Emmerdale's Amy Walsh hints at return to ITV soap as she shows off new baby with Toby Alexander-Smith

Emmerdale’s Amy Walsh has opened up about when she will return to the ITV soap after giving birth to her daughter.

The actress, who plays Tracy Metcalfe on Emmerdalee, recently welcomed a baby girl with her partner, EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith.

The new mum of one appeared on Loose Women on Friday with partner Toby to discuss the first few weeks of parenthood and when she might return to the soap.

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Amy confirmed to the panellists that Tracy would be back on-screen, but she ‘doesn’t know’ when.

She explained: "Oh, yeah. I mean, God knows when. I don't know. I've got to figure it out logistically because obviously,” then gestures towards her baby.

Amy recently left Emmerdale, as her character Tracy moved to Nottingham for a new job. The big move came after she discovered that her boyfriend at the time, Nate Robinson had slept with Fiona Murphy.

There have also been reports that her real-life partner Toby could be joining Emmerdale as her new love interest however they are just speculations which have not been confirmed.

While on the ITV daytime show, the soap star also opened up about how difficult she found childbirth, as she explained: "Yeah, it was tough. It wasn't easy at all. I kind of prepared myself for the worst but it was worse than the worst.

"I had to be induced for various reasons and risk of infection which obviously just catapults you doesn't it. The contractions were going fast but I wasn't dilating.

"It was just really hard to get her out at the end and various other complications. I had an epidural because of the induction but that came out so I had to have another one reinstated mid worst part of your contractions."