Hollyoaks star Jazmine Franks congratulated by co-stars after child's birth

Sam Warner

21 July 2023 at 5:19 am·2-min read

Former Hollyoaks star Jazmine Franks has been congratulated by her co-stars following the birth of her first child.

The Esther Bloom actress has confirmed on Instagram that she and partner Danny Potter have just welcomed a baby, sharing a black-and-white photograph of them walking out of hospital with the newborn in a carrier.

"Nothing feels better than this," she captioned the post.

Jazmine has since received a host of messages from her fellow stars, with Jessica Fox (Nancy Hayton) – who recently welcomed her own baby – writing: "Amazing news!!! Congratulations you absolute legend xxx".

Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen), who is currently expecting her own child, said: "Congratulations," while Amanda Clapham (Holly Cunningham) added: "Congratulations Jazz".

"Congratulations to you both," said Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay), while Kirsty-Leigh Porter (Leela Lomax) added: "GO ON JAZZ! So happy for you all! Welcome to the world little one".

Back in May, Jazmine opened up about her pregnancy, telling the Manchester Evening News: "Dare I say I'm really enjoying pregnancy. I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant. I'm not going to lie to you, it's been pretty... I don't want to say easy, but I just expected it to be a lot more difficult.

"I've had a really nice pregnancy, really low-risk which I'm so thankful for. My ankles have swollen up to the size of golf balls which is probably the biggest issue I've had so far. They look bizarre."

However, she did express nerves over motherhood, adding: "I don't know what to expect. Obviously I don't have children so I'm nervous that I'm now responsible for another human, which is mad because I've only ever been responsible for my dog. It's very, very exciting."

Hollyoaks streams first online via Channel 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.

Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.

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