Former Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley welcomes a child with wife Daisy Prestes de Oliveira

Former Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley welcomes a child with wife Daisy Prestes de Oliveira – nearly two years after quitting the soap

Emmerdale‘s Ryan Hawley has welcomed a child with his wife Daisy Prestes de Oliveira – nearly two years after quitting the soap.

The actor’s co-star Isobel Steele, who played his sister-in-law Liv Flaherty, confirmed the happy news as she ruled out his return to the ITV show in a new interview.

In a new interview, the actress, 20, said: ‘Hopefully they convince him to come back! He’s just had a baby, so I don’t know how soon he’d be coming back, so fingers crossed.’ 

It is currently unclear when the Robert Sugden star’s spouse gave birth or whether the couple have other children as they both lead private personal lives online. 

Congratulations! Emmerdale’s Ryan Hawley has welcomed a child with his wife Daisy Prestes de Oliveira – nearly two years after quitting the soap (pictured in 2018)

According to LinkedIn, Daisy has been on maternity leave since September 2020 and previously worked as a NHS coronavirus volunteer during the pandemic. 

On missing the thespian’s presence on the long-running series, Isobel added to Digital Spy: ‘Me and Danny [Miller] spoke about this the other day, actually. 

‘We do miss Ryan a lot. We were really close when we filmed together. When you’re filming every day, you become really good friends. We do miss that dynamic and I know that the fans do as well.’

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Ryan for further comment.