Emily Atack's boyfriend and dad of her baby revealed as her step cousin
03.01.2024 - 16:37
/ ok.co.uk
Actress Emily Atack delighted fans when she announced she was expecting her first child with scientist Alistair Garner. Until now, the 34 year old chose to keep their relationship fairly under wraps and have not given too much away about their love life. However, Alistair's identity has now been revealed and he is in in fact Emily's step-cousin, who she grew up with and has known for over 30 years.
According to The Sun, her boyfriend is the son of her late uncle – Dr Stephen Garner – who married Emily’s aunt Jane Robbins in 1994. An insider said: “Emily and Alistair consider themselves more family friends but they are cousins who aren’t related by blood.
They grew up together and have always got on really well, but last year they started to get closer. “It has been a really natural evolution of their friendship and they both have strong feelings for each other.
“Emily and Alistair were thrilled when they found out they were expecting and are really looking forward to becoming parents.
Their respective families are totally supportive and have told them they think they’re a lovely couple." OK! has contacted Emily's representatives for comment. Emily, who is currently five months pregnant, has thought to only have been pictured publicly once with Alistair in September 2023. But the pair reportedly spent a lot of time together on family holidays and Emily - who very close to her uncle Steve - was said to have been heartbroken when he died last year.
She penned an emotional tribute to him but has since deleted the post. The star, who is known for her role in The Inbetweeners, announced the happy news on December 30 with an Instagram post. Sharing a picture of her bare bump, she wrote: "Hello Everyone, it’s been a little while
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