The Inbetweeners’ Hannah Tointon gives birth to first child with fiance and co-star Joe Thomas-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro

Simon and Tara have come a long way (Picture: WireImage)

Our favourite real life couple from The Inbetweeners have become parents with Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas welcoming their first child together. 

Hannah, 34, and Joe, 38, met and fell in love on set of the cult classic Channel 4 series in 2010, in which they played on-screen boyfriend and girlfriend Simon and Tara, and have been together since. 

The couple typically keep their relationship out of the spotlight which is why it has no doubt come as a surprise to fans that, not only was Hannah secretly pregnant, but she’s already given birth without announcement. 

Hannah’s sister and former EastEnders actress Kara kindly spilled the beans while appearing on Ashley James’ Mum’s The Word podcast recently. 

‘My sister’s just had her first,’ she announced. 

Just in case you were wondering if Kara was referring to another sister, Hannah is in fact her only sibling. 

Hannah and Joe have been together since 2010 when they met on set of The Inbetweeners (Picture: WireImage)

The couple, who got engaged in 2017, typically keep their romance out of the spotlight (Picture: WireImage)

Sharing brand new information about the new parents’ pregnancy journey, she continued: ‘What’s funny is that on Joe’s side there’s only boys, even during the scan they accidentally said “he” at one point, so they’d gone along thinking it’s a boy. 

‘Everyone playing the shape game etc said she’s having a boy, so when they eventually had a boy, it was really brilliant, but it knocked them for six.’ 

‘So they hadn’t even decided on a girls’ name, they left it as a surprise,’ Kara added. 

Hannah and Joe have continued to mix business with pleasure over the years and have worked together on other projects (Picture: Getty Images)

Hannah’s sister Kara shared the actress’ happy news (Picture: Getty Images)

Hannah and Joe moved in together in 2012, two years after meeting on The Inbetweeners, and got engaged in 2017 with Joe popping the question. 

In 2018, Joe shared an insight into how he and Hannah approached working together on their film The Festival, which was released that year, while also being in a long-term relationship. 

‘I’ve just got used to it, she’s just in everything because my brain is so simple, I was just like “Yep, there she is!”’ he said while appearing on ITV’s Lorraine. 

‘It went very well, I think. I guess I do try and switch off when I get home, yeah, doing comedy all day, sometimes you just want to be calm and chilled.’ 

As for Kara, the former Strictly Come Dancing star is herself a mum of two, sharing children Frey, three, and Helly, 20 months, with former fiance Marius Jensen, who it was revealed this week she recently split from.

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