregnancy journey. One showed Sammie’s baby-bearing belly and pics of them holding scan photos.

    In the caption below the post, Bradley wrote simply: ‘Mum and Dad,’ signing off with a love heart emoji.

     

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    Emmerdale co-stars thrilled by baby news!

    Bradley’s post sparked a huge reaction from his co-stars, not least on-screen mum, Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle.

    “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 ,” she wrote. Sounds like she’s excited, doesn’t it?

    Ash Palmisciano, who plays Matty Barton, concurred with Lisa’s sentiment: “Ah mateeeee this is amazing news!!! so happy for you both!! huge congratulations buddy! what a fun and lovely dad you’re gonna be.”

    “Ahhh amazing news!! Congrats guys!!!” wrote Jessie Elland, who played Chloe Harris.

    Lovely Dean Andrews added: “Mate, I could not be happier for you both. Massive congrats.”

    “Congratulations you two!!!!!’ chimed in Belle Dingle actress Eden Taylor-Draper.

    Vinny Dingle looks glum in Emmerdale
    Poor Vinny’s not having as good a time as Bradley (Credit: ITV)

    Bradley and Sammie

    Bradley has played Vinny Dingle since 2019. He has suffered much heartbreak having married Liv Flaherty only for her to be killed months later by an accident during the Emmerdale storm.

    He has since moved on with Gabby Thomas – Liv’s best mate – but ended things when she said she knew he was a virgin. Awkward.

    Meanwhile in real life things have been far more plain-sailing for Bradley. Despite rumours of a romance with Liv actress Isobel Steele, Bradley and Sammie have in fact been together for two years.

    Speaking to Metro.co.uk back in 2021, Isobel explained why there were romance rumours between the pair: “Brad is wonderful and such a good friend of mine. We are very similar and work really well together when we have scenes just us two.

    “I can see why people jumped to conclusions, seeing two characters spending time together on and off-screen.

    “For the record me and Brad are not in a relationship. We are just very good friends who enjoy each other’s company out of work as well as in work.”

    He proposed to Sammie in October 2023 in Rome and they announced their engagement on social media. And now baby makes three!

    Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

    Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.