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Gavin and Stacey actress Joanna Page has given birth to a baby girl.
The 44-year-old actress, who plays Stacey Shipman in the BBC series, did not confirm when her daughter with born but revealed her quirky name.
She captioned her recent Instagram post on Sunday: "Welcome to our family Boe Willow Russell. We love you with all our hearts. @jamesthornton_" alongside a sweet snap of herself holding the new addition.
Joanna revealed she was pregnant in August this year.
The star's celebrity pals have taken to the social media platform to congratulate Joanna and her husband James Thornton on their new arrival.
EastEnders icon Tamzin Outhwaite penned: ""Congratulations, how beautiful. Love to you all."
Dermot O'Leary added: "The best news! Congrats. xx"
Emmerdale's Charley Webb added: "The loveliest news and the loveliest name."
Joanna and James are already mum and dad to Eva, eight, Kit, six and five-year-old Noah.
The pair have been married since 2003 after meeting while starring alongside each other in 1999 series David Copperfield.
Confirming her pregnancy earlier this year, Joanna penned: "Well this is a surprise! Baby number four on the way. It's going to be a busy Christmas."
Baby Boe comes just months after Joanna confessed that the first national lockdown put a strain on her marriage.
However, they came out of the other side once their children was able to return to school. She said: "I’m sure all parents found it really difficult during lockdown.
"You’re with the children so much, and then at night-time they all just wanted to sleep in bed with us."
She recalled how the kids going back to school was a "godsend" because she could talk with her husband again and could "fancy him".
As life returned to normal their relationship did too, and Joanna was able to get back to work, which, most recently, has seen her join Melanie Sykes to present on Shop Well For Less.
Joanna has also featured in Doctor Who, Midsomer Murders and also appeared in Christmas favourite Love Actually.
While James appeared in Emmerdale as John Barton from 2009 until he was killed off in 2012.
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