Laura Norton, 39, gives birth! Emmerdale star welcomes baby girl Ronnie with fiancé Mark Jordon, 57
Laura Norton gave birth to a baby girl named Ronnie on Monday, her second child with fiancé Mark Jordon.
The Emmerdale star, 39, took to Instagram on Thursday night to reveal the happy news as she shared some pictures of her bundle of joy.
In the caption of her post, she gushed: ‘She’s here!!!! We’ve baked another belta.
Congrats: Laura Norton gave birth to a baby girl named Ronnie on Monday, her second child with fiancé Mark Jordon
‘This little superstar joined us on Mon 17th October. She’s dead clever and a tiny little bundle of joy and beauty. Ronnie Jordon.’
Laura, who plays Kerry Wyatt in the ITV soap, announced she was expecting a new bundle of joy with her partner in August.
Taking to Instagram, she exhibited her bump in a tight red maxi dress while gazing into the eyes of her partner and former co-star, 57.
She wrote in her caption: ‘Round 2… @markjordondad.’
Wow! The Emmerdale star, 39, took to Instagram on Thursday night to reveal the happy news as she shared some pictures of her bundle of joy
Family: Laura has been a cast member since 2012, and last year, welcomed her first child with Mark – a baby boy called Jesse
Delighted: In the caption of her post, she gushed: ‘She’s here!!!! We’ve baked another belta’
Mark is known to Emmerdale viewers as Daz Spencer, and first appeared on the show in 2014, before returning for a stint between 2017 and 2019.
Laura has been a cast member since 2012, and last year, welcomed her first child with Mark – a baby boy called Jesse.
The soap star couple, who have been engaged since June 2018, took to Instagram to announce the happy news.
Mark was cleared in August 2019 of attacking a pensioner in a ‘drunken row’ while toasting his engagement with Laura.
Couple: Laura, who plays Kerry Wyatt in the ITV soap, announced she was expecting a new bundle of joy with her partner in August
He subsequently opened up about his ‘year of hell’ in which he was portrayed as a ‘violent drunk’ one year ago.
The soap star also revealed that the funds for his wedding to co-star Laura had been depleted due to expensive ‘barrister fees.’
Speaking in an interview with The Mirror, the former Heartbeat star revealed the alleged attack was out of character as he’s never been in bother previously.
‘I was portrayed as a violent drunk’, he said, ‘I’d never been in a fight before, never been in trouble with the law, never been in a cell or a police car, apart from a 1960s one in Heartbeat.’
Talented: Laura is pictured in-character on Emmerdale
Screen star: Mark is pictured in-character on Emmerdale
Earlier that month, Mark was cleared of assaulting a pensioner who he bit on the face during a row in a pub beer garden.
Mark hugged Laura outside the courtroom after a jury found him not guilty of affray, unlawful wounding and assault by beating.
The seven-day trial at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Jordon bit 68-year-old Andrew Potts on July 1 last year.
Mark thanked his legal team, the judge and the jury as he spoke outside court with Laura, who was crying in court as the verdicts were announced.
Speaking out: Mark was cleared in August 2019 of attacking a pensioner in a ‘drunken row’ while toasting his engagement with Laura
The TV star meanwhile revealed that the money he had been saving for his nuptials with Laura – a five figure sum – had been spent on legal fees.
He added: ‘I was at home watching the wedding fund being spent on barristers fees. Watching it dwindle.
He continued to say that the couple will now ‘start over’ and that they’ve already began making arrangements for their big day.
During his week-long trial, the actor was supported by a wealth of his Emmerdale co-stars past and present including Nick Miles (Jimmy King), Sammy Woodward (Katie Sugden), Chris Chittel (Eric Pollard) and Charlie Hardwick (Val Pollard).
Also in attendance was Line Of Duty actor Arsher Ali, who is married to Emmerdale actress Roxy Shahidi (Layla Harding).
Speaking of the support he’s had, he added: ‘The support and love I’ve had will give me strength. There’s also the discipline of keeping calm while dealing with what’s going on around you.’
He added that he’s a ‘lucky person’ to to be surrounded by the love of his friends and family and that it was an ‘incredible place to be’.
After being found not guilty, he said: ‘I really am grateful to the jury for proving my innocence and especially for proving the innocence of my loved ones, who’ve had to endure this awful ordeal with me this last year.
‘I’m looking forward to getting back to our engagement and my career, which has been on hold.
‘I just want to thank our families, our friends, our work colleagues and especially the members of the public, who have just been delightful and supportive.’
Tough times: He subsequently opened up about his ‘year of hell’ in which he was portrayed as a ‘violent drunk’ one year ago
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