Jamelia admits 'Hollyoaks' hasn't been a "walk in the park" as she's been busy "pumping milk between breaks".
Jamelia is back on Hollyoaks
The 42-year-old singer and actress - who has daughters Teja, 21, and Tiana, 17, from previous relationships and five-year-old daughter True with her mystery husband - welcomed Jdream into the world in October and returned to filming for the soap full-time as doctor Sharon Bailey just nine weeks later.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "If I said it had been a walk in the park, that would be a lie.
"I've been pumping milk between breaks and doing it through the night to leave milk at home.
"That said, I had a sense of pride that I've been getting up and going to work."
Jamelia - who first played Sharon in 2021 episode 'Black to Front', which featured an all-black cast - is glad to be able to help grow visiblity on screen.
She said: "I think visiblity like that is important, not just for black people but all races.
"For my children, especially the eldest two, someting like that makes them feel as if they are seen."
That appearance two years ago made her want to return in a more prominent and permanent role.
She's also been able to reconnect with old friend Richard Blackwood - who plays Felix Westwood on the Channel 4 show - having first met him as a teenager.
She added: "My first TV appearance was when I went on Richard's show on MTV Select when I was 17 or 18.
"To end up working with him 20-odd years later is incredible."
Meanwhile, Jamelia has made it clear she isn't done with music, and she'll be heading to London's Mighty Hoopla festival in June as she performs live for the first time since the pandemic.
She said: "I can't wait to go back on stage. I don't have any plans to go back in the studio.
"As much as I'd love to, with four kids and a new job, that's more than enough."
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