Jenna Coleman shows off her blossom baby bump in a stunning dress

Jenna Coleman continued to show off her blossoming baby bump as she attended a swanky dinner to celebrate the launch of Merit & Tove’s signature bag in London on Thursday. 

Earlier in the day the busy actress, 37, was at a photo call for her new BBC show The Jetty, after announcing she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Jamie Childs at a fashion dinner the previous evening. 

Jenna looked sensational in a pale green satin dress for her latest outing which she teamed with a pair of chic heels.

The former Doctor Who star completed the look with pearl earrings and toted her essentials in a bag by the luxury brand. 

Jenna debuted her baby bump at a dinner to celebrate the opening of the new exhibition ‘Imaginary Conversations: An ERDEM Collection Inspired by Duchess Deborah’, at Chatsworth House.

The happy news comes six months after she left fans speculating she had tied the knot with her director boyfriend Jamie Childs, 35, after being spotted with a chunky gold band on her wedding finger.

There was no sign of the ring on Wednesday night however. 

A representative for Jenna has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.  

Jenna and Jamie met on the set of Netflix series The Sandman in 2020 and have since worked together again on Jamie’s first film Jackdaw.

In January, Jenna first sparked speculation that she and Jamie, 35, had taken their relationship to the next level after being seen wearing a ring on her wedding finger while on a stroll with the director in north London.

The couple looked loved-up as they walked hand-in-hand, with Jamie tenderly stroking her hair at several points.

While it didn’t mark the first time she’d been seen wearing the ring, she usually wore it on a different finger – leading to speculation that the move was significant.

The actress previously dated Tom Hughes, who played her husband Prince Albert in ITV’s Victoria.

They met in 2013 on the set of BBC drama series Dancing On The Edge, but went their separate ways in 2020.

At the time it was reported that the pair were ‘terribly sad’ by the end of their relationship, with the actress moving into her own pad and they reportedly attempted to ‘salvage a friendship.’

Pictures obtained by The Sun reportedly show Tom assisting Jenna to move into a new pad, which is said to be miles away from the home they previously shared.

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An insider told the publication that the pair have since met up in an attempt to keep things ‘as friendly and civil as possible.’

The source said: ‘They are trying to salvage a friendship but obviously these are trying times, and it’s not easy. 

‘Both Tom and Jenna are terribly sad, but the relationship ran its course. There was no third party involved. 

‘Jenna’s career is going from strength to strength, she’s being offered increasingly more roles abroad, especially Los Angeles, and she wants to focus on this while she’s still young.’ 

Their romance was a case of life imitating art for the pair who began dating in 2016 after they met on set.

Jenna and Tom’s romance almost never happened, as the actress revealed she turned down the role of the iconic monarch Victoria twice, before finally accepting the part.

The series’ third season hit screens back in 2019, but since then ITV haven’t announced any plans for a fourth. 

Speaking to Radio Times, Jenna said of the near-miss: ‘I had just finished doing nearly four years on Doctor Who and I didn’t want to do another long TV project. 

‘I wanted to do lots of different things, but now I’m doing Victoria, I find her quite addictive.’ 

Before Tom, Jenna was in a relationship with Bodyguard and Game Of Thrones star Richard Madden.

The pair dated on and off for four years after getting together in 2012. 

Their relationship coincided with their soaring careers, with Richard starring inGame Of Thrones at the time while Jenna had landed her Doctor Who role.

In the early days of their relationship, a proud Richard gushed about visiting his girlfriend on the set of Doctor Who. ‘I’ve watched Doctor Who since I was a kid. I loved it, and I still love it,’ he declared.

‘I was selfie-ing the s**t out of it, and sending it to my dad! ‘Look, it’s me in the TARDIS!’ I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I can geek out about it, like when I go to set and see the TARDIS.’

While they often showed their support for one another at red carpet premieres of their various projects, the couple ended up splitting for good in 2015.

Despite their split, Jenna and Richard appeared to stay on friendly terms, as they posed for a selfie together after reuniting in Barcelona in March 2024. 

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The actress famously keeps her relationships private and has never spoken publicly about her romance with Jamie. 

Jenna also previously dated her Emmerdale co-star Karl Davies, during her four-year stint on the soap as Jasmine Thomas.

The star was also linked to Prince Harry back in 2015, after the pair were pictured looking cosy at a charity polo match. 

One onlooker said: ‘Harry sneaked outside with Jenna. He took her by the hand and led her away from the crowd in the sponsor’s tent. They sat alone and talked. 

‘It was a very flirty, very tactile encounter. She was leaning in to him and he had his hand on her knee. From their body language, it looked like they were really enjoying each other’s company.

‘They were sitting very close, laughing lots and touching each other.’

Jenna attempted to brush off the rumours during an awkward appearance on Good Morning Britain in 2016, when host Kate Garraway asked: ‘Talking about passion, there have been pictures of you and Prince Harry, I’m assuming you were together for research, for the Royal Family.’

Lowering her smile, Jenna politely replied: ‘No, he is a friend of mine.’