Tuesday 1 September 2015

Emmerdale - Vanessa Woodfield will give birth to her baby prematurely after she suffers a fall at Kirin and Belle's business launch.

Vanessa will delight her former boyfriend Kirin by going along to the factory to support his new venture, but the day takes a worrying turn when Kirin caches Jai Sharma snorting cocaine.

Vanessa is pushed to the ground
Paranoid, Jai soon creates a scene in front of everybody, but it is Vanessa who gets caught in the crossfire when she is pushed to the floor.

Although Vanessa initially believes she is unharmed, she is later thrown into a panic when she realises she is going into labour.

Kirin is by Vanessa's side as she gives birth to her baby, but it is then touch and go as to whether the newborn will survive.

Kirin is concerned for Vanessa
Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa, said: "Kirin doesn't leave her side, he is with her and she needs him at that point. The baby is very premature and you will have to tune in and wait and see what happens. It is not 100% alright and it is a really worrying time for everybody."

Speaking about filming the birth scenes, Hardwick said: "I have never had a child so I did a lot of YouTubing watching various clips and videos. I wanted to find the right balance. I was quite naive and I thought maybe because it is so premature, it wouldn't hurt as much because the baby is smaller, but obviously that is not correct at all. I did my research on that and it was a long day in that hospital bed. They are some of the most challenging scenes I have ever done but I loved it."

Vanessa goes into labour
Hardwick also revealed that there will be huge repercussions when the truth about Vanessa's baby's paternity is finally revealed.

Vanessa goes into labour
She added: "It has so many repercussions. Moira and James think they are grandparents and you've got Adam and Victoria playing new parents too. But really, none of them are related at all. Then you have Rakesh and Priya - who would have thought Priya would have kept this a secret? Especially with the baby being born so prematurely and there being so much worry. I am really excited for it."

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