Name The Midwife star Jennifer Kirby has revealed that she has undergone a C-section after protecting her being pregnant non-public. The 36-year-old actress, who performed Nurse Valerie Dyer within the hit BBC interval drama for 4 seasons, welcomed her first-born baby together with her husband, Killing Eve star Robert Gilbert.

Jennifer shared the candy announcement in an emotional Instagram publish, the place she shared a candid snap of her therapeutic scar from surgical procedure. Within the touching replace, she thanked her physique and her husband for “all that they’d executed” as she summed up a whirlwind time. She captioned the publish, writing: “One emergency caesarean, many crying classes, just a few panic assaults, infinite love, one wonderful little child, and one entire 12 months. Thanks @r.g.bert, and thanks little physique for all you’ve endured and all you’ve executed. I received’t take you with no consideration once more.”

The couple really welcomed their child into the world at Christmas however stored the information out of the highlight, which means that the post-birth replace got here as an enormous shock to many followers. A few of her 21,000 followers praised her honesty and energy in sharing the photograph, with many admiring her openness concerning the realities of childbirth.

One penned: “Nurse Valerie would have been pleased with you. Nonetheless miss you in CTMW, however life strikes on and you’ve got a complete new world. Nothing higher.”

One other added: “Congratulations Jennifer. It’s all value it to have your baby. You look fab, btw.” In the meantime, a 3rd commented: “Stunning girl. I’ve an identical scar too from my C-section with my second. Simply amazes me how totally fabulous our our bodies are.”

Jennifer was part of the BBC drama from 2017 till 2020 ,as she appeared in a number of emotionally charged scenes involving complicated labour and supply. She left the present after 4 seasons, stating that it was time to “transfer on” however claiming that she felt “proud” to have been part of the hit programme.

Her husband Robert is finest recognized for showing within the remaining season of Killing Eve as tech genius Yusuf, serving to Jodie Comer’s Villanelle and Sandra Oh’s Eve.

The couple met after they each starred within the Royal Shakespeare Firm’s manufacturing of Henry V in 2015.