Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter and her fiancé Ollie Piotrowski have opened up about the unusual name they chose for their newborn son.
Porter and Piotrowski announced the birth of their son on November 30, revealing that they had called him Forest. Now, in an interview with Hello, the couple explained the reasons behind the choice of name.
"Jorgie took the lead," Piotrowski said. "We got down to two or three options, but we didn’t want him to have a similar name to anyone else in his class at school so we decided Forest was the one. I love the name."
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"I keep looking at him, thinking: 'I can't believe you’re here,'" Porter said.
"Forest is the most wonderful gift. We’ve got the Christmas trees up around the house and a 12ft Nutcracker in the front garden. And now, with baby Forest here, everything feels even more magical.
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At the time of the announcement, Porter, who plays Theresa McQueen in the soap, posted a photo of her and Piotrowski carrying Forest out of the hospital.
"Welcome to the family... Our baby boy... Forest," wrote Porter in her Instagram caption.
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Porter and Piotrowski also said how grateful they are now that Forest is here, after previously suffering two miscarriages — they lost quadruplets in 2021 and another baby in January of this year.
"After what happened, both of us held part of our emotions back during the pregnancy, just in case. People would say: 'Ooh! Next week, he’ll be here' and we wanted to join in those conversations, but we were careful to not think too much about the future," Porter said.
"When you’ve been through as much as we have, you don’t want to think: 'We've got something perfect, let's get more.' If something naturally happens, amazing. If not, we’ll remain so grateful for what we have."
Hollyoaks streams first on All 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
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