Michelle Keegan has revealed her baby daughter Palma has started walking as she gave a rare insight into mum life.

The actress, 39, welcomed her child with TV star husband Mark Wright, also 39, in March 2025, with the couple opting to keep most details about their child private, while not showing her face publicly. 

However, during an interview on Friday's This Morning to discuss her new drama The Blame, Michelle revealed a major milestone for her toddler. 

Michelle, who was joined on the sofa by her co-star Douglas Booth, 34, was asked by host Alison Hammond how old her baby was and if she was walking, with the star noting that Palma was 'a year and a half' and was in fact 'running' at this stage. 

The former Coronation Street actress, who recently pulled out of a major ITV drama in a bid to prioritise her family, added that she found juggling filming with her duties as a mother challenging.

She confessed to Alison and Dermot O'Leary: 'I was shattered!', while Douglas noted that she was 'working two jobs at once'.

Michelle then added: 'And learning lines. It wasn’t easy but we got through it and Doug was brilliant.' 

Michelle's insight into motherhood comes days after she pulled out of a major ITV drama to focus on her family.  

The actress was due to play a working-class barrister in the new series, but withdrew just a few months before filming was due to begin and will be replaced by Jodie Whittaker, 44.

Insiders described the decision as a 'huge blow' because Michelle had committed to the project a few months ago and a filming date had been agreed, but she dropped out before signing a contract.

A source told The Sun on Sunday: 'Michelle was really keen to take on the meaty role, but the heavy filming schedule would take her away from daughter Palma for too long.

'The hours were quite intense and the project was starting straight after her Netflix drama The Woods and she just couldn't commit.

'She is dedicated to her acting career, but like all working mums has to prioritise being there for her family, juggling work, parenting and being present for Palma.'

The Brassic star recently admitted it was 'daunting' returning to work for the first time after having Palma.

Speaking about drama series The Blame, she said earlier this year: 'Coming back to work after having a baby is quite daunting.

'But the production were so supportive and I was so looked after and it was like working with family.'

Michelle previously spoke about struggling under the scrutiny she and Mark faced over their plans to start a family, because she didn't get pregnant until a decade after they married.

She told Grazia magazine last year: ''Around the time we got married, I was open about the fact that I wanted to have a family...

'But then because we didn't choose to have children within a certain time, there was lots of speculation.

'And we can handle that but, at one point, there was a story every week. My family was asking me about it, so I made the decision to not talk publicly about that side of my life.

'I'm going to be 38 this year and, as I've got older, I feel more confident about my boundaries.'