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"Emmerdale&amp;#039;s Rik Makarem has predicted that Nikhil Sharma will be a devoted father. Makarem&amp;#039;s alter ego yesterday (June 25) discovered his girlfriend Gennie is pregnant with his baby.   Speaking to the Emmerdale website, the star forecast: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s going to be the most protective dad ever. &amp;quot;This could be life-changing for Nikhil, how he handles situations. It&amp;#039;s going to require him to change. I think he&amp;#039;ll be a good dad.&amp;quot; The 30-year-old actor also joked: &amp;quot;This is his baby, he&amp;#039;s going to love it and cherish it and of course the moment it might start to have a little number two I think he&amp;#039;ll be like, &amp;#039;Gennie, take it from me, the germs, the germs!&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Businessman Nikhil proposes to Gennie in tonight&amp;#039;s (June 26) edition of the village soap, but his efforts are made in vain when she refuses on the grounds that he is only asking her because she is pregnant. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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