One of the stars of The Story of Tracy Beaker has just announced the birth of her son and shared what life has been like since his “early and very speedy arrival”
A Tracy Beaker star has welcomed a baby boy and opened up about life since his “early and very speedy arrival”. According to the new mum, she is “still in shock” following the birth.
Over twenty years ago, Chelsie George – then Chelsie Padley – had a starring role in The Story of Tracy Beaker, the franchise’s first show. From 2002 to 2004, she played Louise Govern, Tracy’s best friend.
Sharing the news on Instagram, Chelsie announced the birth of her son Dusty Leigh George. She captioned a video of Dusty in an oversized jumper with: “5.10.25. 5lbs 14oz 35+4 (had to beat his sis). Introducing our impatient little man.”
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Chelsie already has a daughter, Goldie Raynor George. She continued the caption: “We are all head over heels and Goldie is just besotted. Can’t wait to tell you all more about his early and very speedy arrival (still in shock I think) but we are soaking up this absolutely precious time along with a little side of jaundice, very little sleep and LOTS of milk!
“P.s. excuse the colostrum stain… Dusty said hell no to the perfect post, we are in real life baby. P.p.s. he also said… mum, get me some clothes that fit!”
Tracy Beaker herself, Dani Harmer, commented: “Ahhhhh congratulations lovely!!!!!!” Dani came back to the franchise for Tracy Beaker Returns and My Mum Tracy Beaker, as did Montana Thompson, who played Justine Littlewood, Tracy’s nemesis. But Chelsie did not.
Since appearing in The Story of Tracy Beaker, Chelsie was in one episode of children’s TV show Tati’s Hotel and had a cameo in the music video for Someday by Keisha White, which was the theme song for Tracy Beaker. Other than that, she seems to have stepped away from acting.
For the past two years, Chelsie has largely been an influencer, posting content to her social media about being a mother. Her Instagram, @mamaspeachylife, shares snippets of her life with her children and home workouts you can do whilst looking after a baby.
She also posted a pic of her and the new baby to her stories, with the words: “Happy as a pig in poo. Lots of feeds with little sleeps in between. Nothing better than your own bed.”
Shortly after, she shared her fears about looking after a newborn again, saying there was a “constant worry”. “One thing I forgot about the newborn days is the constant worry with their temperature.
“Is it too hot? No, I feel a nip in the air. They need one more layer than us but then do [premature babies] need more? Ahhh don’t let them overheat. Hat? No hat? Feel the back of the neck. Feel the tummy.”
Chelsie also posted a picture after heading back to the hospital but promised her followers that everything was okay. “Nothing to overly worry about, little man just came out all early and bolshy and now is a sleepy jaundice little kind so we’ve headed back to hospital for a holiday on the sunbed.”
