Jazmine Franks gives birth to her first child

Jazmine Franks has given birth to her first child.

The actress - who is best known for playing Esther Bloom on 'Hollyoaks' - has taken to social media to announce that herself and her partner Danny Potter have become parents for the first time.

Alongside a photo of the couple walking hand-in-hand as they leave the hospital with their baby, Jazmine wrote on Instagram: "Nothing feels better than this."

Jazmine has already been inundated with lots of congratulatory messages from some of her showbiz pals.

Sarah Jayne Dunn - who played Mandy Richardson on 'Hollyoaks' - wrote in reply: "Yay well cone!!!, congratulations (sic)"

Kirsty-Leigh Porter said: "GO ON JAZZ. So happy for you all. Welcome to the world little one (sic)"

Elsewhere, Jessica Fox also offered her congratulations to Jazmine.

The 40-year-old actress - who plays the part of Nancy Hayton on the Channel 4 soap - wrote: "Amazing news!!! Congratulations you absolute legend xxx (sic)"

Jazz announced her pregnancy back in February.

The former soap star uploaded a photo of her ultrasound scan on Instagram.

Alongside the snap, Jazmine - who hasn't revealed the name or gender of her baby - wrote on the photo-sharing platform: "Here’s to the biggest adventure yet. Summer 2023 is set to be a wild one! Can’t wait to cause mayhem with a mini Franks-Potter."

Jazmine became a personal trainer after leaving 'Hollyoaks', and she previously admitted that her life is now totally different.

She said: "Having time on my side has played a massive part, leaving 'Hollyoaks' gave me the freedom to focus on me...

"I feel really good at the moment, I've learnt to say no to the food I don't actually need to eat, to the events I don't actually want to go to and to the things I don't actually want to."