The former 'Teletubbies' Sun Baby is expecting a daughter in January 2024.
Jessica Smith is pregnant! The former Sun Baby on Teletubbies took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that she's expecting her first child with Ricky Latham.
Smith, who's now in her late 20s, shared the news alongside an ultrasound picture, which she captioned, "When two becomes three 🩷"
Commenters were delighted by Smith's pregnancy, with one writing, "The Teletubbies sun baby is having her own sun baby."
In an email interview with ET, Smith, who's expecting a baby girl in early January 2024, gushed over the support she's received in the wake of her baby news.
"I am feeling overwhelmed with the amount of love I am receiving from people around the world," she said. "I have received countless messages congratulating me and wishing us well for the future."
As for the remaining love for Teletubbies, Smith said, "I am still overwhelmed with the amount of people who have watched and are watching Teletubbies, the amount of messages I receive and hearing the stories told by people around the world."
Smith plans to pass on the show to her daughter, telling ET, "She will be watching my version of Teletubbies."
Back in 2014, Smith came forward to reveal her role as the Sun Baby on the popular children's program.
"I used to hide it, but after a lot of encouragement from my friends at university I've gained the confidence to come out with it. I am the sun from Teletubbies," she wrote on Facebook at the time. "... When I was about 9 months old, my mum took me for a routine checkup at the local hospital. The midwife there had been contacted by a local production company who were looking for a smiley baby, and the midwife asked if my name, along with all the baby's [sic] that way, could be submitted. From then I had to go through auditions and short lists until they finally picked one person, ME!"
As for how she was made to smile during filming, Smith wrote, "While recording my dad held a teddy bear behind the camera to get me to laugh, and rolled a toy racing car to get me to look down at the camera, it obviously worked."
When it comes to whether or not her daughter will follow in her acting footsteps, Smith told ET, "We have no plans at the moment to put her into showbiz, however we’re open to whatever happens in the future."
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