Hollyoaks couple Carley Stenson and Danny Mac are expecting their second child together later this year. Carley shared the sweet announcement on Tuesday, 16 April.
The pair started going out in 2011 and got married six years later. Danny, 36, played Mark Savage in Hollyoaks until 2015, with Carley, 41, starring as Steph Cunningham until 2011. They welcomed their first child together, a daughter called Skye, in March 2021.
Carley took to Instagram to reveal the news with a shadow image of her showing off her bump alongside the caption: "We can’t wait to meet you."
Danny joked about the news in the comments, saying: "Wait. What!?" while other celebs also rushed to congratulate the pair.
Hayley Tamaddon, known for playing Del Dingle in Emmerdale, said: "Ah huge congratulations," while fellow Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox added: "Beautiful news!! Congratulations," with Corrie's Katie Harris icon Lucy-Jo Hudson saying: "How did I not know? Ahhh congratulations babe."
Fans also weighed in adding their own messages of support. One cheekily said: "Been waiting for this announcement since stephen mulhern congratulated you on dancing on ice," with a second commenting: "Congratumalations chicken butty, I am so chuffed for you!!" and a third adding, simply: "Ahhhh huge congratulations beautiful lady!!!"
Carley documented her first pregnancy, flaunting her blossoming baby bump online.
In one post she shared her post-workout glow from a gruelling class at 38 weeks pregnant. Dressed in a grey sports bra and a pair of blue hot pants, Carley proudly posed in the mirror as she beamed to the camera while she flexed her muscular arms and toned legs.
She captioned the post: “Compulsory #pregnant #bump #workout shot. Thanks to @bumpsandburpees I felt great and active throughout.
“Oh and gotta attempt to keep the eyes young before the lack of sleep makes me look … well … dead. This was week 38.”
In another she shared how she'd renovated her husband's childhood home for their baby.
Later on, the proud mum shared her plans to have her placenta made into various body creams and edible gummies which boast several health benefits.
Like Carley, many other celebrities have also ingested their own placenta including the mum-of-three Rochelle Humes, Coleen Rooney and Amy Childs.
She posted a picture of the products on offer to her Instagram stories and wrote on top of the picture: “I’ve decided to have our placenta turned into goodies …" with a shocked emoji and a smiling emoji.
