EastEnders’ Kellie Shirley is seen for the first time since announcing her third pregnancy

She recently revealed she was expecting her third child, a baby boy, with her husband Phil Davies.

And former EastEnders star Kellie Shirley, 41, was seen for the first time since her announcement as she stepped out in rainy London on Tuesday.

The actress, who played Carly Wicks in the BBC soap, donned a cropped black sweater and high-waisted skirt. 

Out and about: Former EastEnders star Kellie Shirley, 41, was seen for the first time since announcing she was expecting her third child as she stepped out in rainy London on Tuesday

The skirt was emblazoned with a baroque style print and hugged Kellie’s blossoming belly.  

Cowering under an umbrella, she kept warm with a pair of black tights and slipped her feet into brown suede ankle boot. 

Kellie accentuated her features with make-up and completed the look with a alrge pair of gold earrings. 

Blossoming: The actress, who played Carly Wicks in the BBC soap, donned a cropped black sweater and high-waisted skirt

The soap star, who admitted she was ‘floored’ by the ‘shock’ news, already shares seven-year-old twins Pearl and Louis with her partner. 

In an interview earlier this month, she explained how she began to feel unwell while filming CBeebies show, Biff & Chip, over the summer. 

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She told OK! magazine: ‘I was literally on my hands and knees feeling horrendous and the on-set medic called John, said, “Are you sure you’re not pregnant?” 

‘I was like, “Oh no, I’m hardly seeing my husband! It’s just this heat.” Then I was being sick for a couple of weeks and he said, “Go and get a pregnancy test,” so I did.

‘It came back positive straightaway. I was like, “Oh my God, John was right!” It was a really lovely surprise. I feel very lucky.’

Talented: Kellie starred on the BBC One soap as Carly Wicks between 2006 and 2008, making a brief return in 2012 (pictured in 2006)

Kellie, who claimed she’d ‘always wanted twins’, shared that her daughter Pearl is ‘so excited’ for the baby boy, even drawing ‘lovely little cards’ for the tot.

However, she joked that son Louie has been in tears since he’s convinced his parents will ‘love the baby more than me’.

The TV personality went on to reveal that she’s been ‘absolutely floored’ due to ‘being older’ and held back from telling her work colleagues so she could adjust.

She admitted she was concerned people would view her ‘differently’ as a pregnant actress but has since realised that the world has ‘moved on’. 

The actress married writer Phil in 2010, and starred on the BBC One soap as Carly Wicks between 2006 and 2008, making a brief return in 2012.

They met in 2004 during a night out at a Manchester nightclub.

Family: The former EastEnders star, who admitted she was ‘floored’ by the ‘shock’ news, already shares seven-year-old twins Pearl and Louis with her partner