CALL The Midwife star Jennifer Kirby has announced that she and Killing Eve actor Robert Gilbert welcomed their baby into the world – but kept the news quiet.
Actress Jennifer shared the happy news on social media and explained how she had to have an emergency C-section in December.
The BBC Nurse Valerie Dyer star showed off her scars in a candid selfie showing off the realities of child birth and praising her body for all its hard work.
The 36-year-old shared the moving picture with fans, stood in front of a mirror wearing a floral black shirt and black underwear.
She showed off her labour war wounds with pride and looked happy and content in the behind-the-scenes snap.
The period drama star told followers: “One emergency caesarean, many crying sessions, a few panic attacks, infinite love, one glorious little baby and one whole year.”
She added: “Thank you little body for all you’ve endured and all you’ve done.
“I won’t take you for granted again.”
Fans commented: “Nurse Valerie would have been proud of you.”
A second added: “Beautiful.”
A third agreed: “Beautiful lady. I have a similar scar too from my C-section with my second. Just amazes me how utterly fabulous our bodies are.”
Jennifer and Killing Eve actor Robert met when they both starred in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Henry V in 2015.
The raven-haired beauty played Nurse Valerie on Call The Midwife from 2017 until 2020.
She proudly left the award-winning period drama after four seasons as it was time to ‘move on’.
She took to X to reveal the news and wrote: “After four joyful years spend with Call the Midwife, I have decided to say goodbye to Nonnatus, Val and the wonderful cast, crew and production team.
“The programme is truly a national treasure, and it will always be a huge honour for me to have been a part of something so wonderful.
“I can’t wait to keep watching our beloved Nonnatus from the other side of the screen. Long live Call the Midwife. So long, chicks.”
Call the Midwife is a BBC drama series about a group of midwives working in the east end of London in the 1950s and 1960s.
They are based at the fictional nursing convent Nonnatus House in Poplar district carrying out nursing and midwife duties.
The show is based on the memoirs of the same name by Jennifer Worth.
