Peppa Pig is due to have another sibling soon as Mummy Pig is pregnant for the third time, it’s been announced.
The animated hit show will soon be having another character on the set as Mummy Pig said she was “completely delighted” about having another baby.
For more than two decades, the show has been tracing the story of Peppa Pig, who is aged four and lives with Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig and her little two-year-old brother George.
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The voice of the character of Mummy Pig told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “I’m excited to share that our family is getting even bigger because we’re having another baby.
“I’m due in the summer, and we’re all so excited.”
Viewers can expect to see the new baby, whose sex is either still unknown or hasn’t been revealed, on screen in the autumn.
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Mummy Pig said she was a “little overwhelmed at the thought of having three children under five running around, but mostly just completely delighted”.
She added a name is yet to be decided on.
The arrival of a new character was teased on social media with a video of Mummy Pig, who is played by actress and comedian Morwenna Banks, recalling what it was like to have a baby.
Peppa Pig first aired in 2004 on Channel 5 Milkshake and Nick Jr, and is now available in more than 180 territories, along with being broadcast in over 40 languages.
Co-created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker, from animation studio Astley Baker Davies, the series has inspired theme parks in the UK and elsewhere as well as being featured on collectable Royal Mail stamps.
Mummy Pig’s pregnancy announcement on the show will be during the final episode of the current series of Peppa Pig, which will air on 30 March, coinciding with Mother’s Day.
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When asked if she had shared the news with their other children, she said: “Yes, we weren’t able to keep it a secret for long.
“Peppa knew something was going on, and she’s such a curious thing, we had to tell her before she popped.
“They’ve had the occasional wobble and worry, but they’re mostly so excited.
“Every day they ask me how big the baby is. When is it coming? Does it like dinosaurs and muddy puddles? It never stops.”
