Catherine Tyldesley looked glowing as she shared new snaps of her growing baby bump.
The former Coronation Street star looked beautiful in a gorgeous blue floral dress as she told how she feels 'blessed' to be expecting her second child, a baby girl, with her husband Tom Pitfield.
Catherine, who played Eva Price in Corrie, received a raft of compliments from followers as she posted photos of herself wearing the azure blue dress with red and yellow flowers.
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And she told her fans: "Went a couple of sizes up to accommodate bump and boobs. Going to wear the hell out of it before I get even bigger!!"
In a heartfelt message to her baby girl she penned: "Even on the hardest of days/toughest of weeks - the moment you kick me, I smile, I feel blessed. "Grateful beyond words. You’re so strong already- it’s like you can sense when I feel lost or weak.
"You karate kick me and remind me how strong I am. You remind me of everything that matters and you encourage me to give thanks at the end of each day.
"A few moments of gratitude doesn’t seem enough for such a blessing.
"You remind me how important it is to take care of my body, to eat well. To breathe clean air. To look after my mind- to release my worries for you, because I want YOU to feel calm.
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"In the weirdest of ways you’re really taking care of me. Thankyou baby girl …for reminding me of all these things."
Her former Corrie co-star Helen Flanagan said: "Angel you look beautiful x"
Sophie Austin, who is expecting her second child with former Coronation Street hunk Shayne Ward, said: "Stunning."
I'm a Celebrity star Dame Arlene Phillips told her : "You look so delightful and beautiful."
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vanessamjbailey gasped: "Oh GOSH. You in that BLUE!!!!!"
kidsonesies told her: "You look amazing. The colour of this dress is gorgeous."
And kazza_loves said: "You look so beautiful and glowing so much."
Catherine announced in October that she and Tom, who have a six-year-old son Alfie, feel 'utterly blessed' to be expecting a baby girl, due in April.
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And she has revealed her baby's craving in a comical early morning Instagram Stories post.
"It's 5.20 baby wanted toast with brown sauce on," she wrote.
"She's having a 'brown sauce phase' clearly. I'd just like to sleep! just one good nights sleep!"
The Scarborough and Viewpoint actress from Walkden said her joyous news was even more special after she struggled with a hormonal imbalance that caused her body to mimic the symptoms of pregnancy.
The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant has been diagnosed with the debilitating condition hyperemesis gravidarum which was also suffered by the Duchess of Cambridge.
Cath, who played Eva Price in Corrie from 2011 to 2018, and Tom married at Colshaw Hall in Cheshire in 2016.