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Emily Sleight

Emmerdale actress teases 'meaty Christmas storyline' involving Dawn and Billy

Emmerdale has revealed a huge Christmas storyline that will involve Dawn and Billy.

With only a few months to go until the big festive storylines are unveiled, Emmerdale has given viewers its first hint at a Christmas plot. Olivia Bromley and Jay Kontzle, who play Dawn and Billy, will get some positive news next week after learnng that she is pregnant, the Mirror reports.

After a trip to hospital next week, it will be confirmed that Dawn is pregnant. Actor Jay Kontzle shared to the Mirror and other press: "For Billy, this is what he's always wanted. The security from family life. Their lives are back on track and going in the right direction".

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The pair have now hinted that it could be around Christmas when Dawn gives birth - if everything goes to plan.

Speaking about the storyline, Olivia Bromley said: "I think it’ll be quite a meaty storyline as well. I think there’s a lot of twists and turns and it’ll be good for us as actors to play that."

Jay added: "He’s doing a great job. It’s unrealistic how good a job he’s doing, it’s like someone’s constantly watching him. It’s not that easy, I swear to god. My kids are intelligent, really good kids but they stress me out.

"He’s got a good tolerance level. I have to take a leaf out of Billy’s book."

Olivia admitted she has been doing her research on how best to play a pregnant woman and has been relying on One Born Every Minute to help her prepare for the upcoming birth scenes, which are expected to happen around Christmas.

She said: "I was quite enthusiastic honestly. I just think it’s a really nice change in dynamic for Dawn, I think just for the two of them. But as an actor, it’s gonna be quite interesting because I haven’t had a baby myself so I need to do all those things involved in it".

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