Hollyoaks star Roxanne McKee, 45, reveals she is pregnant with her first child
A Hollyoaks star took to social media to reveal she is pregnant with her first child. Roxanne McKee uploaded a sweet snap to Instagram of her cradling her big baby bump.
The black-and-white image showed the 45-year-old star, who played Louise Summers on the soap between 2005 and 2008, wearing Calvin Klein underwear as sh posed for the selfie in a bathroom mirror.
In a second picture in the reel she is seen kissing her partner on the cheek. And a third shows her holding hands with her man as he takes a photo of the pair in a window with Roxanne's baby bump clear as she wore a white hoody.
She captioned her upload: "Joint project," and included a red love heart emojis. And her elated followers were quick to send love in the comments section.
Katy Sloane penned: "Congratulations Roxy!!! What wonderful news!!! You are an absolute Goddess!!!" Actress Joanna Harlin also wrote: "Congratulations," while adding four love heart emojis.
Hollyoaks star Anthony Quinny wrote: 'Amazing news! Congratulations!," while Max Beesley was among those hitting the like button on the announcement.
In the Cheshire-based soap, Roxanne's character was brutally killed off in 2008. In horrifying scenes, she was strangled to death by her fiancé Warren Fox, played by Jamie Lomas. The death occurred on the couple's wedding day after she had found out her man had murdered her estranged husband Sean Kennedy.
At the time of her exit, Roxanne told Digital Spy: "I have enjoyed my time at Hollyoaks immensely and I'm going to really miss everyone at Lime Pictures. I have learned so much and will take away with me many happy memories - not just from everyone I have worked with but from Liverpool as a city too, which has become my second home.
"I know I will shed a few tears on the day I leave but I am so excited about what the future holds."
She went on to have further success on the small screen. Following her Hollyoaks exit, Roxanne landed roles on the likes of Lip Service, HBO's fantasy epic Game of Thrones, and Syfy's apocalyptic supernatural drama Dominion.
On the big screen, Roxanne's CV boasts movies such as Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines, Vendetta, and The Legend of Hercules.
Her social media pages see Roxanne regularly share work updates while also giving fans an insight into her personal life. Last year she shared clips of herself enjoying a trip to Norway.
Sharing a number of videos on Instagram, Roxanne showed off her enjoyable trip, involving skiing sessions as well as riding snow mobiles. In the clip she jokingly captioned: "Loving Norway… who knows if I'll make it out alive. #Weeeeeeeeeeeee!"
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