Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox cradles her blossoming bump as she jokes she is living in jumpsuits

Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox cradled her blossoming bump in a sweet snap on Wednesday ahead of welcoming her first child with husband Nicholas Wiles.

The actress, 39, who plays Nancy Hayton on the Channel 4 soap, took to Instagram to share the picture, after revealing she was pregnant in October. 

She wore a grey fleecy jumpsuit paired with a matching cardigan for the photograph, posing with her hand tenderly placed on her bump.

Jessica stood in front of a mirror for the picture, with several baby scans stuck on it.

She updated her followers on the progress of her pregnancy in the Instagram post, revealing that she has been ‘living in jumpsuits’ ahead of the birth.    

 

Mum: Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox cradled her blossoming bump in a sweet snap on Wednesday as she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Nicholas Wiles

Jessica wrote: ‘Sweatpants are all that fits me right now.

‘It’s not even true, my sweatpants don’t fit either. Living in two jumpsuits from @_beyond_nine whilst this one cooks a bit longer.’

The actress, who married Nicholas in 2020, previously opened up about her fertility journey when she announced she was pregnant in October.

She penned a lengthy caption, which she screen-shotted and posted as a series of images, detailing her fertility journey.

Jessica, who previously suffered two devastating miscarriages, began by saying: ‘Nick and I have been on a rocky road to get to this point. Miscarriage is awful, there is no other word for it. 

‘It robs you of the future you had planned, your faith in your body, it’s isolating, lonely, frightening and nobody seems to talk about it. 

‘It’s incredibly painful, it’s pass out in your bathroom painful. It takes away the joy and excitement when and if you choose (and are able) to get pregnant again.

‘It’s replaced by anxiety, stress and more fear than I ever could have imaged. Nick and I lost two babies in 2021. Both losses were at the end of the first trimester and completely heartbreaking. 

Happy: The actress, 39, who plays Nancy Hayton on the Channel 4 soap, took to Instagram to post the picture, after revealing she was pregnant in a sweet post in October (pictured)

Journey: The soap star, who married Nicholas in 2020, previously opened up about her fertility journey when she announced she was pregnant (pictured)

She then explained how tough it was when her Hollyoaks character became pregnant: ‘In a cruel twist of fate, when I got pregnant the second time, the character I play on Hollyoaks was pregnant too. 

‘On Twitter and Instagram I would see comments that I must be pregnant in real life. I looked pregnant almost straight away and I had started to put on weight. 

‘I started to show at work, I felt very smug that I’d have the most realistic baby bump ever. 

‘Maybe my actual baby could play my child on screen? The wardrobe department, who are the kindest people on earth, were the only ones who knew I was expecting.

‘Then I lost the baby. On the Friday, I had a real bump, on the Monday I was putting on a fake one. It was every bit as horrific as it sounds. 

‘I tried to keep it a secret and get on with it. Sharing this on social media is not something I ever expected to do.’ 

She went on to say: ‘On my due date, at work, I was handed a beautiful tiny baby and I cried uncontrollably throughout the whole scene. 

‘The director, not knowing my situation must have thought I was fantastic – I was broken. My mental health was s**t.

‘I’d given up sleep, I’d developed a fear of driving, intrusive thoughts and we think a form of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). 

‘A holiday, meditation, the NHS and most important time, things improved massively and I hope they burned that bloody bump.

‘On holiday in Greece, I saw the most beautiful rainbow, I was pregnant by the time I got home.’

Tough: Jessica explained in October’s post that she had two miscarriages before she got pregnant with her first child with Nicholas 

Jessica concluded by explaining she was getting help from the ‘miscarriage clinic’ to ensure her third pregnancy continues safely and confirmed: ‘At 20 weeks, our baby is healthy and growing. Due spring 2023.’ 

Jessica announced her engagement to Nicholas in November 2019 as she shared a snap of her sparkling engagement ring on Instagram.

The soap star captioned the post: ‘Be with someone you can be completely yourself with.

‘Someone who makes you want to be better, kinder, eat more fruit and veg. So of course I said ‘yes’.’