Jennie McAlpine has given birth to a baby girl.
Jennie McAlpine has given birth to a baby girl
The 39-year-old actress - who plays Fiz Brown on 'Coronation Street' - has revealed that she actually welcomed her third child with husband Chris Farr four months ago.
The soap star - who already has Albert, eight, and Hilda, four, with Chris - told OK! magazine: "Doris is a family name and I love that it goes with Albert and Hilda. They’re also all very ‘Corrie’. The actress who played the first Rovers landlady, Annie Walker, was called Doris Speed so there’s obviously something in my DNA that means these baby names keep happening!
"People have said before that Albert and Hilda sound like two childhood sweethearts writing to each other during the war. Now Doris is the aunty who’s come to join them."
Jennie initially thought she'd be having another baby boy. But the actress was pleasantly surprised when she was told she was having a girl.
She shared: "Most people had guessed it would be a boy and I suppose somewhere in my brain I must have thought that too, because it was a genuine surprise when he said that. And so emotional."
Jennie actually enjoys the experience of giving birth, describing it as "the most special thing in the world".
The actress also has a huge amount of admiration and respect for midwives.
Jennie - who has been married to Chris since 2017 - said: "I wasn’t just having a baby; I was bringing someone else into our family and that felt like the most special thing in the world."
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