Michelle Keegan Faces Work After Baby Palmas Arrival

looked in good spirits as she ran errands in Manchester with 13-month old daughter Palma after admitting it was 'daunting going back to work'. 

The actress, 38, who shares her daughter with husband Mark Wright, 39, cut a casual figure in a khaki suede cropped trench coat. 

She layered the stylish jacket over a crisp white T-shirt and a pair of blue wide legged denim jeans as she hit the shops in the city. 

Michelle kept comfortable in a pair of brown suede trainers and accessorised with a pair of small gold hoop earrings. 

Styling her dark tresses pulled back in a ponytail, the star flashed a smile as she pushed her little girl in her pram and headed back to her parked car. 

It comes after after becoming a mum for the first time. 

The actress took a short break from acting as she welcomed her baby daughter in March 2025.

As she prepared to return to the screen this year in the six-part drama series, Michelle revealed her co-workers were really 'supportive' on set.

Speaking at the ITV showcase with host Graham Norton, she said: 'Coming back to work after having a baby is quite daunting.

'But the production were so supportive and I was so looked after and it was like working with family.'

Michelle was joined by co-star Douglas Booth and added that they had good chemistry straight away as they bonded over quizzes.

The former soap star said: 'It was quite organic [our relationship] we got on straight away and we were doing quizzes in the makeup chair. That's how we bonded, quizzes and food.'

The Blame will follow DI Crane (Keegan) and DI Radley (Booth) as a body of teenage figure skater Sophie Madsen is discovered, sending shockwaves through the town of Wakestead.

As the detective dig deeper, what starts as a tragic death, spirals into a tangled web of lies, institutional cover-ups, and moral compromise.

The clock ticks and trust fractures, Crane must navigate both a murder investigation and the treacherous politics inside her own team.

It comes as

 Street actress and husband Mark recruited the assistance of esteemed event planners Luxe Events And Parties to put on the glamorous event to mark the tot's milestone birthday last week.