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Joel Leaver

Inside Jorgie Porter's surprise baby shower organised by star's Hollyoaks pal

Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter was thrown a surprise baby shower earlier this afternoon, which included mocktails, games and a quiz that was hosted by one of her co-stars.

The actor, 34, announced that she was pregnant over the summer, with her and fiancé Oliver Piotrowski, 33, due to welcome a baby boy together sometime in December.

Ahead of the new arrival, Jorgie – best known for playing Theresa McQueen on the Channel 4 soap – was joined by loved ones for a baby shower in Manchester this weekend.

The event, which is understood to have been organised in part by her co-star Kieron Richardson, 36, has been described by Jorgie as an "amazing surprise baby shower".

Jorgie Porter was thrown a baby shower recently (themissyporter/Instagram)
It was held at a venue in Manchester this weekend (themissyporter/Instagram)

She took to Instagram to share photos and videos from the baby shower earlier. She said it was the "best afternoon" and she has not "stopped smiling all day" because of it.

Jorgie embraced her blossoming bump in a series of photos that she posted this evening. She was seen in a glamorous dress which she accompanied with knee-high boots.

It's understood to have been organised by her co-star Kieron Richardson (right) (themissyporter/Instagram)
The venue was decorated in green and white (themissyporter/Instagram)

The event was held at Firefly in Manchester and included guests like Jennifer Metcalfe, 39, Chelsee Healey, 34, and Jessica Fox, 39 – who all work on the Channel 4 show.

The space, which included a pop-up photobooth, had been decorated with a green and white aesthetic. There were balloons and a projection of Jorgie's name on a wall.

Drinks available included mocktails, whilst some guests shared photos of sweet treats including cupcakes and lollipops, which had been personalised especially for the occasion.

Jorgie embraced her blossoming bump at the shower (themissyporter/Instagram)
Guests gave an insight into the event on Instagram (jessicalafox/Instagram)

Footage shared by Jorgie and guests teased some activities, which appeared to include a quiz hosted by Kieron and the task of changing a nappy on a doll whilst blindfolded.

Jorgie made a speech, telling her guests: "I've never done a baby shower before or been to one so I'm really excited. [...] Let's have a good time. Please everyone get drunk for me".

There were sweet treats available for them (themissyporter/Instagram)
They also took part in games and activities (themissyporter/Instagram)

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Guests appeared to enjoy themselves, including Chelsee – who was amused by Jennifer and former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan, 32, trying to put together a bassinet.

Jennifer and Helen were filmed struggling with the assignment in footage uploaded to Instagram by Chelsee, who was heard laughing over their attempt to make it.

Jennifer Metcalfe was seen trying to put together a bassinet at the event (chelseehealey/Instagram)
She was assisted by Helen Flanagan (chelseehealey/Instagram)

Sharing photos of herself from the event earlier, Jorgie wrote: "Thank you so much to the greatest bunch who organised this amazing surprise baby shower for me".

The actor tagged her co-star Kieron, her fiancé Ollie and events firm GO:PR & Events in the caption of the post. Jorgie referred to them as the "absolute dream team" in it.

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