OHMYGOSSIP — Former ‘Emmerdale’ star Sophie Powles is pregnant. The 32-year-old actress – who portrayed Holly Barton in the ITV soap – is expecting her first baby with her partner Mark Waters and she announced the happy news on her Instagram account to her 21,300 followers. Posting a photo of herself lying on a beach with Mark with her bump on display, she wrote: “And so the adventure of us three begins.” Sophie was soon flooded with congratulatory messages from her followers, including from some of her former ‘Emmerdale’ co-stars. Eden Taylor-Draper – who plays Belle Dingle – sent her three orange heart emojis, saying “beautiful”. Tom Lister – who played Carl King – posted three red hearts to wish his one-time castmate well. ‘Love Island’ host Laura Whitmore also messaged her friend to say “congrats”. Sophie originally played Holly between 2009 and 2012, before returning for a short stint in 2016. Holly had an eventful time in the Dales as she got hooked on drugs as a teenager, ultimately the character died in heartbreaking final scenes when her mum Moira – played by Natalie J Robb – found her in bed dead from a heroin overdose.