Claire Holt has announced that she is expecting her third child, having revealed the news by showcasing her baby bump whilst at the Cannes Film Festival recently.
The actor, 34 - best known for playing Rebekah Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals - has been among the guests at the festival this weekend.
She attended the premiere for the upcoming film Killers of the Flower Moon on Saturday (May 20) and showcased her baby bump in a flowing grey gown on the red carpet.
Claire - whose credits also include H2O: Just Add Water and Pretty Little Liars - posed for photos at the festival in France yesterday whilst in attendance at the film premiere.
The Australian actor and her husband Andrew Joblon - who have been married since 2018 - are already parents to son James, four, and daughter Elle, two, together.
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Claire shared that she's expecting another child in some posts on Instagram yesterday, with her uploading photos of herself modelling her red carpet gown in a hallway.
She wrote in the caption of one post: "Me & no.3". Whilst the actor further commented in posts on her Instagram Story this weekend: "Happy because ... we are growing".
Her post has amassed more than a million likes on the platform and prompted congratulatory messages from some of her followers, including a few fellow celebrities.
Among them were some of her former co-stars from The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, with Claire on those shows from 2011 to 2014 and from 2013 to 2018 respectively.
This included a comment from Nina Dobrev, who played Elena Gilbert and her doppelgänger Katerina Petrova. She wrote in the comments: "Omg Claire! Yes! Congrats".
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Candice King - who played Caroline Forbes - responded: "Yessss momma! Congratulations". Danielle Campbell - who played Davina Claire - wrote: "Congrats gorgeous".
They weren't the only celebrities who reacted, with a host of others having shared well-wishes and congratulatory messages such as Jenna Ushkowitz and Rumer Willis.
Others who responded included Glen Powell, Jessica Szohr, Mandy Moore and Ashley Greene. Whilst Claire's husband Andrew wrote: "You're the best boo. I love you".
Claire rose to fame playing Emma Gilbert on H2O: Just Add Water from 2006 until 2008. She later appeared as Samara Cook in the first two seasons of Pretty Little Liars.
She first played the character Rebekah Mikaelson on The Vampire Diaries in 2011 and has since reprised the role on spin-offs The Originals and more recently Legacies.
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