Emmerdale’s Michelle Hardwick steps up security at home after homophobic death threats

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick has stepped up security at her home after receiving homophobic death threats.

The actress, who has been married to Kate Brooks – an ITV television producer – since 2019, used her Instagram stories to thank a local security company who helped her increase security around her family home.

The star, who plays Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale, wrote: “Just wanted to say what a fantastic service we had from the first phone call to the end result.

“Anyone in the Leeds/Wakefield area in need of security solutions then look no further than @msc.security.solutions.

“This was a fully paid job, not a paid ad. I just wanted to post because they were fabulous.”

Hardwick, 46, who shares a son named Teddy with Brooks, revealed in May that the couple had experienced “horrific” trolling that showed them the “true dark side” of social media.

She said OK! magazine at the time: “I’ve had quite a bit of trolling over the last few years. And there were certain times when the police had to be called because there were death threats.

“When they say your son’s name and you’re just like, ‘Really? I’m just in a soap, you know – we’re not doing anybody any harm.”

The couple are currently expecting their second child, a baby girl, after breaking the news on Loose Women last month.

“So baby number two is a girl,” said Hardwick, who also revealed that her and her partner’s donor is also Teddy’s biological father and is happy to meet the children when they turn 18 , if they want to see it.