Emmerdale’s Michelle Hardwick looks unrecognisable dressed in sexy santa outfit with co-stars

EMMERDALE star Michelle Hardwick looks unrecogbnisable in a thorwboack snap she posted on social media.

The actress took to Instagram to post an old picture with her fellow co-stars.

Michelle, 46, posted the snap on her stories which show her dressed in a sexy santa outfit.

At the time, the actess - who has played Vanessa Woodfield on the long-running ITV soap since 2012 - took part in ITV's Text Santa chaity initiative in her first year on the soap.

In the throwback photo, she posed alongside three of her co-stars, Fiona Wade, Sian Reese-Williams and Natalie Anderson.

The quartet appeared together in the 10-year-old photograph dressed in matching shiny red velour dresseses lined with fur, inspired by the traditional santa robe.

They stood by glossy white wardrobes as they got ready for the sophmore TV event.

Michelle reminicsed with a sweet caption as she tagged her fellow soap stars.

She wrote: "Can't believe this was ten years ago!!! @emmerdale performing on Text Santa".

The drive was set up in 2011 by ITV to support UK-based charities during the Christmas period.

In 2012, a three hour telethon aired on the broadcaster which was presented by Ant and Dec, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Paddy McGuinness and Christine Lampard.

The throwback comes after the actress gave birth to her second child with wife Kate Brooks.

The Emmerdale star shared a sweet black and white photo of her after the birth and another photo of her newborn daughter.

Michelle penned: "Introducing Betty Brooks to the world! Betty made a cheeky early appearance on Tuesday 15th November weighing 5lb 10ozs. We all love you so much our beautiful Betty B."

Her famous pals flooded the comment section with touching messages, with newsreader Lucrezia Millarini writing: "Many congratulations - what a beaut! x"

Another said: "Congratulations, what a sweet little blessing she is"