Michelle Keegan is seen for the first time since announcing her pregnancy as she hides her bump underneath a green coat during Brassic filming

Pregnant Michelle Keegan looked in great spirits as she was seen arriving on set for filming of Brassic series seven on Wednesday. 

The actress, 37, shared the happy news that she was expecting her first child with her husband Mark Wright at the end of December. 

And the mother-to-be was seen for the first time back on set as she got stuck in with the crew ahead of the new series. 

Michelle concealed her bump underneath a green crew coat and an oversized leather jacket as she get warm during filming. 

Beaming as she chatted with her crew, Michelle looked glamorous from the neck up as her brunette locks were styled in bouncy curls and she accessorised the look with her signature hoop earrings. 

Returning for a seventh series, Brassic follows the lives of a group of friends in a fictional town named Hawley, led by Joe's character Vinnie and featuring single mum Erin (Michelle). 

The show has been airing on Sky since 2019, however the first four series' also debuted on Netflix in August and were a huge success.

Presenter Mark and former Coronation Street actress Michelle shared their happy news they are expecting their first child on Sunday in a sweet Instagram post.

Netflix star Michelle cradled her blossoming bump and wrote: '2025 is going to be a special one for us…✨'

The couple received hundreds of congratulatory messages from friends and family on their Instagram post including from Rochelle Humes, Kelly Brook, Vicky Pattison, and best pal Arg.

However amongst their happy announcement, there has also been some sad news for the couple after it was revealed Mark's grandfather Eddie has recently passed away, aged 92. 

A spokesperson for the former TOWIE star confimed the sad news to MailOnline on Tuesday, explaining: 'Mark’s grandad passed away last night. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones.'

Eddie, a former champion boxer and paramedic, was hospitalised last June after a fall, with the family rushing to be by his side.

Mark's father Big' Mark Wright, shared a photo of his dad on Instagram at the time, writing: 'Happy fathers day to the best unfortunately in hospital at the moment after a fall a couple of days ago but dad I’m on my way up to see you now keep strong xxx'.

Eddie had been part of the Wright family limelight over the years, most notably joining his grandson Mark for the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? in 2019.

TOWIE star Mark revealed his grandfather was his motivation for going on the show, explaining:

'I've wanted to find out our family history forever, as my Grandad has always guessed where we're from. But nobody’s ever known.'

'He was told my family of his that we were Italian and to be able to give this back to him is great. He's done so much for us, he's our king.

'It's hard to repay him but this was that moment before it's too late.'

Elsewhere Michelle and Mark's close pal has seemingly hinted that the couple are expecting a baby boy.

As fans and famous friends flooded the comments with their congratulations Michelle and Mark's pal Dylan Hunt, who owns Essex restaurant Sheesh, appeared to let the cat out of the bag, The Sun reports.

With the entrepreneur teasing that Michelle and Mark's son could date his daughter Gia while offering his own congratulations.

He wrote: 'Make sure he's Good Looking and Rich, then I might let him take Gia out'.

The publication also reported that one fan quickly spotted the clue and commented: 'So it's a boy lol'.