Benidorm star Philip Oliver has announced he is set to become a father for the fifth time after he and his partner Amy Virtue revealed they are pregnant again.
The 41-year-old actor – who shares three boys and a girl with his girlfriend – confirmed the exciting news with his loyal legion of fans just seven months after the pair welcomed their daughter.
He took to Instagram to share the joyous news with his 35,000 followers with a slew of adorable snaps of his four children as they excitedly held the sonogram on the sofa.
The established soap star – who first shot to stardom while working on Brookside – captioned the snap: High five [high five emoji] here we go again [baby emoji]”.
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In the shot, his daughter Renee Oliver, could be seen wearing a baby grow that read: “I may be little but I’m going to be a big sister.”
And his adoring fans soon flooded his comments section with a wave of congratulatory messages on the wonderful news on social media.
One fan penned: “Aww congratulations, great picture [smiley emoji].”
Another added: “So cute..Congratulation [three heart emojis].”
A third penned: “Aww congratulations to you all” which they signed off with a kiss.
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It comes after Philip and his partner welcomed their first daughter just seven months earlier.
Back in September 2021, he shared a sweet snap of his three boys holding their newborn baby sister on the same sofa.
He captioned the memorable snap: “Then there was 4! [three blue love heart and one pink love heart emoji] Welcome Renee Olivier.
“Born 24th September weighing 10lb 3oz [mind-blown emoji] Well done @olivierbrothers you are a superwoman [love heart emoji and a praying emoji].”
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His celebrity pals rushed to congratulate the actor on social media, with Lucy Mecklenburgh the first to start the slew of sweet messages.
She penned: “WOW!!!!!! Congratulations [three heart emojis].”
Scott Thomas added: “Amazing news”, while Adam Thomas’ wife Caroline told him: “The perfect family [seven heart emojis].”
Philip and Amy are also parents to Oscar, Sunny Ray and Phoenix.
The happy couple were due to walk down the aisle in the heart of Cyprus back in June last year, however it is unknown if the pair officially became husband and wife or not.
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