Co-stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are expecting their first child together.
The real-life couple went public with their romance in November 2022, after it was revealed that Rafe and former Hollyoaks star Elize du Toit, who have three children together, had split after 12 years.
Rafe and Esther appeared on Tuesday’s Lorraine to promote the fourth season of the Apple TV+ comedy, with Esther saying: “I have a little bump.”
When the presenter asked if the pregnancy could be included in a possible season five plot, Esther said: “We hope there will be another series.”
Rafe, son of Harry Potter star Timothy Spall, added: “We don’t know yet.”
Co-stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are expecting their first child together.
The real-life couple went public with their romance in November 2022, after it was revealed that Rafe and former Hollyoaks star Elize du Toit, who have three children together, had split after 12 years.
The couple admitted they can’t wait to welcome their son into the world and hope to start working on a fifth season later.
Esther said, ‘We’ll have a baby, and then maybe we’ll get on with it (‘Try’).’
Rafe added: “We are very excited.”
In Trying, Rafe and Esther play couple Jason Ross and Nikki Newman who want to be parents, but struggle to conceive a child.
Rafe previously admitted that he loved filming the show because he got to spend time with Esther.
Speaking in July 2022, he said: “I get to hang out with Esther all day. We really get along. “She’s my favorite person I’ve ever acted with.”
He also said: ‘People often comment on the chemistry we have. “I’m really glad people enjoy it, but they won’t enjoy it as much as we do.”
In addition to Trying, Esther is best known for appearing in Uncle and Cuckoo, as well as playing Delphi Diggory in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
In the next series of Trying, which first aired in 2020, the couple’s lives move forward six years.
Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters who have built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network.
Rafe and Esther appeared on Tuesday’s Lorraine to promote the fourth season of the Apple TV+ comedy, with Esther saying: “I have a little bump.”
When the presenter asked if the pregnancy could be included in a possible season five plot, Esther said: “We hope there will be another series.”
The actor married former Hollyoaks cast member Elize du Toit in 2010, but the couple split in 2021 after growing apart (Elize and Rafe pictured in 2017).
However, when their teenage daughter, Princess (Rayner), begins to long for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason face the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
Trying returns to AppleTV+ on Wednesday, May 22 with the first 2 episodes followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
Rafe married Elize before moving to the Cotswolds with her in 2019. They share children Lena, 11, Rex, 10, and another six-year-old son.
Rafe previously said he regretted not spending more time with his children, telling the i newspaper: “Unfortunately I have no other skills to exchange for cash.”
“This is all I have, so I have to go out and perform to keep them in hummus.”
