Hello in there! Heavily pregnant Claire Danes tenderly places her hand on growing tummy as she steps out with husband Hugh Dancy

She is expecting her first baby early next year.
And Claire Danes's pregnancy figure certainly seems to have blossomed in the last few weeks.
The Homeland star stepped out with her dashing husband Hugh Dancy on Tuesday and kept her growing baby bump snug in a woollen coat.

Blossoming: Heavily pregnant Claire Danes and her husband Hugh Dancy went for an afternoon stroll in Manhattan on Tuesday

The 33-year-old tenderly placed a protective hand on her tummy as she and the 37-year-old actor hailed a taxi on Sixth Avenue in Soho, New York.
The couple had been enjoying an afternoon stroll in the chilly yet sunny Big Apple.
The actress certainly dressed for the occasion in her chic black coat, which she belted just above her rounded tummy.
She paired the winter attire with brown leather boots and a caramel-coloured pashmina.

Hello in there: The 33-year-old tenderly placed her hand on her tummy as she and the 37-year-old actor hailed a taxi on Sixth Avenue in Soho

Keeping warm: The actress certainly dressed for the cold weather conditions in her chic black coat, which she belted just above her rounded tummy

Meanwhile, Hugh looked dapper in a speckled grey jacket paired with jeans, a black knit and a tartan scarf.
The pair had been shopping in the trendy Manhattan area where they were most likely picking up Christmas gifts.
It will certainly be a great start to the year in 2013 for the couple with Claire set to give birth to their first child.
The pair met on the set of Evening and married in a secret wedding in France in 2009.
Recently Claire told Anderson Cooper both her, and her British husband, are ecstatic to be expecting.

A happy new year: It will certainly be a great start to the year in 2013 for the couple with Claire set to give birth to their first child

'There's no way of anticipating what that's going to mean for us but we are very excited,' she said. 'We are going to love this person, I know that.'
As well as her happy personal life, the 33-year-old is also doing well professionally.
Claire recently took home an Emmy award for her role as CIA officer Carrie Mathison in the Showtime show.
Meanwhile, The Homeland actress has been unveiled as the new UK ambassador for Casio's new women's watch collection Sheen.
In photographs taken by Amanda De Cadanet, the mother-to-be models the new collection, which 'provides an everyday elegance, combining functionality with beauty'.
Casio Marketing Manager Sarah Salter said: 'We are very excited to move into a new arena with the introduction of SHEEN and announcement of Claire Danes as the UK ambassador. Her classic style and beauty really reflects everything we were aiming for with the everyday elegance collection.'

Glowing: The mother-to-be looks stunning as she models the new Casio women's collection Sheen

Time's a ticking: No doubt Claire is counting down the time until she becomes a mother