If these pictures are anything to go by, actress Jennifer Ellison is set to become the latest celebrity yummy mummy - and she has managed to keep the news under wraps for months.

Yummy mummy: Jennifer rests her hands on her 'baby bump'

In reality, the former Brookside star is not expecting but is sporting a big baby bump for her latest role.

She is starring in ITV show The Commander alongside Al Murray, who will play the  manager of a bookies in the programme.

No baby on board: The actress is playing an expectant Mum in her latest role

Jennifer was pictured on the set in South London resting her hands on the fake bump and fiddling with the prosthetic.

The part is the latest project of the 25-year-old who has starred in films including Phantom of the Opera and The Cottage and taken to the stage in the musical Chicago since leaving the now defunct Liverpool soap.

Prosthetic: The 25-year-old fiddles with the fake bump during a break in filming

Unlike her character, Jennifer is not currently looking to settle down and have children after splitting from her abusive fiance Tony Richardson.

She spoke out about domestic violence after she left him last year and encouraged other women not to stick with abusive partners.

Slim: Jennifer's usual trim figure which has made her a favourite in lads' magazines

She said: "Half the time, I thought I deserved it. I thought I had pushed him too far or had been a bitch. It is madness.

"There is no way any man should beat a woman – and no way any woman should stay with a man who does.”