Jeremy Edwards' wife is pregnant with their second child.
Jeremy Edwards
The 'Hollyoaks' actor and his wife Lydia Metz - who already have three-year-old daughter Scarlett together - are expecting again after a "stressful" IVF journey.
He told OK! magazine: "We’re incredibly excited, but the main feeling has been relief. Scarlett was conceived through IVF and so was this baby. We feel very blessed, as the process is actually really tough on Lyds."
The soap star's 36-year-old partner - whose due date is in March - admitted they have been through "a lot" but they are delighted by the news.
She added: "It’s very stressful, but we feel so lucky that it worked both times for us on the first attempt.
"It’s a lot to go through, especially if it doesn’t work, so we’re really excited and thankful that this happened.
"We found out in July and I’m due at the end of March. I’m just coming up to six months."
The 49-year-old star - who played Kurt Benson from 1995 to 1999 - revealed how the coronavirus pandemic impacted their IVF treatment, with clinics forced to close.
However, they had an opportunity in June when the first lockdown came to an end, and the couple were determined to be among the first patients through the doors.
Jeremy said: "There are no guarantees with IVF. Poor Lyds injects all these hormones into her body and goes on this invasive journey.
"But there are no guarantees - and that is a hard thing to go through. Dare I say it, the pregnancy is almost easier, as there is so much leading up to it. Everything with Covid did make things harder, too."
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