Joe Swash's EastEnders child star sister Shana has revealed she is pregnant with her second child. 

The actress, 25, shared a sweet black and white family photo with partner Nick Jones and daughter Kitty announcing the exciting news to Instagram on Tuesday. 

She wrote: 'Kitty has accepted a new position as Big Sister. Start date: December 2026.'

Nick penned in the post's comments section: 'Thank you @shana_swash for being the best mum can't wait for the next chapter with 4 of us #bringiton xx (sic).'

Shana's sister, Casie Swash, 42, shared her delight in becoming an aunt again, as she penned: 'I'm so happy + excited. Another little munchkin to kiss + cuddle, love you all especially my little miss kitty xxxx (sic).'

Fans showered the soon-to-be family of four with congratulatory messages, they penned: 'Congratulations to you all; Yay more for the crew; Fantastic news made my day Congrats to you all Big love'. 

Shana played Demi Miller alongside 44-year-old Joe's Mickey Miller in EastEnders from 2004 until 2006.

After the BBC soap, she launched a coffee business.

She previously told the Express: 'I work for myself, so I can come and go as I please, and that's the glory of it.

'So if something does come up, I can shut up or get somebody in, and I can go and do some work.'

She added of the coffee business: 'That came out of Covid and lockdown, and not having a job, and needing something. It was a real change-up, because I was doing something that I've always wanted to do.'

Shana and Nick welcomed Kitty into the world in December 2023.

Meanwhile her brother Joe is a proud dad to four children.

He has son Harry, 19, whom he shares with his 41-year-old ex-partner, Emma Sophocleous.

As well as Harry, Joe is dad to son Rex, seven, and daughters Rose, four, and Belle, three, with his TV personality wife Stacey Solomon.

The I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! 2008 winner is also a stepdad to Stacey's sons, Zachary, 18, and Leighton, 14, from previous relationships

It comes following reports of troubles between Stacey and Joe's marriage, which the star finally addressed last month, after claims that they were yet to formally register their marriage prompted raised eyebrows.

Just hours later, Stacey was photographed wearing her engagement ring but no wedding band, leading to further questions about their relationship.

But the star dismissed divorce rumours and insisted she still 'fancies the pants' off Joe, but also confessed there were times she 'couldn't stand him'.

Speaking on Sort Your Life Out Unpacked podcast, she said: 'Who cares if the whole world is like: 'Oh, they're on the brink of divorce'? Being in the public eye I think creates certain pressures, but not on our relationship because half the time what they're saying: 'If we know it's not true, who cares?''

'Sometimes I fancy the pants off him and can't wait to come home to see him'.

She went on: 'Sometimes I'm like: 'Get out of my stratosphere – stay away from me.' I think we're just like any other couple.'

The couple are parents to Rex, seven, Rose, four, and two-year-old Belle, as well as Stacey's older sons Zachary, 18, and Leighton, 13, and Joe's son Harry, 18, from previous relationships.

After news broke of them not making their marriage legal, a source told Daily Mail: 'They have six kids. If you look back at when they actually got married, it was just like a whirlwind, baby after baby. They just haven't got round to it yet.'

It came after filming for their family reality TV show was paused, after tensions at home put the shooting schedule into a tailspin.

The Daily Mail revealed the crew were booked back in December to start filming but tensions at Pickle Cottage became increasingly difficult to manage behind the cameras, with an insider revealing 'there have been problems between Stacey and Joe.'

It later resumed with Stacey spotted shooting scenes for Stacey & Joe at Scotts Tulip Farm in Brentwood, a stone's throw from her £1.2million home.

The BBC announced last month that it has given season three the green light and will continue to follow the couple's blended family as they go about their day-to-day lives. The popular show follows their lives at Pickle Cottage with their children.