Hollyoaks star Nadine Mulkerrin has welcomed her second child with her fellow Channel 4 co-star and fiancé Rory Douglas-Speed.
The stunning soap star, 28, has given birth to another baby boy – named Dougie James Speed – as she shared the joyous news with her loyal legion of fans online.
She announced the happy couple would be expanding their family unit back in December last year, as she took to Instagram to share a sweet snap of her eldest son Reggie holding a sonogram picture under the Christmas tree.
With the arrival of the tiny tot, she shared an adorable snap of her firstborn Reggie holding the newborn on the sofa while melted hearts all over social media.
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She captioned the memorable moment: “Reggie would like to introduce you all to his new little brother Dougie James Speed [blue love heart emoji].
“8.1lbs, 24/05/2022. He’s our chilled, fuzzy little old man that’s completed out family!
“That’ll be me now, a life of dinosaurs, cars and willies flying around the gaff! Wish me luck and pass this mamma a [champagne emoji].”
The happy couple revealed at the time that they would be keeping the gender of their baby a surprise and would find out whether they were having a boy or a girl at the birth.
She was soon flooded with congratulatory messages from her famous friends and doting fans on social media.
One user penned: “Oh congratulations Nadine [three heart emojis]” as another agreed: “Congratulations to you all” which they signed off with a kiss.
A third added: “I’ve 2 boys and yet as crazy as it is sometimes…they are always there for their mamma [blue heart emoji] enjoy! and congratulations [red heart emoji].”
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It comes just hours after the actress announced that she left the beloved Cheshire-based soap for good after seven years on the show.
She first joined the cast back in 2015 and went on to perform in some emotionally driven storylines such as her anorexia storyline in the lead up to her wedding day with her onscreen partner Joel Dexter (played by her fiancé Rory Douglas-Speed).
She took to Instagram to confirm the news to her adoring fans who have followed her Hollyoaks journey over the years.
Alongside a picture of her first and last day in the village, she shared a lengthy caption as she announced her latest career move with her 500k followers online.
Nadine wrote: “My Hollyoaks chapter has closed, I have officially left the village! I just want to say a huge thank you to no. 1 to Mr Bryan Kirkwood who cast me as Cleo McQueen back in 2015 and changed my life forever.
“I have truly had the best years of my life working on Hollyoaks. I’ve been blessed with incredible storylines that have challenged me as an actor, whilst also meeting some of my life long friends and having an absolute ball outside of work!
“I met my future husband to be and no I have two kids!! I’m so grateful for everything this job has given me, it’s not often you get stability and comfort in this line of work.”
She concluded: “Thank you to all the amazing Hollyoaks fans that have championed Cleo McQueen you guys are the best! And my Lime Pictures family from every single department I love you all so much! See you on the other sideeeeeee.”
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