Overview

• Kirby posted a mirror selfie on Instagram that candidly revealed her emergency C-section scar and praised her body’s resilience
• She confirmed that she and partner Robert Gilbert welcomed their first child via emergency caesarean in December 2024 and kept the birth private for a year
• In her caption the actress reflected on “many crying sessions, a few panic attacks” alongside “infinite love” during her baby’s first year
• Fans and fellow actors flooded the comments with support, applauding her honesty about the physical and emotional challenges of motherhood
• Best known for playing Nurse Valerie Dyer on Call The Midwife from 2017 to 2020, Kirby is now embracing her new role as a mother after a decade-long partnership with Gilbert