‘Emmerdale’ star Jay Kontzle is expecting his third child with his wife Mimi.
Emmerdale's star Jay Kontzle is expecting his third child with his wife Mimi
The 31-year-old actor - who plays Billy Fletcher on the ITV soap - and the 32-year-old artist are adding to their brood with a sibling for their five-year-old daughter KaiBo and four-year-old son Zian.
Jay told OK! magazine: "Mimi called me during my lunch break on set and told me
"I was sitting eating lunch in the sun and all of a sudden I went hot and started dripping with sweat. I was a bit shocked!
"Before that, Mimi had said she wanted to get a pregnancy test and I said, 'A pregnancy test? That's a lot of money that, especially with the cost of living going up.'
"Then I was in work and she decided to throw a spanner in the works over lunch!
“It’s a great thing to be going through again. I think it’s just the fact that we got to an age with our other two where they’re old enough and there’s no nappies and bottles, and we got our sleep back.
“I was settled with our two and I didn’t think we’d be having another one – but Mimi already had it planned. She likes to act like she’s not sly but she is!”
Mimi admitted that she had been “winding up” her husband about longing for another little one.
She said: "I'd been winding Jay up for months before, saying I really wanted another child – but his answer was always no.
"So I think that made me want another one more, basically just to be spiteful. But then it kind of backfired and I did end up getting pregnant."
Mimi confessed she was “shocked” the result was positive, but called it “a nice surprise”.
She added: "We know we're lucky to be having another child. We're excited and it's a blessing.”