Hollyoaks’ star Claire Cooper has announced she has given birth and welcomed her and Emmet Scanlan’s first baby together – and disclosed the sex.
Claire, who Jacqui McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, and Emmett, who used to play Brendan Brady, have been dating for years.
And now they have announced that they have welcomed their first baby into the world together with an adorable announcement snap which was followed by a sweet message which revealed that Claire gave birth to a baby boy.
Taking to her Twitter account late last night, Claire revealed the happy news to her 180,000 followers.
“It’s a boy,” Emmett tweeted, alongside a sweet picture of him tenderly cupping his newborn’s tiny hand.
Claire announced the news by sharing a sweet snap of her holding the her newborn’s hand (Image: Instagram)
Fans, followers and friends instantly rushed to wish the new brands a massive congratulations following their beautiful news.
Fellow actor Alexis Rodney tweeted back in response: “Congratulations guys. Peace, love and happiness surround you always!”
Bronagh Waugh tweeted: “Ahhh bro!! HUGE Congratulations to you both!! Well done & Congratulations @CLAIREECOOPER you absolute Earth Mumma! Ye did brilliant & he’s absolutely gorgeous!”
And Zoe Lister wrote: “This is exciting!!!!! Mega screamy congrats (unless he’s sleeping) to you and @CLAIREECOOPER xxx.”
The sweet news comes after Claire shared the last few weeks of her pregnancy in a documentary style on her social media platforms.
Former Hollyoaks’ legend Claire Cooper has given birth
She used a single shot of her and Emmett laughing bed and wrote as the caption: “I could attempt to give you a serene version of me holding my bump but the reality is the opposite as I stride down the hallway like the stay puff monster!
“What’s been going on? I’ve learnt ppl are fixated on due dates! Good intentions & always from a place of love BUT I’ve found that wild because it subconsciously makes me create adrenaline vs oxytocin something I absolutely don’t want, a baby comes when a baby is ready, after all they are their own little person & due dates mean nothing. Relax!”
She went on: “I’m obsessed with the idea of making cake pops – I’ve not made any yet probably never will but I just can’t stop thinking about making them & eating them & remaking them & eating them & dipping their little round heads.
The couple couldn’t hide how thrilled they are (Image: Instagram)
“My hands are so swollen I’m making more typo errors than I normally do which is usually exceptionally high, I’ve basically created a new language on WhatsApp thanks to my splat hand!
“We keep having fits of laughter & that’s been AMAZING therapy amid the ridiculous chaos of pregnancy in lockdown with guidelines that make ZERO sense️ & luckily for me ‘he’ happens to be a funny guy… annoying, SO highly annoying but incredibly funny, smart & wild… massive eyeballs!”
She added: “Erm what else …I ordered a floor cushion online which resembles more of a biscuit than a floor cushion!
“Erm…Cake pops…”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
