Benidorm star Hannah Hobley has announced the birth of her first child.
The actress, 34 - who is best known for having played Chantelle Garvey on the popular ITV series - shared the news yesterday, posting a series of photos on Instagram.
Alongside photos of her newborn baby, Hannah announced her daughter's name and apologised for being absent from Benicon - a fan convention for the show held last week.
Hannah wrote: "Please excuse my absence from @benicontv over the weekend. This little lady arrived two weeks later than expected, but she was well and truly worth the wait."
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She continued the post by revealing that her and partner Nathan Smith had named their daughter Beatrice Hobley-Smith, and shared that she was born a few weeks ago.
Hannah said: "[Nathan] and I would like to proudly introduce you all to our daughter, Beatrice Hobley-Smith. Born on the 5th November. A date we will always remember."
Hannah further commented: "For those that did attend [the fan convention], you will have gotten the first glimpse of Beatrice last night at the Benidorm Palace (virtually)".
The actor - whose credits also include BBC show Cranford - described parenthood as "incredible". She concluded: "The past 16 days have been incredible. She is amazing!"
The post has attracted an outpouring of well-wishes, with fellow actor Cheryl Fergison among those who commented. She wrote: "Congratulations you two mama and papa".
Hannah is best known for her role on Benidorm, having played the character Chantelle - also known as Telle. She appeared on the show from 2007 until her departure in 2009.
She played the daughter of Mick Garvey (Steve Pemberton) and Janice Garvey (Siobhan Finneran).
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