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Former Home and Away star Tessa James welcomes first child

Soap star and cancer survivor shares happy news

Actress Tessa James has announced the birth of her first child in the cutest possible way.

The former Home And Away star, 26, shared her lovely news on Instagram to her 106,000 followers.

Posting a black and white photograph of her husband Nate Myles pushing a pram, Tessa quoted the famous line from A. A. Milne’s Winnie The Pooh.

She wrote: “As soon as I saw you I knew a grand adventure was about to happen.”

Many of her followers were keen to congratulate the pair, with one fan saying: “Omg congratulations Tess!! You’re going to be such an amazing mother.”

Tessa and husband Nate (Credit: Instagram @tessacharis)

Another referred to Tessa’s cancer battle, saying: “There is life after cancer… never the same as before, but a whole new world.”

Tessa and her Australian former rugby league footballer husband, 32, announced they were expecting their first child back in August, two years after she went into remission from cancer.

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At just 23, the actress was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and underwent chemotherapy treatment in her home country of Australia.

In April 2015, just two days before her 24th birthday, Tessa was told she was in remission and began to rebuild her life again.

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Tessa during her cancer battle (Credit: Instagram @tessacharis)

Tessa made her name playing Nicole Franklin in Aussie soap Home And Away between 2008 until 2011.

She married Nate in an intimate ceremony in 2012, before flying to Los Angeles to pursue a Hollywood career.

The pair have not yet revealed the sex of their baby. Watch this space!

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