Excited mum-to-be Jacqueline Jossa shares intimate snaps of her blossoming baby bump
SHE'S due to give birth in the new year and it looks like EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa can't wait to meet her baby.
Jacqueline Jossa shared some baby bump snaps with her Instagram followers
The excited mum-to-be shared not one, but two intimate snaps of her blossoming baby bump with fans on Instagram as she prepares to give birth.
In one shot, the 22-year-old – who playes Lauren Branning in the BBC 1 soap – showcased her changing figure from the side.
Dressed in a tight white vest, the actress looked showed off her perfectly rounded stomach.
In one of the images Jacqueline wore a shirt which said 'hands off the bump'
The star looked ready to pop in the first picture she shared
In the second picture the star wore a T-shirt with the words 'hands off the bump' printed across it, with two hand prints stretched across her growing stomach.
Perhaps the photo was aimed at her co-star, Ben Hardy, who plays Peter Beale in Eastenders, who couldn't resist caressing the bump as the pair filmed a graveyard scene thos week.
Wearing a huge puffed jacket and a thick red knitted scarf, Jacqueline was wrapped up warm for the outdoor filming.
The pair were filming in a graveyard together on a chilly morning
She smiled as Ben reached his hand out to protectively stroke the bump, hidden beneath a black and white patterned smock top.
Jacqueline has finished filming now and is officially on her maternity leave - and it looks like the star was given a beautiful bouquet of flowers as a leaving present.
She tweeted a picture of the floral gift, saying: "Thankyou so much @bbceastenders @dominictc it's been emotional."
Dominic Treadwell-Collins, the exec producer of the soap, tweeted the pretty star back saying: "You are going to be an amazing mummy. Come back home to us soon. xxx"
Jacqueline has filmed her final scenes with EastEnders and is now on maternity leave
Just last month Jacqueline revealed her EastEnders co-star Natalie Cassidy has been giving her tips on motherhood.
Speaking at a Bootea launch, Jacqueline told the Mail Online: "Natalie Cassidy has given me great advice.
"When you're pregnant you get a bit emotional and I feel like she must have known I was edgy because she said to me everything works out in the end."