Emmerdale actress Isabel Hodgins was left 'close to tears' after a stranger stepped in to help her eat while she fed her baby. The 32-year-old, who welcomed daughter Georgie Grace in February, shared the heartwarming moment on Facebook.
Struggling to eat while feeding
During a heatwave, Hodgins took refuge in an M&S cafe at the Trafford Centre. She ordered avocado on toast with smoked salmon but found it difficult to cut her food while feeding Georgie. Normally, her partner Adam would help, but she was alone that day.
'I was riding solo, and this lovely woman came up to me and went, “do you want me to cut your food up for you?”' Hodgins said in a video. 'Ordinarily, I would’ve gone, “No it’s fine”, and struggled. I took the opportunity and said, “That would be so kind of you, thank you so much!” So she cut my salmon up for me.'
Reflecting on maternal kindness
The woman, a mother herself, recalled similar experiences with her own children. Hodgins added: 'I just thought, aren’t mums and aren’t people gorgeous. No disrespect to dads, but a dad didn’t offer, and a mum did! I hope this lovely lady gets all the nice, kind karma in the world.'
In her Facebook post, Hodgins expressed a desire to find the woman and 'say thank you properly'. The actress left her role as Victoria Sugden on Emmerdale in February for maternity leave, with her character moving to Portugal.
