ITV Emmerdale star shares exciting baby news – and address future on soap
Emmerdale's Vinny Dingle star, Bradley Johnson, appeared on Friday's Lorraine where he spoke about his exciting baby news and teased his ITV soap future after an explosive week of storylines
An Emmerdale favourite shared exciting baby news and teased their future on the hit ITV soap during Friday’s episode of Lorraine.
During the latest instalment, guest host Christine Lampard sat down with Vinny Dingle star, Bradley Johnson, to talk about his charcter and recent storyline after learning that his biological on-screen mother was in fact Tina Dingle, played by Samantha Power.
However, chat soon got onto Bradley’s life away from Emmerdale as he is expecting his first child with fiancée Sammie Johnstone. Bradley announced the news back in June with a heart-shaped cake saying ‘baby coming December 2024’ and ultrasound snaps, penning: “Mum and dad” with a heart emoji.
Talking about his baby news on Friday’s Lorraine, Bradley said: “Sammie, my partner, is due in less than three weeks time! I cannot wait!”
To which Christine said: “Perfect Christmas present!” as Bradley replied: “Literally, yeah! I’m excited, Sammie’s like: ‘I can wait a week or two!’ I changed my first nappy a few weeks ago, my nephew, that was an ordeal – I didn’t throw up everywhere!
“But it was quite alright, everything went to plan! So yeah, I think I’m ready, it might be a different story in a month’s time!”
Christine then had a surprise for Bradley as she presented him with a Lorraine babygrow to which Bradley said: “Oh wow, that is amazing! It still doesn’t feel real but look at that! Sammie’s going to love that, she’s absolutely going to love that, thank you so much!”
Elsewhere during the chat, Bradley teased his soap future after his character Vinny learnt this week that his biological mother is in fact Tina Dingle, a secret his mother figure guardian Mandy Dingle, played by Lisa Riley, had been trying to hide all his life. Feeling betrayed by the lies, Vinny recently disowned Mandy on the ITV soap.
Teasing his soap future, Bradley said: “Hopefully Vinny can forgive Mandy, but yeah it’s quite a biggie!” to which Christine pointed out: “This does make Vinny an official Dingle!”
Bradley said: “Obviously when I first got the job and found out I was going to play Mandy’s son, I presumed I’d be a Dingle and when the storyline came out I wasn’t a biological Dingle… I’ve grown up watching Emmerdale and the Dingles are iconic as well so to be blood, it’s brilliant!”
He further added in Vinny’s future: “I would like to see [some happiness for Vinny], obviously we see Vinny now with Gabby so fingers’ crossed that ends up well!
“We’ve got posh Gabby who is quite bossy and Vinny who is quite geeky and shy, so hopefully there’s some comedy aspects we could play there but I would like to see Vinny and Mandy make up. Whether they do or not you’ll have to keep watching!”
