Lucy BenjaminLucy BenjaminEx-EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin will be all smiles today.

She's just joined a new social circle...

She's the latest celebrity yummy mummy.

Lucy gave birth to a girl yesterday.

The actress was warned that there could be complications, but everything went to plan and now mother and baby are doing well.

The bouncing bubba was delivered at Harold Wood Hospital east London and weighed in at a healthy 7lbs 7oz.

A pal said: "Lucy had been warned she would need a caesarean because the baby was lying breached. But it couldn't have gone smoother."

Lucy has had a year full of highlights, she was married to hubby Richard Taggart in March.

Lucy with her husband Richard Taggart Lucy with her husband Richard Taggart She then went on to win Celebrity X Factor in June and has rounded off her year by giving birth.

And now the new word on the street is that Lucy will be back on our screens playing Lisa Fowler again in 2007, but she's keeping mum about her storylines...