Eleanor Tomlinson has announced she has welcomed her first child with rugby player husband Will Owen. 

The Poldark actress, 32, took to Instagram on Friday with a sweet snap of the newborn’s tiny hand holding her finger.

Eleanor, who wed the Rugby Union flanker in 2022, captioned the pH๏τo with a single red heart emoji as fans and famous friends rushed to congratulate. 

Nicola Coughlan gushed: ‘Congratulations Eleanor!!!’ while Guardian’s Of The Galaxy’s Laura Haddock wrote: ‘My love’. 

Eleanor’s Couple Next Door co-star Jessica De Gouw commented: ‘My loves’ alongside Kimberley Nixon who said:  ‘Congratulations! Hope you’re recovering ok’.

The star announced her pregnancy on Instagram in October, sharing a pH๏τo of a sweet baby grow with the words ‘Baby Owen’ on the front. 

Eleanor Tomlinson has announced she has welcomed her first child with rugby player husband Will Owen (pictured November 2023) 

The Poldark actress, 32, took to Instagram on Friday with a sweet snap of the newborn holding her finger as famous friends rushed to congratulate

She gushed: ‘Can’t wait to meet you little one.’ 

The star tied the knot with her rugby player  in a fairytale wedding at Euridge Manor in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds in 2022. 

She wrote on Instagram: ‘When a Miss becomes a Mrs ♥️. I love you. The best weekend of our lives. The biggest thank you to all our family and friends and of course to you, @pronovias, @euridge_ and @debeersofficial.’

The bride wore a stunning off-the-shoulder traditional Provonias gown with Christian Louboutin heels as she posed in the grounds of the stunning property. 

Eleanor went public on social media with Will in February 2021.

She first sparked engagement rumours in November 2021 when she stepped out at the supermarket with a diamond ring on her finger in London.

Sources at the time of the engagement claimed the Poldark star is ‘absolutely smitten’ with her beau after taking her time before entering a new relationship following her split from co-star Harry Richardson in 2018.

Eleanor first hinted she had a new man in her life when she shared a loved-up social media snap with Will in February 2021.

Eleanor’s famous friends rushed to congratulate her following the announcement  

The star tied the knot with her rugby player in a fairytale wedding at Euridge Manor in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds in 2022 

A source told The Sun: ‘The pair have been seeing each other for quite a few months and are absolutely ­smitten.

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‘She gets on really well with his family and they decided to be together with them during quarantine.

‘It’s been a while since her last boyfriend. She took her time, didn’t rush into anything and she really thinks things can go far with Will who is a proper man’s man.’ 

The star also revealed she’d been spending lots of time with Will’s family as they isolated together during the lockdown.

She told the Overrated podcast: ‘We’re just having a real laugh. Just sitting out in the garden doing a lot of drinking.’

Eleanor previously appeared on the West Country drama Poldark as the flame-haired beauty Demelza, alongside Aidan Turner as the тιтular Captain.

She dated Aidan’s stunt double Ben Atkinson, 25, until June 2017, before embarking on a romance with Australian actor Harry Richardson, 27, who played Drake Carne in the series. 

Eleanor announced her pregnancy on Instagram in October, sharing a pH๏τo of a sweet baby grow with the words ‘Baby Owen’ on the front 

Eleanor previously appeared on the West Country drama Poldark as the flame-haired beauty Demelza, alongside Aidan Turner as the тιтular Captain

Will plays for Clifton Rugbybut also played for Coventry Rugby, Leicester Tigers, Doncaster Knights and Nottingham Rugby Club. 

Speaking about Poldark in a new interview with The Telegraph, Eleanor admitted: ‘My life changed so much both professionally and personally.’

‘Suddenly, when you become part of something that’s very successful, people treat you differently: they start coming to you for answers. 

‘Actors on set would start asking me things as if I were the person who would know, when really I was just 22, and trying to find my feet.’