Emily posted a rare snap of her musician dad Keith in 2022 (Image: Instagram/Emily Atack)
Emily Atack, known for her role as Charlotte Hinchcliffe in E4's The Inbetweeners, hails from a family of actors and singers, with ties to Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney.
The 34 year old actress announced on Saturday, December 30 last year that she is expecting her first child with her scientist beau, Dr Alistair Garner.
Emily was reportedly "over the moon" and feels "more than ready to be a mum".
Now that she is a new mother, Emily can count on the support of her famous family and her devoted boyfriend, who happens to be her stepcousin. But who exactly are Emily's parents?
Her father, Keith Atack, was a member of the British 70s pop group Child, initially playing bass before switching to guitar. Their biggest hit was 'It's Only Make Believe'.
Post-Child, Keith worked as a session musician for artists like David Cassidy, Rick Astley, and Bonnie Tyler during the 80s, reports OK! Magazine.
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Emily and her famous mum Kate Robbins (Image: Instagram/Emily Atack)
He later composed music for the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol and toured with US singer John Parr in 2018. Emily's mother, Kate Robbins, is an actress and singer who rose to fame in the 80s.
She secured the number two spot on the UK single charts with her hit 'More Than In Love', while also starring as Kate Loring in Crossroads.
However, she is most recognised for her lengthy tenure on the TV series Spitting Image from 1986 to 1996. Kate has since landed a broad range of TV roles, including appearances in Last of the Summer Wine, Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, EastEnders and Mandy.
Her latest roles include Netflix's After Life with Ricky Gervais and Channel 4's The Couple Next Door. Kate hails from a family well-acquainted with fame.
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Emily is a first cousin twice removed of Sir Paul McCartney (Image: Joe Maher/Getty Images)
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Her younger sister, Amy Robbins, is also an actress and featured in ITV's series The Royal as Dr. Jill Weatherall from 2003 to 2011. She also has two other younger sisters, Jane Robbins and Emma Robbins.
Jane is a successful sculptor, while Emma is a singer and was part of the group The Sheilas, who appeared in a 2007 ad campaign for insurance company Sheilas' Wheels. Kate's older brother, Ted Robbins, is an actor and comedian known for his role as Den Perry in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights.
Additionally, she's related to Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney - her mother, Elizabeth Robbins, was Sir Paul's first cousin. Emily also has two younger siblings, sister Martha Atack, 32 and brother George Atack, 31.
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Emily, along with her siblings, are first cousins twice removed of Sir Paul McCartney. The Inbetweeners star has spoken warmly about Sir Paul, who she said was a familiar face during her childhood.
"Paul is my grandmother's first cousin. At school I went around saying he was my uncle, as it sounds a bit cooler," she divulged on a podcast with comedian Rob Brydon, as reported by Bedfordshire Live.
She elaborated: "But I grew up with him in our lives. He's a lovely man, a family man. He was very close to our grandmother, Betty, and our grandad, Mike. They were very helpful to him growing up."
Emily revealed that the Beatles' 1968 classic, Lady Madonna, was actually inspired by her grandma. She admitted that it only dawned on her how incredible it was to be related to a Beatle later in life, remarking: "When I was little I was so used to going round there for Sunday lunch."
Rumours have swirled around Emily and Alistair Garner since September 2023, but whispers suggest they've been friends for nearly thirty years. Reports indicate that Emily's mother, Kate, and Alistair's step-mother are sisters - which would make the expecting parents stepcousins.
Gossip has it that Emily's aunt Jane Garner encountered her partner's late father Stephen Garner in the 90s and they exchanged vows in 1994.
An insider at the time confided to the Mail Online: "Emily and Alistair have grown close over the past 12 months."
Emily Atack welcomed her first child this year (Image: Instagram/Emily Atack)
"It was unexpected but their family is overjoyed at the news. They're a fantastic match and everyone is brimming with excitement for the new addition to the family."
She welcomed her first child, Barney, in June and has since then been settling into her new role as a mother. She is due to feature in the new series, Rivals, which also stars Doctor Who icon David Tennant.
