Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer gives birth to her second child and reveals adorable baby name
TRACY Beaker star Dani Harmer has given birth to her second child with her partner Simon Brough.
The actress took to Instagram to reveal she had welcomed a baby boy last week - who the couple have named Rowan Leon James.
Dani, 33, shared a sweet image of her newborn son, who had been gently swaddled in a blue hospital blanket and tiny hat.
The actress - who rose to fame as iconic CBBC character Tracy - was diagnosed with gestational diabetes just weeks before her due date.
Dani, who revealed her pregnancy to fans last August, looked to have had an easy birth despite the complications as she shared the news.
"Rowan Leon James Brough. 7.2.22 10:49am 8lbs 3oz," the mother-of-two, who also is mum to Avarie-Belle Betsy, five, captioned the snap.
Fans and friends flooded the comments section of the post to congratulate Dani on her new addition.
Emmerdale star Lisa Riley wrote: "Congratulations beautiful! So so happy for you all, sending the biggest of snuggles and cuddles."
Actor and fellow CBBC star Andrew Hayden-Smith chimed in: "Congratulations," as drag queen Charity Kase gushed: "So cute!"
Dani revealed her pregnancy to her fans in an Instagram post last year, showing off her baby scan.
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She told her followers: “Han Solo had Chewie. Frodo had Sam. Shrek had Donkey.
“Now be prepared for the adventures of Avarie-Belle and as of yet unnamed bump, coming February 2022 (hopefully not to a cinema near you).”
Dani and Simon had their first child in 2016 - but revealed that they were waiting to get married until their daughter was old enough.
Simon said: "We don't want to get married just because we're having a baby. Dani wants the little one to walk up the aisle with us, so we'll have to wait a fair few years for that."
The actress recently returned to TV for a special three-part series My Mum Tracy Beaker.
From 2002 to 2012, she starred in five series of The Story of Tracy Beaker, as well as a feature-length film Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me, and three series of Tracy Beaker Returns.
Her return to TV was however overshadowed by cruel trolling over her size-ten figure.
The TV revealed the devastating effect online bullying had on her mental health and explained the comments made her want to quit social media.
After CBBC celebrated their most successful programme launch ever with My Mum Tracey Beaker, Dani slammed Instagram despite admitting it "got the word out" about the show.
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"It's kind of the reason why [the show] got such big viewing ratings - social media was kind of getting the word out there," she said.
"But I personally wouldn't have social media if it wasn't so important now for kind of getting the message out there."
