Lacey Turner has welcomed her third child with husband Matt Kay.
The EastEnders star, 36, shared an adorable photo of her two older children kissing the baby as she wrote: “Our hearts are full.”
Her co-stars were quick to rush to the comments and congratulate the couple, with Diane Parish writing: “Amazing.” While Lorraine Stanley commented: “Congratulations to you all !!! what beautiful photos,big love and hugs.”
Lacey and Matt, who wed in 2017, are already parents to five-year-old Dusty and Trilby, three, and were very excited ahead of the newborn’s arrival. In September, Lacey posted a photo of the family holding onto a pregnancy scan.
The beaming family could be seen gathered on the beach in front of the sunset as they smiled for snap. Captioning the upload, doting mum Lacey wrote: “Aren’t we lucky….. @thekayoskids” alongside a string of heart emojis.
In response to the happy news, the actress’ followers flocked to the comments section to show their love. “So special! Congratulations angel all of you!! Beautiful x,” wrote co-star Jac Jossa. Meanwhile, another follower added: “Congratulations to you all Gutted that will also mean Stacey won’t be in EastEnders for a while x”.
Lacey Turner shared a sweet photo of her older kids kissing the baby
Lacey and husband Matt announced her pregnancy in September
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Lacey, who is known for playing EastEnders icon Stacey Slater, first rose to fame in 2004 when she made her debut in Albert Square. Since joining the soap two decades ago, the 36 year old has been involved in some memorable plots including the famous Christmas storyline involving ‘The Six’ – and her character even became a grandmother in 2023 when her daughter Lily gave birth.
The soap star and husband Matt Kay, who was her teenage sweetheart, met when they were just 15 at a friend’s house and have been together ever since, something she says she sees as “really lucky”.
They tied the knot in 2017 at an exclusive resort in the north of Ibiza, with many of her EastEnders co-stars there to celebrate with the happy couple, including the late Barbara Windsor, Jake Wood, Laurie Brett, Scott Maslen, Aaron Sidwell, and James Bye. She was also supported by her four bridesmaids – sisters Lily and Daisy, her stepsister Mimie and new sister-in-law Amber – and two little flower girls.
She heartbreakingly went on to suffer two miscarriages before welcoming her two “miracle” children, daughter Dusty Violet and son Trilby Fox.
She has since opened up about how using private healthcare helped her have her children. “If I’d not gone private I’d probably still have no babies,” she told The Sun newspaper. “There wasn’t really any aftercare. I was told that I’d had a miscarriage and that was it. I really felt quite overwhelmed and lost during our miscarriages.
“We found ourselves confused. We had no explanation, just a sudden feeling of the excitement of having a baby to feeling completely empty and lost. To go through that once is hard enough. Earlier doctors’ advice and support would have helped.”
She added: “We were lucky enough to go to a private specialist. Everyone should have that opportunity. It’s great that the subject of miscarriage is becoming less of a taboo subject. There are great charities which can help.”
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