Hollyoaks’ Carley Stenson is pregnant! The soap star, 41, is expecting her second child with husband Danny Mac, 36

Hollyoaks stars Carley Stenson and Danny Mac have revealed they are expecting their second child.

Carley, 41, took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce the news, sharing a snap of her baby bump’s shadow with the caption: ‘We can’t wait to meet you.’

She added the hashtags: ‘#springnewlife #ourbaby #bigsister #pregnantat41 #inourlittlebubble.’

Carly and Danny started dating in 2011 and tied the knot six years later. They welcomed their first child, daughter Skye, in 2021.

The duo are former Hollyoaks actors, with Danny playing Mark Savage in the soap until 2015 and Carley portraying Steph Cunningham until 2011.

Carly and Danny Mac started dating in 2011 and tied the knot six years later. They welcomed their first child, daughter Skye in 2021 (pictured in 2017)

The couple are parents to three-year-old daughter Skye, and Carly has previously spoken of the ‘mum guilt’ she felt when she left her when she competed on Dancing On Ice

Last year, Carly revealed how her attitude towards her fierce Hollyoaks spills had changed since becoming a mum.

She admitted to The Sun: ‘Now I’m a mum I don’t know if I should take any kit off.

‘I just think your attitude changes as you get older – and certainly when you’re a mother. However, I’m all about confidence and women feeling good.’

But she recalled the time with fond memories and said: ‘It was liberating as a 20-something woman to feel confident. I have those pictures to look back on and enjoy.

‘It was always something I did back then, knowing that hopefully one day I’d be an old granny and say, ‘Oh, look at me then’.

Mother of a former honestly discussed how she struggled with ‘mommy guilt’ while away from her young daughter.

Carley signed up for Dancing On Ice in 2023 but was worried about appearing on the skating show because it would mean more time apart from Skye.

But despite finding it difficult, Carley revealed she was able to ‘figure it out’ with the support of Danny and her family and friends.

Describing how she coped with being away, Carley said: ‘I feel terrible when I’m not with her. The mom guilt is real – it’s part of my DNA now.

‘I remember my first day back at work when Skye had a rash. I got off the phone and I could have gone left to work or right to go home and I had to call my mom and say, “Please tell me what to do.” It was awful.

“But I knew Skye was with my mother-in-law, who is a nurse, so she couldn’t have been in better hands.”

The duo are former Hollyoaks actors, with Danny playing Mark Savage in the soap until 2015 and Carley portraying Steph Cunningham until 2011

Last year Carly revealed how her attitude towards her fierce Hollyoaks spills had changed since becoming a mum (pictured 2010)

Carley shot to fame for her role as Steph Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks aged just 17.

She left the show to pursue musical theater and appeared on stage as Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical, Fantine in Les Miserables and Elle Wood in Legally Blonde: The Musical.

In April 2021, she returned to the world of the soap, joining the cast of Doctors as Harriet Shelton, before departing in September 2021.

Danny joined the Hollyoaks cast in 2011 playing the role of Mark ‘Dodger’ Savage.

Danny spent four years on the Channel 4 soap and was nominated for National Television Awards for Best Newcomer, Most Popular Newcomer and Best Series Drama Performance. He was also named Soap’s Sexiest Man at the Inside Soap Awards three times and Sexiest Man at the British Soap Awards twice.

He left the soap in 2015 and the following year went on to reach the final of Strictly Come Dancing with his professional partner Oti Mabuse.

The mum-of-one discussed how she struggled with ‘mum guilt’ in 2023 while away from her baby daughter competing on Dancing On Ice (pictured with partner Mark Hanretty)

Danny left Hollyoaks in 2015 and the following year reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing with his professional partner Oti Mabuse