EastEnders star Ricky Champ reveals he’s having second child with wife Samantha as Stuart Highway actor shares cute snap
EASTENDERS star Ricky Champ has revealed he is having a second child with his wife Samantha.
The actor, who plays Stuart Highway in the soap, revealed the happy news in a tweet showing the scan.
The ultrasound pic was seen resting by a punch of flowers and a wooden sign reading: “Baby Champ. Due July 2022.”
The star, 41, and wife Samantha already have a four-year-old daughter called Beatrix.
The couple were quickly congratulated by their friends, with one tweeting: “Fantastic news!! Massive congratulations to all the Champs!xxx.”
Another joked: “Rainie will be pleased lol – congratulations to you and your wife.”
The couple welcomed their little girl Beatrix into the world a little over four years ago, and now live in a cosy home in Essex.
Samantha regularly shares photos of their home life, which includes a cute nursery for their daughter.
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Before joining EastEnders in 2018 as Danny Dyer’s character Mick Carter’s nemesis, Ricky was known for his role as Paul Parker in sitcom Him & Her.
He also appeared in Game of Thrones in season six as Gatins.
In 2016 he made a cameo appearance in an episode of the ITV sitcom Plebs and was in the movie Paddington 2 as a prison guard.