Peaky Blinders actress Charlene McKenna, 42, gives birth to a baby girl and reveals her name in sweet photos after secret pregnancy

Actress Charlene McKenna has announced she has given birth to a baby girl. 

The Peaky Blinders star, 42, welcomed her second child with husband Adam Rothenberg, after keeping her pregnancy under wraps. 

Charlene shared their happy news in an Instagram post which documented her pregnancy and first weeks as a family of four. 

Appearing to hint her daughter's name is Maggie, she captioned the post: 'It’s been a minute…. Been making movies and memories and Maggie’s.' 

Charlene welcomed her first child, daughter Martha Josephine, in March 2024. 

Charlene, who starred as Laura McKee in the fifth and sixth series of Peaky Blinders, looked every inch the doting mum as she cradled her daughter in one snap. 

Other snaps showed family outings and trips to the seaside. 

Fans took to the comment section to share their congratulatory messages. 

They wrote: 'Look at you and so gorgeous all of you x' and 'Well done you! Congratulations'.

'Congratulations, my favourite actress'. 

Charlene married Adam in 2021, who is best known for playing Captain Homer Jackson in Ripper Street.

The actress also starred in the BBC One drama as Rose Erskine. 

Other acting credits include BBC police drama Bloodlands and Vienna Blood.

Charlene previously admitted that she still lives with the 'existential terror' that her acting work will dry up.

She told The Sun: 'I still live with the existential terror and dread it will go away. And everybody is like, ''Are you taking time off?'' and I am taking time going, ''Don't go away though''.

'You feel nervous taking time off because you're like, ''Will that be it then?'' You're going, "I only wanted a few weeks lads" and it's a year later.

'What's the saying? You don't retire, the industry retires you.'