Watch awkward moment Drama Queens’ Amy Walsh admits ex EastEnders star husband had to turn OFF TV as she snogged two men
DRAMA Queens star Amy Walsh admits that her ex EastEnders star husband Toby-Alexander Smith had to turn off the soap as she snogged two men onscreen.
The actress, who has played Tracy Metcalfe in Emmerdale since 2019, tied the knot with the former Gray Atkins actor last year.
The real life soap couple, who are proud parents to two-year-old daughter called Bonnie, met while in the audience for Strictly Come Dancing in 2019.
In the upcoming episode of ITVBe‘s new reality show Drama Queens, the pair open up about how they cope with seeing each other get intimate with other people for work.
Amy says: “It really helps to be with another actor when you’re working in a soap.
“In one episode I was kissing two different men.
“And me and Toby had literally just come back from our honeymoon, and it was a bit cringe watching it with him to be honest.
“We had to turn it off!
“Some days I will come back from work and kiss him hello and then go: ‘I’ve literally just been kissing Jurell I’ve not even washed my face!’
“And he would be like: ‘Great, thanks!’
“It is a weird, weird job when you think about that. So weird!”
Toby, who played Gray Atkins in EastEnders between 2019 and 2022, loves supporting his wife in what she does.
Toby adds: “I think Amy is so amazing.
“I have seen her do some amazing work with the post-natal depression storyline.
“Her acting is so raw and she makes the most every scene that she does. I do lines with her sometimes.
“Amy will find all different ways to make it as truthful as possible.
“I love watching her on screen. I am her biggest fan!”
Two years after they met, the couple welcomed Bonnie into the world.
The pair got engaged in Ibiza back in 2022.
Earlier this month Amy revealed her relationship struggles with husband Toby seven months after tying the knot.
Appearing on Lorraine, Amy admitted married life hasn’t been easy due to the couple’s manic work schedules.
She said: “I’ve barely seen him since we got married so… we do feel like newlyweds.
“We’ve not even been together that long, in the grand scheme of things, so our relationship is still quite new and fresh but when you throw in a toddler in the mix and work commitments then it’s crazy, but we’re trying to get some time for each other. It’s hard.”
Amy said that the wedding was the last period of “quiet time” the family has had together and revealed she and Toby have been like passing ships.
She continued: “Then I went full throttle into a massive storyline. I barely saw either of them, and he then flew to Bulgaria and did a film out there and it’s been constantly like that and it is a struggle. I don’t have family around me to help. It’s tricky, but you do it.”
Who is on the cast of ITV's Drama Queen
Drama Queens is a new ITVBe reality show that follows the lives of nine soap women and their real lives away from the chaotic world of soap. Take a look at all the women on the cast...
- Ellie Leach – Played Faye Windass in Coronation Street between 2011 and 2023
- Lucy Fallon – Currently plays Bethany Platt in Coronation Street
- Brooke Vincent – Played Sophie Webster in Coronation Street between 2004 and 2019
- Laura Norton – Currently plays Kerry Wyatt in Emmerdale
- Roxy Shahidi – Currently plays Leyla Harding in Emmerdale
- Amy Walsh – Currently plays Tracy Robinson in Emmerdale
- Rita Simons – Played Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders between 2007 and 2017 and currently plays Marie Fielding in Hollyoaks
- Jamelia – Currently plays Sharon Bailey in Hollyoaks
- Jorgie Porter – Currently plays Theresa McQueen in Hollyoaks