Hollyoaks’ Nadine Mulkerrin shares incredible nude photos one week after giving birth

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Hollyoaks' Nadine Mulkerrin and Rory Douglas-Speed welcomed their newborn son Reggie into the world last week, announcing the news in an adorable Instagram post.

Since then the pair, who play on-screen lovers Cleo McQueen and Joel Dexter in the soap, have been documenting their journey into parenthood to their followers on social media.

And now Nadine, who plays Cleo McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, has posted a series of nude photos on her Instagram to open up about her postpartum experience.

The 26-year-old wrote alongside the images, "1 Week Postpartum! Was thinking should I really post a pic of my bare ass on insta...

"Then I thought bugger it!! The recovery is tough, the tears have lifted, my t*** are big brown aggressive and slightly Pamela Anderson-esque but you can’t do anything fun with them!"

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She went on to say, "It’s the best rollercoaster I’ve ever been on I don’t wanna get off!

"All mummies your amazing!! It’s true it’s all worth it 💙."

Fans were quick to comment on Nadine's post, with one user writing, "Oh I remember the old postpartum knickers and the injections! It’s the pits but soooo worth it! You’re doing an amazing job! Well done on your beautiful son. 💙💙💙."

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Another commented, "The amazing socks haha I hated mine and your acing it momma you got this I had my partner wipe my arse after my first post partum poo. I couldn't reach with the pain 😂💙."

A third said, "You look beautiful" and a fourth added, "If I look like this after giving birth I'm winning."

Nadine's post comes after Rory posted the cutest father/son selfie online.

The snap shows the one-week-old asleep, laying on Rory's chest, as the proud dad smiles into the camera.

The 27-year-old captioned the photo, "Never had such big bags under my eyes, but it’s all worth it! ❤️#prouddadspam."

His co-stars commented on the photo. Gary Lucy wrote, "Gorgeous", while James Sutton hilariously said, "Great. Now I’M pregnant."

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