EastEnders’ Lucy Beale actress Melissa Suffield gives birth to baby boy
EastEnders’ Lucy Beale actress Melissa Suffield has given birth to her first child.
The 26-year-old, who has been patiently waiting for her little boy after going over her due date, broke the news today after welcoming him two days ago.
She told her fans: “River Jefferson Carter-Robinson. 16.03.2020
“What a perfect little human we appear to have made. We could not be more obsessed with you.”
In September, The Sun Online revealed that the 26-year-old actress was expecting her first child with fiance Robert Brendan.
In October, Melissa admitted that she was scared her baby will be a "p***k" in a candid post about having "cellulite everywhere" and a "hairy belly".
Melissa shot to fame playing Ian Beale's daughter Lucy in EastEnders between 2004 and 2010, joining the BBC One soap at the age of 11.
She and 37-year-old Robert previously told us that they were due to welcome their bundle of joy in mid-March.
The pair met in 2017 while performing in a production of Beauty and the Beast together.
The romance has since gone from strength to strength, with the loved-up couple buying a house together earlier this year.
In July, the star announced that she is engaged on her social media page, sharing a snap of her dazzling diamond ring and the caption: "#ISaidYaass @mrrobertbrendan."
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Although the third actress to put their face to Ian Beale's only daughter in 'Enders, Melissa was the first recognisable star to take on the role and appeared as a series regular for six years.
She was axed nine years ago after being caught boozing underage - just weeks before her 18th birthday.
The role was reprised by Hetti Bywater, with the character murdered by little brother Bobby Beale in 2014.