Who is Sammy Winward married to?

Sammy Winward is happily married to her childhood sweetheart, Martyn Hardy.

SAMMY Winward shot to fame in the early noughties when she played Katie Sugden. But fans often wonder what she is up to now, and also who her husband is. Unlike the former Emmerdale star, her husband isn't famous, and reportedly works as a Human Resources manager. The pair met when they were at school but rekindled their romance later in life, before getting married in October 2017. Does Sammy Winward have any children? The actress shares a daughter, Mia, with her former fiancé, footballer David Dunn. Sammy and David were engaged to be married when their daughter was born in June 2005, but the couple split just three months later. The actress often has fans seeing double in candid snaps with her lookalike daughter. During an appearance with Sammy on Loose Women in August 2021, Mia revealed that she's following in her mother's footsteps by becoming an actor. When panelist Kaye Adams described Mia as Sammy's "spitting image", the former Emmerdale star said: "I always thought 'oh my god, I'm only going to be 36 or 37 when she is 18' and I'm nearly there now and it's just crazy because we just feel like best mates really. Obviously there is the mother and daughter relationship, but we're more like best mates." When was Sammy Winward on Emmerdale? Sammy starred as Emmerdale's Katie Sugden from 2001 to 2015, although there's no chance of a return as her character died. Speaking of the decision to kill off the beloved character, Sammy told the press at the time: "It's probably best that she was killed off. Now I won't be looking over my shoulder all the time thinking: 'What if I went back?' It's a clean cut." What other TV shows has Sammy Winward been in? Since her time on Emmerdale came to an end, Sammy has starred in a string of gritty dramas. This included the 2015 thriller Prey, and 2017 crime series Fearless. These days Sammy can be found dishing out expert beauty tips on social media channels.