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Gemma Arterton has opened up about her secret pregnancy that took place as she filmed the new ITV drama Secret Service.
The actress, 40, explained that she was three and a half months pregnant when shooting for the new show began - and eventually producers had no option but to use CGI to hide her 'very obvious' bump.
Gemma welcomed her second child with her husband Rory Keenan late last year and shared the news earlier this month.
The actress spoke to The Times about filming the new show which airs on Monday: 'I can so see it when I watch it. I started at about three and a half months pregnant and they just kept expanding the waistlines.
'By the end, I was six months and it was just undeniable and I think they had to do a bit of CGI on a couple of shots because it was very obvious.
'I mastered the art of, you know, the lean that hides it, certain positions, bags, arms crossed, all that.'
Gemma Arterton, 40, has opened up about her secret pregnancy that took place as she filmed the new ITV drama Secret Service - and revealed producers had no option but to use CGI to hide her 'very obvious' bump
The actress was three and a half months pregnant when shooting the new show, which airs on Monday night
Secret Service stars Gemma as a British intelligence officer as she attempts to solve a major political case while balancing being a parent to two teenagers.
The show's IMDb synopsis reads: 'A British intelligence officer races against time to uncover a UK politician's potential ties with the Kremlin, risking her reputation and family, as a murder and election loom.'
Told over five parts, Secret Service is based on the novel of the same name by ITV political journalist, Tom Bradby.
Gemma told ITV: 'There has been lots of talk about a female Bond and it's not like that. What sets this apart from a lot of others is that it looks at the domestic as well.
'She is a mother of two teenagers, she has a busy life, how do you live a life with so much secrecy? It's hard enough being a parent, without all this other stuff on top. I really connected with that actually.'
Following the recent release of a teaser trailer for the show on YouTube, fans were quick to share their excitement for Secret Service.
They wrote: 'Gemma Arterton is an underrated actress, glad to see her again.';
'I do enjoy these UK dramas. Better than reality, as the Russian assets in the UK don't even bother being sneaky, let alone discreet.'
Secret Service stars Gemma as a British intelligence officer as she attempts to solve a major political case while balancing being a parent to two teenagers
The show's synopsis reads: 'A British intelligence officer races against time to uncover a UK politician's potential ties with the Kremlin, risking her reputation and family, as a murder and election loom'
Others shared: 'Yes please, I'm looking forward to the series.';
'What on earth would we do without a girlboss? Help us girlboss, you are our only hope!'
As well as starring Gemma, who previously appeared in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, Secret Service stars Rafe Spall, Mark Stanley, Alex Kingston, Roger Allam and Khalid Abdalla.
But while this isn't Gemma's first time entering the world of espionage, she told ITV that she believes she wouldn't make a good spy in real life.
She said: 'I would be an atrocious spy. I think the first thing that would give me away is that I blush. It’s such an involuntary reaction, you cannot blush as a spy or asset.
'I don’t think I'm very good at keeping things to myself. I'm private but I'm not secretive. I'm clumsy as well, I'm not good at being covert.'
Secret Service airs on Monday at 9pm on ITV and will be available to stream on ITVX.
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