They announced they were expecting their first child together earlier this month.
And Amy Walsh, 34, hinted at her baby's due date during an appearance with her beau Toby Alexander-Smith, 31, on Loose Women on Friday.
Joking that her grandmother disliked having her birthday in December, the expectant Emmerdale actress Amy said: 'It could be a Christmas baby. But my grandma was and she really hated it.'
Delighted: Amy Walsh, 34, hinted at her baby's due date during an appearance with her beau Toby Alexander-Smith, 31, on Loose Women on Friday
The soap star, who plays Tracy Metcalfe on the ITV soap, insisted it was love at first sight when she first met EastEnders actor Toby in 2019.
Television personality Amy, who is the sister of Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh, 39, said she quizzed her friend on Toby as soon as she set eyes on him when they both sat in the Strictly Come Dancing audience.
She explained: 'It was just pure chance that we were both there that night sat in the front row.
Festivities: Joking that her grandmother disliked having her birthday in December, Emmerdale actress Amy said: 'It could be a Christmas baby'
'He walked in and sat next to me and I turned round to my friend and was like, "Who is that? He's so fit!" And she was like, "I knew you'd say that straight away."
'We were just chatting all night and really got on.'
Toby, who plays Gray Atkins in EastEnders, added: 'It's very snug in that Strictly audience and we were sat very similar to how we're sat now...
Look of love: The soap star, who plays Tracy Metcalfe on the ITV soap, insisted it was love at first sight when she first met EastEnders actor Toby in 2019
Old times: The actress - whose sister is Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh - fell for Alexander-Smith while watching Strictly Come Dancing at Hertfordshire's Elstree Studios in 2019
'Once the show had finished I went to the bar and Amy was with people from Emmerdale and as I looked over she had the biggest glass of red wine and a pack of chicken crisps and I thought that's a woman after my own heart.'
Amy chimed in: 'I was mortified when he asked me out because I was still holding them.'
Amy moved in with Toby during lockdown and they saw a doctor when they first started trying for a baby as Amy has Polycystic Ovaries.
Screen star: Toby, who plays Gray Atkins in EastEnders, said he and Amy were sat snuggly together in the Strictly audience
