Former Hollyoaks star Roxanne McKee has given birth to twins, three months after her engagement.
The actress, 45, took to Instagram on Tuesday night to make the announcement by sharing the first photos of her newborn children.
Not disclosing their names or gender, Roxanne wrote: ‘Less sleep, more love’.
In one photo, Roxanne beamed as she cuddled her babies on her chest, while in another her partner’s hand rested on hers.
The actress, 45, who played Louise Summers on the soap between 2005 and 2008, has kept coy about her private life but shared the big milestone moments with fans on social media.
Roxanne was flooded with congratulatory messages, with soaps stars penning sweet words.
Former Hollyoaks star Roxanne McKee has given birth to twins. The actress, 45, took to Instagram on Tuesday night to make the announcement by sharing the first photos
Roxanne announced she was pregnant in August by proudly displaying her baby bump in Calvin Klein underwear
Not disclosing their names or gender, Roxanne wrote: ‘Less sleep, more love’
Jamie Lomas, who killed her character off in the soap, wrote: ‘Congratulations to you all’, with Coronation Street’s Nicky Sanderson echoing his comment.
Roxanne announced she was pregnant in August by proudly displaying her baby bump in Calvin Klein underwear.
The actress also revealed her new boyfriend for the first time in loved-up snaps, alongside the caption ‘Joint project’.
Just days after announcing their happy news, she shared another update – he had proposed.
In a romantic video posted to her Instagram stories – that’s now been removed – Roxanne showed off a sparkling diamond ring following the proposal.
She also revealed her partner to the world, who had previously been kept under wraps by the private actress, though stopped short of revealing his name.
Beaming, she told fans how he had been a ‘crush’ since she was 13 and gushed how he ‘finally proposed’ to her.
Roxanne’s stint in Hollyoaks came to an end when her character was brutally killed off in 2008.
She was strangled to death by her fiancé Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) on their wedding day.
Jamie Lomas, who killed her character off in the soap, wrote: ‘Congratulations to you all’, with Coronation Street’s Nicky Sanderson echoing his comment
For her pregnancy announcement, Roxanne also revealed her partner to the world, who had previously been kept under wraps by the private actress
Just days after announcing their happy news, she shared another update – he had proposed
In a romantic video posted to her Instagram stories – that’s now been removed – Roxanne showed off a sparkling diamond ring following the proposal
Roxanne played Louise Summers on the soap between 2005 and 2008 (pictured)
It happened after discovering he had murdered her estranged husband Sean Kennedy (Matthew Jay Lewis).
Her body was later placed in a hotel room and set alight to cover his tracks.
Roxanne told Digital Spy at the time of her exit: ‘I have enjoyed my time at Hollyoaks immensely and I’m going to really miss everyone at Lime Pictures.
‘I have learned so much and will take away with me many happy memories – not just from everyone I have worked with but from Liverpool as a city too, which has become my second home.
‘I know I will shed a few tears on the day I leave but I am so excited about what the future holds.’
After leaving Hollyoaks, Roxanne played Lou Foster in BBC Three’s Lip Service, Doreah in the smash-hit HBO fantasy epic Game of Thrones, and Lady Claire Riesen in Syfy’s apocalyptic supernatural drama Dominion.
She’s also appeared in horror sequel Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines, action thriller Vendetta, and blockbuster fantasy The Legend of Hercules.
More recently, Roxanne appeared in the thriller The Admirer and in 2025 appeared as Xana in the gory reimagining Bambi: The Reckoning.
On her social media she often shares her passion for rock climbing and fitness.
Roxanne previously shared her hopes to return to Hollyoaks: ‘Well, Louise might not be dead! That’s the exciting twist in the future…
‘On screen, you’ll feel like she’s dead, but depending on me and whether I want to come back for an episode, I might be back. I filmed an extra scene showing that I’m still alive.
‘There are flashbacks which show me being killed, but then there’s a flashback which viewers won’t see for a while, that will be used if I choose to come back for the episode.
‘I kind of want to come back and finish off Louise’s storyline, but at the moment, I might be doing something else.
‘It would be really good, though — I’d be going back to kill a few people off.’
