EastEnders’ star Kellie Shirley announces ‘shock’ pregnancy at 41

EastEnders actress Kellie Shirley has announced she is expecting a baby boy with her husband Phil Davies

EastEnders’ star Kellie Shirley has announced she is pregnant.

The actress, 41, who is already proud mum to twins, said it was a ‘shock’ to learn she is expecting a baby boy with her husband Phil Davies.

Kellie, who played Carly Wicks on the hit BBC soap from 2006 to 2008, and briefly returned in 2012, was filming CBeebies show Biff & Chip in Manchester when she began to experience pregnancy symptoms.

But the actress said it was a complete “shock” when she discovered she was expecting, but is over the moon by the surprise.