Amy Walsh: From Celebrity Masterchef to soap star partner, pregnancy and singer sister
It seems talent runs in Amy’s family
Amy Walsh is best known for playing Tracy Robinson in ITV’s Emmerdale. She joined the soap in July 2014. Since then she has remained on the show, only taking a break for maternity leave.
Amy has had some huge storylines over the years during her time in Emmerdale. From starting off as someone who worked in an online chat room, she has gone on to have multiple marriages and found long lost sister, Vanessa, in the village.
And it’s no surprise Amy was able to do brilliantly at the storylines given to her – as it seems talent runs in her family.
But who is the actress behind the character? Well Amy Walsh is a former Celebrity Masterchef contestant, sister of a huge singer and even has a daughter with another famous soap star.
Who is Amy Walsh?
Amy Victoria Walsh is a British actress, best known for playing Tracy Robinson in Emmerdale. The 37-year-old actress joined the soap when she was 26 years old.
She has previously admitted that she actually auditioned for the role of Rachel Breckle, before getting Tracy. But that character ultimately went to Gemma Oaten.
Before Amy joined Emmerdale, she was in the fourth series of Hollyoaks Later, the Channel 4 Hollyoaks spin-off.
Amy’s famous siblings
Amy is the youngest of four children, born to John and Diane Walsh. And it seems she’s not the only one who is in the spotlight.
One of her sisters, Kimberly Walsh, is a member of a huge pop girl group, Girls Aloud. The band recently embarked on a reunion tour, which Amy publicly supported and attended.
But Kimberly isn’t the only famous sibling of Amy’s. Her other sister, Sally Walsh actually featured in Emmerdale way before Amy. From the year 1997 until 2000, Sally played the character Lyn Hutchinson.
The famous sisters were raised in Allerton in Bradford, alongside their brother, Adam.
Is Amy in a relationship?
Amy went public with her EastEnders star boyfriend Toby-Alexander Smith in 2020.
Toby is best known for his role of Gray Atkins in EastEnders from 2019 until 2022.
While the pair were private with their relationship at the beginning, over time, they have shared more photos with each other.
The couple announced their engagement in 2022, before tying the knot in August 2023.
When was Amy Walsh pregnant?
Amy Walsh was pregnant back in 2021. She and Toby announced that Amy was pregnant in September that year.
Amy had previously revealed she had been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome at the age of 20 and so she was surprised she was able to get pregnant so quickly.
Their daughter, Bonnie Mae was born in December 2021.
Amy took time out of Emmerdale for her maternity leave, but once she came back, she has remained ever since.
She has previously spoke on Lorraine about the struggles of balancing being a new mum and also working as an actress.
Speaking of the difficulty, she said: “I went full throttle into a massive storyline. I barely saw either of them. And then he [Toby] flew to Bulgaria for a film. It’s constantly like that. It is a struggle.
“I don’t have family around me to help. It’s tricky, but you do it.”
Amy Walsh’s career away from Emmerdale
Emmerdale isn’t the only place you may have spotted Amy on your screens over the years.
And it also seems acting isn’t her only talent. In 2023 she took part in the eighteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef. Amy successfully made it right to the final of the show. But just at the end, she lost to Wynne Evans.
A lot of years ago she also featured on an episode of Family Fortunes, as her sister, Kimberly was playing.
It was also announced last year that she would star beside her husband in an upcoming movie – that he wrote himself.
More recently, Amy, alongside Emmerdale and other soap co-stars started their own reality TV show, Drama Queens. Throughout the series, they would allow the cameras a behind the scenes glimpse at their lives away from the soaps.
Amy Walsh is best known for playing Tracy Robinson in Emmerdale. But who is Tracy, and what has been her biggest Emmerdale storylines?
Tracy arrived in the village in 2014. And since then we have seen her tackle some emotionally powerful storylines.
But not only that – Tracy is also quite frequently involved in the comedy on the show. So here’s a look at Tracy’s time in Emmerdale.
Tracy Robinson Emmerdale arrival
When she arrived, Tracy was a love interest for Sam Dingle, who she had met via an online chat group.
Going by a false name, Tracy scammed Sam out of money. But he later found her sleeping rough, and asked her to come stay at the Dingles while she found her way.
Tracy moved into the B&B to live Val and Eric. And that was the start of a close bond between them.
Tracy’s love life in Emmerdale
One of her longest relationships was with David Metcalfe. But shortly into their relationship David was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Tracy made the decision to support him through it. The pair married in 2016.
However, that didn’t last longer than a few years. And Tracy then began dating Nate Robinson.
Their relationship got suddenly serious when Tracy found out she was pregnant.
In 2021, Tracy gave birth to their little girl Frankie. And then a few years later, Nate and Tracy got married. However, that also didn’t last as he just recently departed from the show.
Post-natal depression story
Not long after Frankie’s birth, Tracy found herself struggling to cope or look after her new baby.
But she committed herself to a psychiatric ward – determined to get better.
She returned to the village a few months later. But that stay was short lived after she learned Nate had cheated on her. She then left temporarily as the actress was on maternity leave.
Tracy Robinson in Emmerdale Affair with Caleb
Most recently, Tracy was embroiled in an affair with Nate’s uncle, Caleb. And this was ultimately the catalyst of the end of their marriage.
The affair lasted a while, but one of their secret trysts was caught by Moira. And while it caused them to pause their affair, they began again just weeks later.
But in soap fashion, the affair was revealed and Nate and Tracy’s relationship was left in tatters.
Read more: A guide to the cast of Emmerdale: All exits and returns of 2025
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