The actor, who played Brett Aspinall in the BBC school drama, shared the happy news on Instagram with a sweet photo of his pregnant wife.
Tom Payne and Jennifer Ackerman are expecting their second child together. (Image: Instagram)
Tom Payne, who rose to fame as Brett Aspinall in Waterloo Road, has announced that he and his wife Jennifer Ackerman are expecting their second child together.
The 40-year-old actor, who also starred in The Walking Dead and Prodigal Son, took to Instagram to share the exciting news with his fans.
He reposted a photo of his stunning wife, who is a model and singer, showing off her baby bump at a Vogue event this week.
Jennifer, 34, who performs under the name Final Child, captioned the photo: "Here we go again @thetompayne" followed by a heart emoji.
Tom added some peeking eye emojis to his repost, indicating his excitement for the new arrival.
The couple, who tied the knot in December 2020 after their original wedding was postponed due to Covid, already have a son, who will turn two in January.
Tom Payne played Brett Aspinall in Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2007. (Image: SHED PRODUCTIONS)
Tom Payne played Brett Aspinall in Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2007. (Image: SHED PRODUCTIONS)
Tom, who hails from Somerset, got his big break as troubled student Brett Aspinall in Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2007.
He then went on to play George Best in Best: His Mother's Son and appeared in several other TV shows before landing his defining role as Paul 'Jesus' Rovia in The Walking Dead.
He left the zombie apocalypse series at the end of the ninth season and was cast as the lead role of Malcolm Bright, a criminal profiler and son of a serial killer, in the US drama Prodigal Son.
Tom is not the only Waterloo Road star to be expecting a baby, as his former co-star Chelsee Healey, who played Janeece Bryant, revealed she is also pregnant with her second child.
The 35-year-old Hollyoaks actress, who has a five-year-old daughter named Coco with her ex-boyfriend Jack Molloy, shared the "shock" news in July.
She told Closer magazine that she was "so excited" to be pregnant again and that she felt like the timing was "just right".
She also gushed about her new partner, who she has not gone public with yet, saying he was "the most supportive relationship" she had ever been in and that he was "the first bloke" she introduced Coco to.
She added that she knew he was "The One" within three to four months and that he was "marriage material".
