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Lucy Needham

Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer announces pregnancy with cute reveal

Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer is expecting the arrival of baby number two as she shared her super cute pregnancy reveal with fans.

The 32-year-old took to Instagram to show off her latest baby scan photos as she posed alongside her beaming partner Simon Brough.

The couple were joined by their daughter Avarie Belle Besty, four, who looked delighted to become a big sister.

Dani told her followers: "Han Solo had Chewie. Frodo had Sam. Shrek had Donkey.

"Now be prepared for the adventures of Avarie-Belle and as of yet unnamed bump, coming February 2022 (hopefully not to a cinema near you)."

Dani Harmer has announced she's pregnant with her second child (Instagram/Dani Harmer)

Dani, who shot to fame as the troublesome Tracy Beaker, delighted fans by agreeing to reprise her much-loved role for a revamped series earlier this year.

From 2002 to 2012 Dani starred as Tracy in the CBBC show The Story of Tracy Beaker, based on the much-loved book by children's author Jacqueline Wilson.

Following the success of the show, Dani played the character in feature-length film Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me and three series of Tracy Beaker Returns - for which she won a BAFTA in 2010.

Dani returned to the role for a three-part series My Mum Tracy Beaker that premiered on CBBC in February.

Dani appeared in My Mum Tracy Beaker alongside child star Emma Davies who played her daughter in the three part series (BBC/Brilliant Films)

Viewers saw a grown-up Tracy dealing with motherhood herself after welcoming her own daughter.

Away from playing Tracy, Dani branched into the music industry in 2008 after signing a £3million deal with Universal.

She recorded debut album Superheroes a year later, but the album was never released and it was later confirmed Dani had given up on her music dream.

In 2012 she returned to the spotlight in the fourth series of Let's Dance for Sport Relief alongside fellow child star Tyger Drew Honey.

Dani Harmer made it all the way to the final of Strictly 2012 alongside partner Vincent Simone (PA)

The same year she signed up to the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing where she was partnered with Argentine Tango expert Vincent Simone.

The pint-sized duo were a huge hit with viewers and the judges and made it all the way to the final, finishing up in fourth place - losing out to gymnast Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace.

The actress later revealed how she had endured cruel body-shaming during her time on Strictly - despite being a trim size 6.

Body confident Dani told a troll 'size 10 isn't huge' when a follower tried to fat-shame her (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Dani said she was fat-shamed by Strictly trolls despite being a trim size 6 during her time on the show (PA)

Dani said her stint on the show was tainted by the abuse she received each week about her figure.

Speaking to Radio Times, she said: "I was like, 'Holy moly, if I'm fat, God knows what other people must be thinking if they’re bigger than me!'

"That must be just horrible. I can think of things really logically and be like, obviously, I’m not fat, that’s ridiculous.

"This person, obviously, is just bored, or has something wrong with their life that they feel like this is the only way they can get some validation and I actually feel sorry for them.

"So I can kind of put it logically, I guess. But yeah, for kids it must be so hard."

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