Nicole Barber-Lane has been slammed after joking she was pregnant on April Fool's Day.The 49 year old took to social media on Wednesday morning to tell her fans she was expecting triplets.
But the Hollyoaks actress quickly deleted the post after angering fans who felt it was "insensitive" to joke about being pregnant when many women struggle to conceive.
Nicole, who plays Myra McQueen on the hit Channel 4 soap, uploaded a video of herself showcasing a fake bump to her Twitter and Instagram pages announcing the news.
She told her combined 142,000 social media followers: "Hi, so I would like to share with you some news that has been confirmed today.
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