Brookside star Philip Olivier reveals gender of his FIFTH child in sweet post
BROOKSIDE star Philip Olivier is set to become a dad to another daughter after revealing his partner Amy Virtue is pregnant again.
The actor, 41, who already has three boys and a daughter, is welcoming another little girl - just seven months after welcoming their fourth child.
Amy announced the couple's happy news on her Facebook along with photos of their latest ultrasound.
"Baby girl we loved seeing you today. We all can't wait to meet you!! You are going to love your brothers and sisters," she wrote on the post.
Philip announced to fans in May he was expecting another baby when he posted a series of cute snaps of his four kids holding a sonogram.
The soap star - who shot to fame on Brookside - wrote next to the snap: "High five 🖐 here we go again 👶🏼"
Philip latest baby news comes just SEVEN months after his last baby was born.
Last September he shared a picture of his three boys holding their little sister and told his followers: “Then there was 4! 💙💙💙💖 Welcome Renée Olivier.
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“Born 24th September weighing 10lb 3oz 🤯 Well done @olivierbrothers you are superwoman ❤️🙏.”
His celeb pals rushed to congratulate on the news, with Lucy Mecklenburgh writing: “WOW!!!! Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️.”
Scott Thomas added: “Amazing news”, while Adam Thomas’ wife Caroline told him: “The perfect family!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
Philip and Amy are also parents to Oscar, Sunny Ray and Phoenix.
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The couple were due to tie the knot in Cyprus in June last year, but it is not known if the wedding went ahead.
Philip shot to fame as Timothy 'Tinhead' O'Leary, which he played until Brookside's final episode in 2003.
In addition to his role on Brookside, Philip is also known for appearing in Big Finish's Doctor Who audio dramas, playing The Seventh Doctor's companion Hex.
He has also appeared as one of the guest regulars on Leigh Francis/ Keith Lemon's early sketch show Bo Selecta and showed up in Benidorm as troublesome Jason Gallagher.
