'Downton Abbey' star Joanne Froggatt expecting child

Joanne Froggatt, who plays Anna Bates in "Downton Abbey," is pregnant with her first child. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI
Joanne Froggatt, who plays Anna Bates in "Downton Abbey," is pregnant with her first child. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

June 25 (UPI) -- Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt is going to be a mom.

The actress, 43, confirmed Tuesday that she is expecting her first child.

Froggatt showed off her baby bump in a red minidress at the Into Film Awards. She cradled her growing belly as she posed for photos on the red carpet.

Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Sophie McShera, Joanne Froggatt and Raquel Cassidy, from left to right, attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Sophie McShera, Joanne Froggatt and Raquel Cassidy, from left to right, attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Froggatt did not share further details. Metro said the actress was last linked to a man named Mark in August 2023.

Froggatt confirmed her split from her husband James Cannon in February 2020.

Joanne Froggatt attends the Golden Globe Awards in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Joanne Froggatt attends the Golden Globe Awards in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

"I'm looking to the future," she told The Telegraph at the time.

She also addressed the prospect of motherhood, saying, "If it happens, it happens."

Joanne Froggatt attends the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Joanne Froggatt attends the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Froggatt plays Anna Bates in the Downton Abbey series and films. She is expected to reprise the character in a third Downton Abbey movie in the works at Focus Features and Carnival films.