EASTENDERS' star Patsy Palmer is pregnant with her fourth child.
The actress, who plays loud-mouthed Bianca, is thrilled that she is expecting with taxi driver husband Richard Merkell.
She will take maternity leave but will return to Albert Square, where her on-screen husband is Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen).
A spokeswoman for the BBC1 soap said: "We can confirm Patsy is pregnant and that she's delighted."
The redhead, 38, is already showing a slight baby bump.
And an onlooker who saw her shopping near her Brighton home said: "She looked absolutely radiant."
Patsy already has Fenton, nine, and Emilia, eight, with Richard, and 18-year-old son Charley from a relationship with former boxer Alfie Rothwell.
Wonder if they write the pregnancy into a storyline, would be nice if Bianca and Ricky could have another baby