Emmerdale’s Danny Miller has hinted at reprising his role as Aaron Dingle for the fourth time so here we’ve taken the opportunity to look inside his real life away from the soap

Actor Danny Miller is perhaps best known for his role as Aaron Dingle in ITV’s Emmerdale.

During his time on the show since 2008, the father of two has been embroiled in a few heavy storylines including sexual assault by his father, a prison sentence and his marriage to Robert Sugden. After five years Danny quit the soap to explore other ventures including landing a regular role in crime drama Scott & Bailey. But he decided to return to the ITV soap in 2014. However, seven years later, Danny clearly got itchy feet once again and quit. It was at this time that he was named as part of the line-up on I’m A Celebrity and was crowned winner.

Danny Miller could be making a return to Emmerdale ( 
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Danny Miller with his wife Steph and their son Albert ( 
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And now, after returning for the show’s 50th anniversary episodes, Danny has hinted that he may return for a fourth time. Speaking at CUREUsher ball last month, he told Metro: “You never say never with soap. Maybe one day. I am enjoying being a dad of two now, I’m enjoying that wave, so we’ll see how it goes and how long it takes!”And so here we take a look at Danny’s life off screen, his family life and his job away from the cameras.

Family life

Actor Danny Miller married his childhood sweetheart Steph Jones last year in a stunning ceremony in Cheshire surrounded by celebrity pals and family. Danny had initially met the midwife at school but only got together in 2019. Two years later, during a trip to St Lucia in 2021, which Steph had booked to celebrate Danny’s 30th birthday, he popped the question.

The couple became a family of three a month later when Steph found out she was expecting the couple’s first child. At the time, the couple had been considering starting IVF treatment when Steph learned she had fallen pregnant naturally.

Speaking about their pregnancy, she told OK!: “It was a massive surprise because emotionally we’d been psyching ourselves up for IVF. It was meant to be. We got engaged at the beginning of January and found out we were expecting in February.”

Fast-forward two years, and the couple welcomed another baby into their family – a baby girl. Danny confirmed the arrival of their daughter in August this year by sharing a clip of their son Albert meeting his sister for the first time. Danny was overheard saying in the background: “That’s your baby sister, Albert. You’re a big brother now.”

Sharing the snap on Instagram he wrote: “When three becomes four. Welcome to the World Baby Miller. We all love you more than you’ll ever know.” Amid a host of congratulatory posts from his cast members the couple then posted a snap of them as a family, they wrote: “Twice the worry, twice the love, twice the joy. We feel so lucky right now.”

New career away from soap

The 32 year old soap star may be a familiar face as Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale but it looks as though he has turned his hand to narrating audio books – which are a favourite of his son Albert . Confirming the news, Danny took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share the news with his fans. Back in July he wrote: “Myself & @nigewingmanclucas are delighted to finally announce the release of ALBERTS BOOKSHELF!!.”

He added: “Please watch the video as it explains the bigger picture behind releasing our very own audiobooks of some of Albert’s Favourite books read by his Dad. If you’re lucky enough to be a parent of a child who loves books as much as Albert, this may give you a chance to just sit or lie back with them and let their imagination run free.”

He continued: “The comments are open for any constructive (key word) criticism. We’re looking to record more so will always take in the sensible ones and try and adapt as we do the same in this beautiful world of children and growing up.”