Emmerdale actress, Charley Webb, 31, has opened up about a condition brought on by her pregnancy which has caused her debilitating pain in her pelvis and back. The soap star admitted she had not told the ITV directors of her recent diagnosis of symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), which is a pregnancy-related condition. Despite being seven-months pregnant, the actress has said she’s been filming a lot of the Emmerdale scenes “sitting down”. Speaking to OK! magazine, she said: “Turning over in bed is nearly impossible and is so painful.
The directors don’t know
Charley Webb
“I can’t stand up for long, so I’m filming a lot of scenes sitting down.”
She continued: “The directors don’t know I’ve got SPD - I just said I need to sit and they’re being really good about it.”
Charley, who is currently expecting her third child with Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden, 39, also spoke about how difficult it is working through the pregnancy after her diagnosis.
“It’s agony,” she explained. “For some people it can become so severe they end up in a wheelchair, but, touch wood, I haven’t got it as bad as that.”
Charley tied the knot with husband and co-star Matthew (plays David Metcalfe) last year and the
