Aisling Bea becomes a mum

Comic breaks the news on Instagram

Aisling Bea has become a mother for the first time.

The comedian revealed the news in a witty Instagram post offering a one-star ‘TripAdvisor review of pregnancy’.

After listing the positives and negatives, the 40-year-old concluded: ‘Was given a little gift at check out which is, admittedly, quite cute.’

It was also accompanied by some pictures from her pregnancy ‘when I didn’t hate it/looked like I didn’t hate it’ – concluding with one showing mother and newborn:

Aisling in bed with baby on her stomach

The negatives she listed were: ‘No breakfast included. Limited drinks menu. Expensive. Left feeling very unrested. Not as described online or in pictures. Reminded me of the Glasgow Willie Wonka experience. Towards the end of my stay I was repeatedly kicked in the nuts.

‘UTIs, bleeding, depression, cramps, insomnia, nosebleeds, sinus blockage, migraines, vomiting, being randomly touched by people without asking, bones mushing, organs moving, skin stretching, being told that you’ll forget all the pain/that it’s a privilege / that it will all be "worth it" in the end…

‘Heightened awareness of climate change & worst of all- boredom - all described as «normal» and was repeatedly recommended «a nice bath» as a fix to all of the above.’

As well as the baby itself, positives were: ‘Bath quite nice. Lots of help with bags at end of stay. Before checking out, nearby kebab shop man provided free extra chips and quite a flirty wink, which I appreciated.’

The comedian revealed she was pregnant when she appeared on stage at the Big Slick Kansas City event in June alongside Paul Rudd, Sheryl Crow and Travis Kelce. She had drawn a big smiley face on to her baby bump.

Her partner is composer and producer Jack Freeman.