After a series of tearful episodes, Emmerdale still knows how to make viewers smile again.

While the on-screen drama is hell, off-screen, the actors bring a warm and joyful breeze.

Amy Walsh, who plays Tracy Metcalfe, recently thrilled fans by announcing her second pregnancy.

She chose an incredibly sweet way: the whole family kicks a pink smokeball – revealing the baby’s gender as a little princess.

The scene, from Amy’s radiant smile to her husband’s teary eyes, flooded the Emmerdale fan community with congratulatory comments. Amidst the dark episodes, this happy news is like a small light in the long night.

Meanwhile, Danny Miller – the face synonymous with the character Aaron Dingle – is at the center of a major controversy.

When a group of viewers criticized the Corriedale crossover episode between Emmerdale and Coronation Street as “too long and chaotic,” Danny responded. He asserted that it was “the most challenging and proudest episode” for the cast, where the two biggest soap worlds in Britain merged to tell a human story. This counter-argument received thousands of upvotes from loyal fans – who understood that not everyone has the courage to speak so frankly.