Sheridan Smith confirms she is expecting her first child with the words 'baby on board'

Sheridan Smith, 38, announced she is expecting her first child with fiancé Jamie Horn while on board the Stages musical theatre cruise.

The mum-to-be revealed her exciting news to passengers on the ship saying: “I’ve got a baby on board,” while rubbing her newly noticeable bump.

Currently performing aboard the musical theatre cruise, Sheridan admitted she had to ditch wearing heels to be able to run off stage to be sick while performing on board on the theatre cruise.

In the announcement to the Floating Festivals event she added that she kept buckets at the side of the stage, joking: “I’ve got buckets in each wing and trainers so I can run.”

“I’m very out of breath. I’ve got all these new symptoms, so sorry!”

The actress recently sparked pregnancy rumours when she teased fans with an Instagram post claiming she was suffering with morning sickness.

Unbeknownst to fans it was only a matter of time before Sheridan and Jamie shared their delightful news.

The post gathered a lot of attention from fans speculating whether the actress meant sea sickness instead.

One user said: “I’m sure it’s because she is going on a boat ? And means sickness from that.”

Others weren’t so sure: “Preggers? Huge congratulations. Ginger biscuits might help,” another user commented.

Someone else also guessed: “Morning sickness @sheridansmithster?? Are you Lovely??! That’s fantastic news – make sure you drink coconut water, helps you stop getting dehydrated. Big hugs and congratulations.”

Recently Sheridan revealed she wanted to settle down and preparing to start a family with Jamie.

While working on the West End production of Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat, the actress said working with the child actors had made her “broody”.

“I can’t tell you how much I love the kids,” she said.

“They are all an utter joy and have made the whole experience for me, I will cherish the memories and watch their careers flourish.

“Me and Jamie now are thinking of making me a mamma. All thanks to these amazing souls.”

The Cilla actress met former insurance broker Jamie on social media dating app Tinder at the start of 2018.

It was recently announced on Twitter that Sheridan will be narrating the audiobook edition of one of infamous children author Jacqueline Wilson’s books.

We Are The Beaker Girls narrated by the actress is available to preorder and fans went wild for it.

“If @Sheridansmith1 is narrating it’s going to be marvellous!!!” One exclaimed on Twitter

Another tweeted: “That’s going to be good,” with a heart emoji.”

source: express.co.uk