Soap star Chelsee Healey has become a mum for the first time, after she gave birth yesterday.
The Hollyoaks actress announced her happy news on Instagram, with a photo of a beautiful blanket and pillow embroidered with the words Baby Malloy. She wrote: "Yesterday was the hardest but most amazing day of my life."
The blanket and pillow appear to be pink; however, Chelsee hasn't confirmed the gender, and she’s since deleted the photo from Instagram.
The 28-year-old welcomed her new arrival with boyfriend Jack Malloy, who she has been dating for three years.
Chelsee announced her pregnancy back in February, revealing that it had been unplanned.
"When I saw the test was positive, I started crying," she told OK! magazine. "But they were happy tears.
"It wasn't something we'd planned, but now we are having a baby we couldn't be happier. If this had happened a few years ago, I would have panicked - but I feel ready now.
“I had a feeling I might be pregnant towards the end of October, because I had a huge appetite and missed a period," she confessed.
"My mum saw a medium a few weeks before and was told there was a baby coming in her life. The minute I suspected I could be pregnant, I called the medium for a last-minute appointment.
“The second thing she said was, 'Are you pregnant?' I burst out crying.” Seems like that medium was on to something!
Chelsee recently shared a bittersweet snap of her full-term pregnancy bump in a red floral dress, writing: “Last bump picture, hopefully!”
There was speculation that Chelsee and Jack could have split up, as Chelsee’s original caption read: "My last bump picture, hopefully! We rode the whole nine months alone, I can do the next 18 years alone, baby."
However, she later removed the last sentence.
On June 21, Chelsee hinted that her baby would be due soon, after she tweeted: “Midwife appointment. Head down and engaged! Yesss, come on baby!"
Chelsee had a pregnancy buddy in the form of fellow Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe, who recently welcomed her first child.
The soap stars shared several adorable snaps comparing their baby bumps together online.
Jennifer welcomed a baby boy with her boyfriend, former Geordie Shore star Greg Lake, last month.
Congratulations to Chelsee - such an exciting time for her.
