Melissa George confirms her pregnancy as she celebrates with a lavish baby shower in France

Former Home and Away star Melissa George is pregnant and expecting her third child.

The actress, 47, confirmed the news with fans as she celebrated with a lavish baby shower alongside friends and family in her adopted hometown of France.

For the occasion, George showed off her baby bump in a white T-shirt and cardigan, before revealing she's expecting her third son.

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For the shower, George set up a lavish display of blue and white balloons and even had cookies which read: "Melissa's baby boy."

In one image, she shows off her baby bump while holding up the cookies while pulling a funny face.

"Celebrating this beautiful lady... what a magical afternoon," a friend captioned photographs of the event.

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She first sparked pregnancy rumours earlier this year, when she shared a photo of herself cradling her son and showing off her baby bump.

The actress has not confirmed who the father is.

George shares sons, Raphaël, nine, and Solal, seven, with her French ex-partner Jean-David Blanc.

She previously reflected on motherhood when speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald.

"Having children, for me, will go down in my life as the greatest, most victorious, thing I've ever done," she said.

Speaking about one of her past labours, she said: "No drugs, no nothing, just primal woman walking the halls of a French hospital, trying to get this very large child out of my body."

She added: "Adopting, however you do it, when you have that baby in your arms, it's the greatest thing in the world."

The Perth-born star left Home and Away in 1996 and carved out a career in Hollywood, landing roles in films including Triangle, The Amityville Horror and 30 Days of Night.

Although now based in France, in 2019 she spoke about her love for Australia in an interview with TV WEEK.

''Whenever I come to Australia, I feel complete,'' she said.