Peppa Pig set for major change as Mummy Pig announces she’s pregnant with third baby & the date she is due too

PEPPA Pig has revealed some huge family news and it appears the popular show will be set for a major change. 

Today, in a world exclusive, it has been announced that Peppa Pig’s Mummy Pig is pregnant.

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In news that will delight millions of fans of the much-loved cartoon sensation, the big reveal came on ITV‘s Good Morning Britain.

Showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold cut live to Mummy Pig on today’s morning’s show, revealing that Mummy Pig, whose job involves doing ‘very important work’ on her computer, and her husband Daddy Pig, who ‘takes big numbers, transmutes them and calculates their load-bearing tangents’, are expecting another baby this summer. 

Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig are already parents to Peppa, four, and George, two, but will be adding to their brood very soon.

Speaking live from Peppatown, Mummy Pig exclusively revealed: “Well, I’m excited to share that our family is getting even bigger because… We’re having another baby!” as she held up a scan picture to camera for viewers to see. 

Showing off her baby bump, she continued: “I’m due in the summer and we’re all so excited…”

Despite this, she added: “A little overwhelmed at the thought of having three children under five running around, but mostly just completely delighted.” 

Asked if she had already shared the news with Peppa and George, Mummy Pig replied: “Oh yes, we weren’t able to keep it a secret for long. 

“Peppa knew something was going on, and she’s such a curious thing – we had to tell her before she popped! 

“They’ve had the occasional wobble and worry, but they’re mostly so excited! 

“Every day they ask me how big the baby is, when is it coming, does it like Muddy Puddles and dinosaurs… It never stops!” 

Mummy Pig then went on to tell Richard how they have not yet thought of a name for the baby but she thinks they’ll “find the right name once the baby is here” with Richard suggesting either Richard or Kate, after Kate Garraway, 57.

Sneaking into shot, Peppa Pig eagerly joined Mummy Pig to say goodbye to the camera as Mummy Pig beamed: “Bye for now!”. 

A little overwhelmed at the thought of having three children under five running around, but mostly just completely delighted

Mummy Pig

Viewers will watch Mummy Pig announce that she is pregnant during the final episode of the current series of Peppa Pig, which will air on the 30th March (Mother’s Day). 

Viewers can then expect to see the new baby on screen in the Autumn.

History of the show

Peppa Pig first aired in 2004 and has since been broadcast in 180 territories and translated into 40 languages. 

Now it’s spawned books, toys and even two theme parks, with the global Peppa empire now worth over £1billion.

Creators Neville Astley and Mark Baker admitted they were initially worried the idea would never get off the ground, and that people at first, were bored of the idea.

People in the pub would ask us, “What are you drawing?” We’d say, “A pig, called Peppa, it’s going to be big.

“They’d lose interest and wander off”, explained Astley.

The pair created Peppa and her family working in each other’s houses or at the local pub.

We put a lot of work into making everything look as effortless as possible

Mark Baker

They told the Radio Times they were inspired by 1970s cartoon classics including Roobarb and Pingu, after realising that children ‘like stories about animals’.

The creators claimed that the secret to Peppa’s long-lasting appeal is the show’s simplicity, as well as ensuring the piglet is never the butt of the jokes.

Baker shared: “We put a lot of work into making everything look as effortless as possible.

“We can laugh at the adults, but children don’t like it if we laugh at the children in the show.”

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