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Emmerdale’s Al Chapman actor Michael Wildman’s life from famous wife to Harry Potter stint

Emmerdale actor Michael Wildman has been playing Al Chapman on the ITV soap since 2019. He made his debut playing the ex-husband of Jessie Dingle and father of Ellis Chapman.

The businessman is well known for causing trouble in the Dales and has now found himself in the middle of a love scandal as he’s having an affair with married landlady Chas Dingle, even though she is married to Paddy and he is also engaged to Kerry Wyatt.

However, things have got even worse as Chas’s brother Cain recently found out about their secret relationship.

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Cain has found out about Al and Chas' affair (ITV)

However when it comes to Michael's real life away from the soap he has a lot less drama than Al. Here is everything you need to know about the Emmerdale actor.

Is Michael Wildman married and does he have children?

Michael is married to the Welsh singer and actress Ceri Ann Gregor. The couple met over two decades ago when she was performing in a Shakesperian play at the Royal National Theatre.

The pair tied the knot in 2018 before he joined the popular soap Emmerdale. Ceri Ann has performed in a classical and rock music fusion band called Elysium with New Zealand soprano Amelia Whiteman, and mezzo soprano Annalise Wittlesea from Somerset, RSVP live reports.

She also starred in sketch comedy series Little Britain and the sci fi adventure programme Torchwood. The couple have a eight-year-old son together and Michael previously opened up about his son’s struggle with anxiety issues due to him being away from home to film scenes. The Emmerdale star shared that it broke his heart as he never had to deal with the problem before.

Michael Wildman’s Harry Potter stint

Emmerdale fans may know Michael for his role as Al Chapman however the actor previously had a Hollywood film role in Harry Potter.

The star looked dramatically different as he played the character of Magorian, who was a part man, part horse creature living in the Forbidden Forest.

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