Holby City’s Rosie Marcel announces pregnancy

HOLBY CITYHolby City star Rosie Marcel has announced that she is expecting a baby.

The actress, who has starred as Jac Naylor in the medical drama since 2005, had been preparing to undergo IVF treatment when she and husband Ben Stacey discovered they had conceived naturally.

“Literally 48 hours before I started injections, I was pregnant. I had done so many pregnancy tests during the eight months we’d been trying hard for a baby that I fully expected it to come back negative as it always did.” – Marcel speaking to Hello

Marcel also spoke to the magazine about a miscarriage she suffered nine months ago whilst filming scenes for Holby that saw her character give birth.

“God, it was the worst timing. Because while my character was giving birth, I knew I was pregnant and had this feeling that it was going wrong. I certainly blamed myself because you think of all the things you’ve done wrong. As a woman, you feel like you’ve failed. I went down the rabbit hole, as others do. I felt terribly sorry for myself and it was difficult to pick myself up.”

However, the actress added that she is feeling “more positive” about the progression of her current pregnancy.