A new baby for Tuppence and Swedish beau

IN THE latest Downton Abbey film, A New Era, Tuppence Middleton’s character, the illegitimate daughter of Queen Mary’s ladyin-waiting, enjoys a blossoming romance with former chauffeur Tom Branson. In real life, she has even more exciting news.

I can disclose that the Bristol-born actress, 35, who was dubbed ‘TV’s naughtiest woman’ after stripping off in the BBC’s War And Peace, has given birth to her first child.

The baby’s father is Swedish film director Mans Marlind, who is 18 years her senior. Here he’s seen steering a pushchair as the couple went for a stroll in north London.

When I disclosed her new relationship in March, Tuppence, pictured below with Downton co- star Laura Carmichael, explained: ‘My partner lives in Stockholm and I travel between [the UK] and there.’