Sheridan Smith has announced that she is pregnant with a baby boy.
The 38-year-old had previously sparked rumours that she was expecting, and now has told fans that she and her fiancé Jamie Horn are set to welcome a son.
Posting on Instagram, she shared a video of herself holding a pair of blue dungarees for her future child, captioning the post “It’s a…. BOY!!!!” with a series of blue-coloured heart emojis.
Fans later took to the comments to congratulate Sheridan, with one fan writing: “I can’t even put into words how happy I am for you.”
Another chipped in: “Congratulations… little boys are always mum’s best friends xx.”
The social media activity comes after the actress confirmed she was pregnant on Thursday after she shared a picture of a baby blanket to her Instagram, with “Baby Smith-Horn” plastered on it.
Sheridan Smith – In pictures
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Sheridan Smith at the launch of Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden, 2017
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Sheridan Smith at the first night of Funny Girl
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Smith receives the Olivier for Best Actress in a Musical for Legally Blonde in 2011
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Sheridan Smith as Rudy in Gavin and Stacey
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Smith in concert at Royal Albert Hall in 2018
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At the after party for performance at Royal Albert Hall
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Performing at the Royal Albert Hall
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At the Julien Macdonald fashion show, 2017
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Attending the after party for Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, 2019
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Starring in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
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Smith was ‘honoured’ to sing in Portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings
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At the BAFTA TV Awards in 2019
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Starring in ITV’s Cleaning Up
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Starring in BBC’s Care
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Smith received her OBE in 2015
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With Ruth Wilson at the Olivier Awards in 2017
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Sheridan Smith at the launch of Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden, 2017
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Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2017
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Attending the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2016
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Attending the BAFTA TV Awards in 2016
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Sheridan Smith at the launch of Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden, 2017
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Sheridan Smith at the first night of Funny Girl
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Smith receives the Olivier for Best Actress in a Musical for Legally Blonde in 2011
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Sheridan Smith as Rudy in Gavin and Stacey
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Smith in concert at Royal Albert Hall in 2018
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At the after party for performance at Royal Albert Hall
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Performing at the Royal Albert Hall
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At the Julien Macdonald fashion show, 2017
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Attending the after party for Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, 2019
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Starring in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
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Smith was ‘honoured’ to sing in Portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings
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At the BAFTA TV Awards in 2019
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Starring in ITV’s Cleaning Up
Sister Pictures
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Starring in BBC’s Care
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Smith received her OBE in 2015
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With Ruth Wilson at the Olivier Awards in 2017
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Sheridan Smith at the launch of Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden, 2017
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Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2017
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Attending the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2016
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Attending the BAFTA TV Awards in 2016
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“This is too cute!” she wrote. “Thank you so much @my1styears very lovely surprise.”
The actress previously sparked rumours she was expecting after complaining about suffering from ‘morning sickness’ while she set sail for the Stages musical theatre cruise.
She also called her other half, “daddy cool” in a separate video posted to her Instagram story, as the two were seen on board the cruise ship in their cabin.
And she later announced there was a “baby on board” during a performance on the cruise, according to The Mirror.
“I’ve got buckets in each wing and trainers so I can run,” she reportedly crowds.
“I’m very out of breath. I’ve got all these new symptoms, so sorry!”
The pair have been dating since they met on Tinder, the popular dating app, in early 2018, with the two getting engaged in May that same year.
