Emmerdale star Sophie Powles secretly welcomes second daughter
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Emmerdale star Sophie Powles has welcomed her second child in secret.
The soap actress gave birth to baby number two just before Christmas.
Sophie, who played Holly Barton in the ITV soap, confirmed her newborn’s safe arrival with the most adorable festive snaps.
Taking to social media
The photos she shared captured Sophie holding her little girl – whose name she has not yet shared publicly – and kissing her on the cheek.
A second photo caught her cradling both of her girls in her arms as they sat on the floor by the Christmas tree.
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Sophie is already a mum to a daughter called Marli Ocean, whom she shares with her partner Mark Waters.
Following her adorable announcement, Sophie was inundated with congratulatory messages.
Emmerdale co-star Ash Palmisciano commented: ‘ah beautiful congratulations to you guysss! ❤️❤️❤️’
Sophie excitedly announced her secret pregnancy last summer while holidaying in Bali.
Taking to Instagram, the actress frolicked in the sea with her youngest while showing off her baby bump in a bikini.
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She wrote in her caption: ‘Another little friend joining us on our adventures…’
Sophie gave birth to her first child in August 2021.
In the same style as her second birth announcement, Sophie kept her daughter’s arrival under wraps for the first few weeks.
Posting a cute snap of her baby’s feet, she told her followers that it had been almost a month since she gave birth.
‘Nearly a month ago our little girl joined us,’ she penned.
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‘Marli Ocean Waters you are Magic.’
Sophie made her first appearance in Emmerdale in 2009 before exiting in 2012.
She returned for six months in 2016 before her character tragically died from a drug overdose.
, the 35-year-old penned: ‘Our little girl arrived before Christmas making it the most magic one yet 💛’