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RTE Fair City star Maria Oxley Boardman pregnant with first child and takes break from soap
Jul 11, 2024
RTE Fair City star Maria Oxley Boardman is pregnant with her first child and is taking a break from the soap.
The actress, best known for her role as Dearbhla Dillon in the hit soap, is preparing for the birth of her baby with her husband, who she married on New Year's Eve back in 2022.
Maria has already filmed her final scenes before she headed on maternity leave.
An RTE spokesperson confirmed her pregnancy to RSVP Live saying: "Maria is heading on maternity leave as she prepares to welcome a baby.
"The RTE costume department worked very hard to hide her growing bump while filming scenes on set over the last few months.
"However, eagle eyed fans of the show were quick to speculate that she was, in fact, pregnant and they were quick to share their comments on social media.
"There must be something in the water in Carrigstown at the moment as she is not the only one who is pregnant.
"Everyone on set is delighted for her and her husband and they wish her all the best over the summer."
Eagle-eyed viewers have been speculating that the Irish star was pregnant over the past few months.
Sinead tweeted: "Oh wow Dearbhla is very much pregnant."
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Another fan added: "Even with the constant puffer jacket you can clearly see your one is six months pregnant."
And it's not the only Fair City pregnancy announcement of the year as Shane Quigley Murphy and Connie Doona are also expecting their first child together.
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