How pregnant Hollyoaks’ star Chelsee Healey hid her baby bump from throwback insta pics to clever outfits
HOLLYOAKS star Chelsee Healey surprised fans after she announced that she was pregnant with her second child today.
The actress, who is also known for playing Janeece Bryant in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road, announced her exciting news on Instagram.
But the TV star, 34, has been keeping the happy news under wraps with a string of clever social media tricks.
Chelsee managed to keep her fans in the dark, using a series of savvy tricks, from clever camera angles to posting throwback snaps.
Any hint of a bump was cleverly concealed in her Instagram pictures over recent weeks.
Chelsee has shared photos from the shoulders up – carefully cropping out her growing baby bump.
While other photos show her in oversized garments and outfits that create a clever illusion, including a body print dress.
She also posed in a recently bikini snap with co-star Jennifer Metcalf, but cleverly wore a high-waisted ruffle skirt, making fans none the wiser.
In another photo of her wearing a Louis Vuitton bikini, the soap star appears to have used body contouring make-up around her tummy to hide her blossoming bump.
She also glammed up in a white blazer, bandeau top and a cream textured skirt, which was worn on her waist to mask her stomach.
Just last month, Chelsee looked radiant in a black lace gown with sheer detail.
The Goldie McQueen actress shared the snaps with fans but cropped the bottom of the photo, so her bump was not in the picture.
Chelsee has also relied on some throwback snaps to throw fans off the scent.
The brunette beauty shared the happy baby news earlier today.
She posted a stunning image with her daughter Coco, where she revealed her bare baby bump.
Chelsee penned: “Baby Number 2. I am Not Sure me Or the world Is Ready For Another Coco. But WE are more than Ready.
“For as Long as coco could talk she has asked for a Baby sitster or Brother
“Feel beyond blessed to be giving her her wish and being a mummy of 2 and i can’t wait to have another baba to Love unconditionally
“We cannot wait to meet you Our Baby Love.”
In the photos, Chelsee wears denim jeans and a white shirt which is left open to reveal her bump.
Fans and friends of the star rushed to the comments to congratulate Chelsee, with Christine McGuinness writing: “Congratulations beautiful girl.”
And Love Island star Demi Jones penned: “Aww, congratulations.”
The Goldie McQueen actress has raised Coco as a single mum after she split from Coco’s dad Jack Malloy.
She has previously opened up about vile Twitter trolls branding her daughter a “monkey” when she was just two years of age.
Speaking about the messages sent to her via social media the Hollyoaks actress told The Daily Star: “My daughter gets sent racist abuse through social media.
“I’ve been sent a lot of messages about Coco. When it’s about an innocent child it’s not nice. It’s heartbreaking.
“But I try not to reply back. I don’t entertain it.”
She added: “I’m quite thick-skinned. But when they send stuff about your child it’s a completely different ballgame.
“If they go out of their way to say something nasty about someone, then they are the ones with the problem.”
Chelsee and Coco’s father, Jack, parted ways for good not long after she gave birth to Coco in July 2017, after an on/off relationship.
The pair first started dating in 2014, but the relationship was plagued by trouble after he was jailed for 12 months in 2016.