Call The Midwife star reveals 'panic attacks' as she recalls emergency C-section

Call The Midwife star Jennifer Kirby welcomed her baby with partner Robert Gilbert via emergency caesarean section last year. The actress took to her Instagram page to share a bathroom mirror selfie taken while rocking a cropped button-up shirt and black underwear as she revealed her c-section scar.

"One emergency caesarean, many crying sessions, a few panic attacks, infinite love, one glorious little baby, and one whole year. Thank you @r.g.bert, and thank you little body for all you’ve endured and all you’ve done. I won’t take you for granted again," she captioned the honest post and tagged her actor partner.

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Fans and friends immediately took to the comment section to praise the couple as one user wrote: "Beautiful lady. I have a similar scar too from my c-section with my second. Just amazes me how utterly fabulous our bodies are."

Another posted: "Congrats on one year! Amazing achievement. After 2 sections I find it interesting how our bodies keep changing for a long time."

"Nurse Valerie would have been proud of you. still miss you in ctmw, but life moves on and you have a whole new world. nothing better," one fan commented as they shared their love for her Call The Midwife character.

Jennifer and Robert, known for his role in Killing Eve, first met when they starred in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Henry V a decade ago.

She played Nurse Valerie on Call The Midwife between 2017 and 2020. Revealing the news of her exit, she said on Twitter/X: "After four joyful years spend with Call the Midwife, I have decided to say goodbye to Nonnatus, Val and the wonderful cast, crew and production team.

"The programme is truly a national treasure, and it will always be a huge honour for me to have been a part of something so wonderful.

“I can't wait to keep watching our beloved Nonnatus from the other side of the screen. Long live Call the Midwife. So long, chicks."

Jennifer's first major role was as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice over 10 years ago. She also starred in Teddy and The Recruiting Officer.

She even received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for her 2014 role as Lady Percy in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and for the Royal Shakespeare Company she was also Katherine in Henry V.

In 2021, she starred as Dr Gillian Nicholls in Endeavour.

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