Fiona Wade, the 43-years-old actress, married co-star Simon Cotton in 2019, and admirers are constantly asking when they will welcome kids into the family, she admitted during a chat on Fabulous’ podcast.
The actress who plays Priya in Emmerdale mentioned that she would love to have kids with her husband but is fed up with people telling her to hurry up and start a family.
Fiona Sarah Wade is an English actress best known for playing Priya Sharma, the daughter of Rishi Sharma (portrayed by Bhasker Patel) and Georgian Sharma (played by Trudie Goodwin) on Britain’s best-loved and long-running soap Emmerdale. The character has attempted marriage twice over the year, but both times have ended in disaster.
Fiona Wade Is Married To Simon Cotton, Is She Pregnant With Her Husband?
The character Priya, was having a baby with David’s child on the show Emmerdale. However, Fiona Wade is not pregnant in real life but wishes to have kids and start a family with her husband, Simon Cotton.
In an interview, when Peta Todd asked her if she feels pressure to get pregnant, Fionna replied: “I mean, people say the dumbest things, and you think, ‘You think I haven’t thought about that.’ Later she added that she and her husband are ready to start a family.
Fiona couldn’t help but rave about her perfect husband during the interview, as she recalled her first date with Simon on Hampstead Heath -where Simon had organized a picnic consisting of food he had made “completely from scratch”. She added that Simon would be a fantastic father because he is terrific with kids as he used to work as a male nanny.
Does The Couple Have Children?
The love between the pair quickly blossomed, and in less than a year of dating each other, the couple announced that there were engaged. The couple did not move in together until after their special day.
The lovebirds exchanged vows in November 2019, the same year they got engaged. The newlywed couple shared their first dance to a cover of Can’t Help Falling In Love by Kina Grannis, ending the evening outside with a firework ceremony.
The couple currently has no children, but Fiona has made no secret of their plan to start a family soon in the future. She mentioned she is very excited about that part of their life and is hopeful it will happen quickly.
Meet Fiona Wade’s Husband Simon Cottons And Family
Simon Cotton is a writer and actor born in London who has appeared alongside Fiona in Emmerdale. Simon, the co-star of Emmerdale, had been dating Fiona since 2017, when they first met on the set, and asked her to marry on a fine evening of New Year’s Day on 2019.
Fiona’s husband attended a private school in London for his High School. From a young age, he was passionate about becoming an actor, and his parents provided him with the necessary support to pursue his hobby of becoming an actor.
He initially started his career as a performance artist by doing minor roles. His first appearance was in the 2014 short movie The Dark Horse, where he played the role of Richard. Later, the British actor got a big break from his character of Ronnie Kray in the 2015 movie The Rise of the Kray’s.