Waterloo Road star Katie Griffiths gives birth and shares unique name of baby boy
WATERLOO Road star Katie Griffiths has given birth to her first child.
The actress, 35, shared the happy news today and revealed the name of her son for the first time.
Katie – best known for playing Chlo Grainger on the show – posted a snap of her newborn and wrote: “Welcome to the world Cassius. After 10 months of waiting, we’re so happy to finally meet you.
“I’ve been quite unsure if I would post photos of him on my Instagram so this may well be one of the only ones.
“But after 10 months of sharing pregnancy photos it seemed only fair to post the result.”
The star had been keeping fans up to date with her pregnancy and in May she told how her baby was being ‘stubborn’ and hadn’t arrived yet.
She revealed she was pregnant in December of last year, after tying the knot to long-term partner Matthew Wardle in a stunning ceremony in Hampshire.
Katie played Chlo Grainger on Waterloo Road, who was once a pupil at the school.
When she originally played the role, the character was known for being a sassy teenager, who was the daughter of art teacher Izzie Redpath (Jill Halfpenny) who was killed in a stabbing.
In the 2023 reboot of Waterloo, Chlo was all grown up with children of her own.
Katie was just 17 when she joined the cast of Waterloo Road in 2006.
She remained playing Chlo Grainger for four series, before leaving in 2009.
Katie reprised the role in 2023, and told the BBC she was thrilled to be back: “It’s been wonderful. It feels like coming back but also everything is different.
“The set’s different. The classes are brand new, there’s a really exciting cast and some returning faces.
“So it’s been a bit of everything but it’s been lovely. ”
But her character was killed off after results from a car accident.