Gemma Arterton revealed her first child at the end of last year
Gemma Arterton revealed that she gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, just before Christmas.
The 37-year-old British actress, known for films including St Trinian’s and Quantum Of Solace, announced the news on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday.
After the Ball presenter reminded her by saying “Congratulations in order,” Arterton admitted she and her husband, Irish actor Rory Keenan, were “very, very happy”.
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Gemma Arterton at the 2019 UK premiere of Radioactive (Lauren Hurley/PA)
She added: “He was born just before Christmas. A little Christmas elf.”
Praised by Ball for looking “absolutely amazing”, Arterton jokingly replied, “The power of brushes, as I like to say.”
The actress made her baby bump debut on the red carpet at the Raindance Film Festival in London in November 2022.
She and Keenan, married in 2019, have not officially announced their pregnancy.
Arterton was previously married to fashion consultant Stefano Catelli for four years before the couple divorced in 2014.
She began her career on stage before making her feature film debut in 2007 in the highly popular reboot of St Trinian’s, in which she played Kelly Jones, the resourceful headmistress of the house. famous school.
The actress went on to play Bond girl Strawberry Fields in the James Bond film Quantum Of Solace and was later nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance in the musicals Nell Gwynn and Made In Dagenham.
She is currently starring in Sky’s comedy series Funny Woman, based on Nick Hornby’s 2014 book of the same name, as a beauty queen turned comedy star in Swinging Sixties.
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