ACTRESS and University of Bolton Honorary Doctor of Arts Martine McCutcheon has revealed she is to be a mum after thinking she may never have children following health problems.

The 38-year-old, pictured, who was recognised by the university for her services to entertainment, is three and a half months pregnant and sharing her news in Hello! magazine, she said: “This pregnancy has brought us a joy we never knew existed.”

It will be her first child with her husband of almost two years, singer-songwriter Jack McManus.