ITV Emmerdale's Billy star Jay Kontzle was left 'sweating' when he discovered 'sly' wife's baby news

His Emmerdale character Billy Fletcher was recently discussing how he wanted to become a dad after marrying Dawn, but in real life the actor who plays him, Jay Kontzle, got quite the surprise when his real life wife told him she was pregnant with their third child.

The ITV soap star has shared the happy news that he and wife Mimi will be welcoming another bundle of joy into the world soon. The couple are already proud parents to daughter KaiBo, five, and four-year-old son Zian.

Jay, 31, found out that he was set to become a father-of-three while on the set of the ITV soap where he has played Billy since 2018. And it's fair to say he wasn't expecting it.

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"Mimi called me during my lunch break on set and told me," he told OK! Magazine. "I was sitting eating lunch in the sun and all of a sudden I went hot and started dripping with sweat. I was a bit shocked! Before that, Mimi had said she wanted to get a pregnancy test and I said: 'A pregnancy test? That’s a lot of money that, especially with the cost of living going up.'"

He added: "Then I was in work and she decided to throw a spanner in the works over lunch!" Mimi, 32, commented: "I rang him and said, 'You’re never going to guess what? I’m pregnant!' He replied, 'You’re not!' And I said, ‘I am!’" to which Jay replied: "She was so casual – and there I was sweating!"

Mimi did later admit: "I was shocked it was positive but it’s a nice surprise and we know we’re lucky to be having another child. We’re excited and it’s a blessing." Jay added: "It’s a great thing to be going through again. I think it’s just the fact that we got to an