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‘We’re growing a baby!’ Former Emmerdale star Chelsea Halfpenny announces she is pregnant with her first child as she displays her bump in heartwarming snap
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Former Emmerdale star Chelsea Halfpenny has revealed she is expecting her first child.
The actress, 31, who is best known for playing Amy Wyatt in the countryside soap, shared a playful snap of her cradling her blossoming bump to her 32,000 Instagram followers on Friday.
She captioned the pic: ‘As if renovating a house wasn’t enough, we’ve decided to grow a baby at the same time! Officially MENTAL @jamesbaxterrealtalk But we are so close to meeting our new little best mate!’
Her fiancé James Baxter, 32, re-shared the post to his story, accompanied by some red heart emojis.
He later commented underneath saying: ‘Let’s hope they’re like you for both our sakes’ followed by some crying laughing emojis.
Mum to be: Former Emmerdale star Chelsea Halfpenny revealed she is expecting her first child by sharing an image to her Instagram
Proud parents: She is engaged to James Baxter, 32, who re-shared the post to his story, accompanied by some red heart emojis
Chelsea looked radiant in the snap, donning a V-neck, fashionable leopard print dress.
She wore her dark locks down in loose waves and opted for a natural palette, with just a hint of a pink lip.
The comment section was flooded with messages from a whole host of famous faces including Robson Green, congratulating the pair on their news.
But it seems like the news hasn’t slowed the West End star down.
Just three months ago she finished starring in the UK tour of Waitress which she described as her dream job and before that appeared in the production of 9 to 5.
In more recent weeks she has been keeping her followers up to date with the couples house renovations sharing pictures of piles of broken wood, wallpaper strippings and James tackling to work on the fireplace.
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Chelsea and James both worked on the ITV soap at the same time, but never appeared in any scenes together.
Chelsea played the role of Amy Wyatt, whilst James played Jake Doland.
Congratulations: A whole host of famous faces and fellow actors took to Chelsea’s comment section to congratulate the pair on their exciting news
She said yes: Chelsea confirmed her engagement news in 2021 by sharing a selfie with her new fiancé, holding a glass of champagne and showcasing her new ring
Co-workers: Chelsea (pictured as Amy on the right) and James (pictured as Jake on the left) worked at ITV’s Emmerdale at the same time but never featured in any scenes together
Builders: The couple are currently in the process of a house renovation and Chelsea has been keeping her followers up to date with what’s going on by sharing pictures of the progress
Handyman: James can be seen tackling to take on the fireplaceÂ
Preparing: The couple haven’t announced a due date, but are hard at work getting their house ready before the baby arrivesÂ
DIY: Chelsea has been showcasing the stages of the renovation including this picture of lots of bits of broken up wood
The loved-up pair announced their engagement in 2021.
Chelsea confirmed the news by sharing a selfie with her new fiancé, holding a glass of champagne and informing her followers that he had popped the question.
Taking to Instagram, she wrote: ‘He liked it so he went and put a friggin ring on it!!!!!!!! Obv changed his name to ‘FIANCÈ immediately on my phone.’
Whilst the couple haven’t announced a due date for the baby, with Chelsea admitting they are ‘so close’ to meeting their bundle of joy, suggests they don’t have long to wait.
