THE BAY star has welcomed her second child in secret – and shared an adorable first snap from hospital.
Erin Fischer actress Georgia Scholes, who kept her pregnancy under wraps, took to social media to reveal the happy news, delighting fans with a sweet photo of her newborn.

Georgia Scholes has given birth to her second child[/caption]
After keeping her pregnancy under wraps[/caption]
Taking to X – formerly Twitter – the star revealed details about her newborn including her name, writing: “Phoenix Ola Scholes-Karlinska. 23/03/2025. 8lb 11oz. 9:07pm. Surprise everyone.”
Fans rushed to the comment section to share their shock and say congratulations.
One wrote: “I had no idea you were expecting!! Nice surprise indeed huge congratulations welcome to the world baby Phoenix.”
Another said: “Oh my goodness what a lovely surprise, sending you all lots of love x”
A third penned: “Aww, how lovely! Congratulations!”
The 24-year-old first joined the hit ITV show as Erin Fischer for series three and has remained with the programme ever since.
But away from screens, her off-screen life is full of just as many talking points as that of her character Erin.
Georgia lives a rather glamorous life and isn’t afraid of stripping down to a bikini on holiday for some sizzling Instagram snaps.
The Bay actress was able to keep her first pregnancy a secret too – until she have birth to her daughter Thea.
The tot was born in December 2022 with Georgia, then aged just 21, confirming the news on Instagram.
She wrote: “Thea Wioleta Scholes Karlinska. Our little secret, today our lives changed forever and we couldn’t love you anymore.”
Her partner, Bartek, even had a tattoo of her name emblazoned on his neck before the birth.
Just a year and a half later, Georgia revealed that Thea had landed a part in The Bay alongside her.
Confirming her baby would be seen on screens in the new series, the actress wrote: “In celebration I thought i’d share why this season is so special to me, THEA made her tele debut !!!
“It’s so magical to me that Season 4 Thea was in my belly and now season 5 she gets to be a part of the magic again but here in person!!”

She already has a three-year-old daughter named Thea[/caption]
Georgia rose to fame as an actress in The Bay[/caption]