She welcomed her first baby earlier this month!
EastEnders fan-favourite Lacey Turner AKA Stacey Slater welcomed her first baby earlier this month with husband Matt Kay.
The couple, who got married in 2017, suffered from two devastating miscarriages but welcomed 'miracle' baby Dusty on Friday 12th July.
Lacey, who has starred in EastEnders on and off since 2004, revealed the unique name of her daughter with Matt in an interview with OK! magazine, adding that the pair had found it after an Internet search.
Lacey has now revealed details of the birth to the publication, confirming that she had a water birth with Dusty that she found 'enjoyable'.
Describing her "short" and "amazing" labour, Lacey admitted that she feels "lucky" to be able to say that.
"I went into labour at 2am on Friday July 12 and had her at 8.45am, so it was a short labour and it was five days before my actual due date. My contractions started coming every four minutes and within an hour they were every two minutes - I had the loveliest midwife, too."
She explained that Matt had been by her side for the water birth alongside Lacey's mum, who actually gave birth to her sister in the same hospital 17 years ago, "I was on the same ward at Watford General Hospital as where my mum had given birth – I was in the next room in fact!"
The actress added that she'd only had gas and air and that the pain "halved" when she got in the water.
"You hear so many horror stories about labour but I feel lucky to be able to say I had a really lovely time. Not everyone has a horrible time and I would’ve liked to have heard more positive stories," explaining that Matt filmed the birth and that they've already watched it back.
Congratulations to the family!
This article was originally written by Emma Dodds and appeared onHeatworld.
Gallery: Celebrities who had children young
Celebrities who had children young
1 of 10Jacqueline Jossa with daughter Ella
Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne had Ella when Jacqueline was 22. She is now pregnant with their second child just months after their wedding.
2 of 10Stacey Solomon with son Zachary
Stacey was just 18 when she had her first child Zachary and 23 when she had Leighton.
3 of 10Hilary Duff with son Luca
Hilary Duff was 24 when her and Mike Comrie had their son Luca.
4 of 10Solange Knowles with Daniel Smith Junior
Solange Knowles was 18 when her and her former husbund Daniel Smith welcomed Daniel Smith Junior.
5 of 10Victoria Beckham with son Brooklyn
Victoria and David had their first child, Brooklyn when Victoria was 24. They now have three other children Harper, Romeo and Cruz.
6 of 10Adele with son Angelo
Adele and husband Simon Konecki had their baby boy, Angelo when Adele was 24.
7 of 10Jamie Lynn Spears with daughter Maddie
Jamie Lynn Spears was 17 when she gave birth to her daughter Maddie. This month she has welcomed her second daughter Ivey Jones Watson.
8 of 10Britney Spears with son Jamie
Britney Spears was 23 when she had her son Sean Federline and a year later welcomed another baby boy, Jamie Federline.
9 of 10Kylie Jenner with daughter Stormi
Kylie Jenner, who is 20, gave birth to Stormi back in February.
10 of 10Reese Witherspoon with daughter Ava
Reese Witherspoon was 23 when her and former spose, Ryan Philippe had daughter Ava who is now 18.
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