Hannah Spearritt has welcomed her baby girl Téa into the world, five years after suffering a heart-breaking miscarriage
Hannah shot to fame in the 90s with pop group S Club 7 before going into acting and landing the role of Kandice Taylor in EastEnders last year following a successful bit part.
This is her first child with partner Adam Thomas, after the couple suffered a devastating miscarriage in 2014. Prior to that, Hannah had suffered another early miscarriage with a former partner.
The EastEnders actress has now opened up and revealed the heartbreaking reason she's not breastfeeding her baby girl - because of complications she suffered from following a boob job in 2013.
Check out: Everything that will happen on EastEnders next week - including how Jean Slater prepares to flee the Square
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The week begins with Jean asking Sonia Fowler about how she coped when her mum was diagnosed with cancer. Following their conversation, Jean decides to take matters into her own hands and ends up throwing all the unhealthy food away in the house.
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With Jean on-edge, Stacey confronts her mum about her recent behaviour and asks her to go and see the doctor again.
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Later when Stacey books her mum a doctor's appointment, Jean worries she'll discover the truth so insists she'll go to the appointment on her own. Unbeknownst to Stacey, Jean sneaks off before the doctor has a chance to talk to her.
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Back at the Slaters and Stacey tells Kat Moon she needs to step it up with baby Cherry because it's too much pressure for Jean to handle. Then when Kat is look for something of Cherry's – in Jean's bedroom – she's stunned when she finds Jean's appointment letter.
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When it dawns on her that Jean could have cancer, Kat tries to comfort her. Jean is quick to make it clear to Kat that she wants to keep the news a secret from Stacey.
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It's not long before Kat reveals all to Stacey, who is quick to rush over to The Vic to see her mum. Stacey insists that Jean go for tests straight away but it soon becomes too much for Jean.
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Stacey makes it clear she wants her mum to get an appointment straight away which gives Kat a brilliant idea. Stacey is left touched by Kat's gesture – what has she proposed?
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When Honey Mitchell sees a concerned Jean sitting alone she decides to pay Stacey a visit. Meanwhile Shirley Carter - who spotted the drama at The Vic with Stacey and Jean – asks her friend why she didn't tell her about her health scare. Jean is quick to snap at her, leaving Shirley frustrated. After Jean overhears Kat and Stacey talking about her, she decides she's had enough and secretly packs a bag and heads for the station.
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At the end of the week, the Slater family report Jean missing to the police. Noticing how Stacey is struggling, Martin decides to take matters into his own hands and asks some of the others to help track down Jean.
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Elsewhere in Walford, Ruby braces herself for the event she's managing for Walford East but things get off to a rough start when she upsets Iqra Ahmed by posting a picture of her on the restaurant's social media page.
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Despite all the drama, Ruby manages to save the day and asks the Slater family to help out with the event. While the event is going on, Jay tells Stacey that the police have been looking for Ruby but he told them she's out.
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. As things continue to go well at Walford East, Jay tries to go official with Ruby but he's left disappointed when she's focused on impressing a potential client Lewis. Things take a slight turn when Lewis tries to make a move on Ruby and she orders him to leave – causing a scene. Soon after things spiral out of control and the event comes to a sudden end…
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Later on Jay is left worried when Ruby ignores his calls and then shuts the door in his face when he goes to visit her.
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When he jumps to conclusions, Jay feels bad for getting the wrong end of the stick but whne he talks things out with Ruby he ends up upsetting her even further.
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Ruby then gets a visit from her SOIT officer – what's the news?
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Over to the Branning household and a hungover Rainie reels from her night with a man she met in The Vic, Lewis. When she goes to the Walford East party she ends up bumping into the mystery man…
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When Rainie attends a Narcotics Anonymous meeting she's left stunned when she sees Stuart Highway there.
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She manages to keep out of view and is shocked when he begins to talk about Dot Branning.
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Later, Rainie taunts Stuart in The Vic and his confessions in the NA meeting. A furious Stuart confronts Rainie at the car lot and demands answers but when he realises she was at the meeting and overheard everything, he opens up about what's really going and begs her not to tell Dot.
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Stuart is left paranoid that Rainie will tell Dot and Halfway about his past so he decides to keep a close eye on her. Following a run-in with Halfway, Stuart has had enough and announces he's leaving the Square. But after he's intercepted by Dot, Stuart confesses all about his past – how will Dot react?
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Meanwhile, Linda tells Mick Carter she doesn't want his mum looking after The Vic while they are away but Mick orders them both to call a truce. Later on, Shirley hints to Mick that he should wear a cultural outfit to the wedding… knowing Linda will overhear the conversation.
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As Mick and Linda prepare for their trip to Australia, Shirley revels in seeing Mick fitted for his wedding outfit.
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Also on the Square, Habiba and Iqra return to Walford East – after that photo drama with Ruby – and during her time at the party, Iqra catches the eye of Kush Kazemi.
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The newbies revel in the success of their event but are shocked to learn that Kathy Beale is their new manager after Masood Ahmed sold his share.
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Mitch asks Karen Taylor to look after his daughter Bailey but ends up with a new opportunity – what is it?
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He then discovers Bailey hid a letter about a school trip and assures her he will find the money – he then asks Patrick for help…
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Following his death last week, Dr Legg's solicitor arrives on the Square – what will they reveal?
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Speaking to OK! magazine, the 37-year-old star explained: "It’s been a tricky area. It’s been a decision that hasn’t been taken lightly but the complications that I had and the amount of toxins in my body it’s been better not to breastfeed.
"It’s sad, but it is what it is. She is great at feeding with her bottle and it also means Adam can help out."
Hannah has previously spoken out about her health deteriorating following her breast implants; her muscles ached, her memory suffered and she even began to sleep for 22 hours a day.
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The happy couple announced their pregnancy on the cover of the magazine in September last year, and they decided to introduce their new arrival in the same way.
"To have my own little girl is incredible," she told the publication.
"Her name is a bit of a mouthful. We tried to see if we could combine our names and we came up with Spearas, but it didn’t sound right!
"To find a name that you’re both passionate about is hard."
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Baby Téa was only born in December, but already Hannah and personal trainer Adam have got their parenting routine nailed.
“The moment I see his batteries run out, I take over,” she said. “We have to sleep in different rooms, not every night but most nights, so at least one of us gets a full night's sleep.
“I'd like another. But I'm not spring chicken any more. I'd quite like them to be close together in age."
Hannah and Adam first got together in 2013, and dated for two years until 2015, before Adam appeared in court in 2016 under one count of common assault by beating and one count of witness intimidation.
He was later cleared of all charges, and he and Hannah rekindled their romance in 2018 shortly before announcing their pregnancy.