Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe reveals she’s SIX MONTHS pregnant and keeping her baby’s sex a secret
JENNIFER Metcalfe has revealed that she is SIX MONTHS pregnant as she unveils her huge bump for the very first time.
The Sun exclusively revealed on Sunday that the Hollyoaks star was "over the moon" to be pregnant with her first child with boyfriend of four years Greg Lake.
Jennifer, who plays scheming Mercedes in the Channel 4 soap, said: "We were very, very excited. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect, really."
They added that they didn't put any pressure on themselves and just thought that if it did happen, it would be amazing.
Greg joked: "Then we realised I have super-swimmers, so it was easy!"
Jennifer revealed that she was in Liverpool and Greg in Newcastle when she found out the news and "just had to FaceTime him".
She revealed: "He didn’t know I was doing the pregnancy test. No one knew I was pregnant!"
The couple are expecting their baby in June but won't find out the sex until he or she id born.
Jennifer said: "I feel like I’m the one who’s got to go through labour, so if I’ve got a little surprise at the end, it might get me through however many hours it’s going to be!"
Geordie Shore star Greg, however, is convinced that it is a girl. He said: "I dreamt it. A little girl ran to me."
She admitted that they already had a few ideas for names, but they will be keeping them to themselves.
And while the couple don't currently live together full time, the pair are planning to move in together in Newcastle, where she plans to have the baby.
Their happy news comes just over a year after Jennifer broke down on set while filming heartbreaking scenes in which her character, Mercedes McQueen, had a stillbirth.
Friends of the actress say that she and Greg are over the moon and cannot wait to welcome their new arrival.
A source told The Sun: “Jen and Greg are delighted. They have told their friends and family, who are chuffed too.
“Obviously after her difficult time filming her last pregnancy scenes on Hollyoaks this is a breath of fresh air for Jen.
“It’s going to be an exciting rest of the year for her.”
Jennifer was previously left heartbroken after her boyfriend and professional skater Sylvan Longchambon left her for Corrie's Samia Ghadie, who he was paired up with on Dancing On Ice.
But she found love again after she began dating Greg in January 2013.
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