Pregnant Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer was rushed to hospital

Pregnant Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer has revealed she was rushed to hospital in the middle of a pantomime performance after experiencing painful contractions.

The actress, 32, took to Instagram on Friday to share the update, reassuring her fans her and the baby were 'absolutely fine' after the scare.

Dani had been experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as false labor pains, that typically are not felt until the second or third trimester.

Braxton-Hicks contractions are the body's way of preparing for true labor, but they do not indicate that labor has begun.

Dani wrote on social media: 'To everyone who has reached out in the last couple of days thanks you so much! Me and baby are absolutely fine!

'But on Wednesday I had to go to hospital mid show! Turns out it was Braxton Hicks (horrible bloody things by the way) and was told by the doctors to rest up!

'My plan is to very much return to panto on the 2nd!'

Dani - who is starring in the Cinderella panto in Bath - then thanked the cast and crew for making her feel 'very loved'.

It comes after last month she announced she is expecting a baby boy, sharing an adorable video of her daughter Avarie-Belle.

Dani posted the video to Instagram which starred her 5-year-old daughter saying: 'Guess what guys, I'm having a baby brother!'

Avarie-Belle, who was wearing pyjamas which read 'sister' on the front, held up a baby grow which had the words 'brand new baby brother' on.

Dani announced she was expecting her second child with partner Simon Brough back in August this year.

In the snap on Instagram, her daughter could be seen holding up a roll of ultrasound snaps while standing between her mum and dad.

Dani wrote: 'Han Solo had Chewie. Frodo had Sam. Shrek had Donkey.

'Now be prepared for the adventures of Avarie-Belle and as of yet unnamed bump, coming February 2022.'

Simon shared the same photo and caption, but added: '(hopefully not to a cinema near you).'

Dani recently reprised her role as the former tearaway teen Tracy Beaker in a reboot of the much-loved series based on Jacqueline Wilson's 2018 book.

Meanwhile in February, Dani appeared on The One Show, where she explained how playing Tracy Beaker once more is 'really nice' especially because her character has 'lost her selfishness' as a teen and is now a dedicated mother to daughter Jess, played by Emma Maggie Davies,.

She admitted: 'Being a mother myself, it completely changes you. So it's been really nice to play Tracy and see how she's lost that selfishness that she once has and she's all just about Jess.

'But at the same time, she hasn't lost herself. She's still this fierce, strong female that she's always been.'

Dani began playing the iconic role of Tracy Beaker in 2002 when she was just 12-years-old.

And the former Strictly star reminisced about growing up famous, and noted how at one point, she didn't want to be known as Tracy Beaker after being constantly called by her alter-ego's name.

She said 'When I was younger, I used to get called Tracy a lot more than I got called Dani. At one point I was like 'oh, can I just not be Tracy, just for a minute!''