Claire Danes shows her blossoming baby bump in a flowing denim dress as she hails a taxi in New York

She recently confirmed she was expecting her second child.

And pregnant Claire Danes showed off her growing bump as she tried to hail a taxi in New York City on Wednesday after announcing she was well into her second trimester.

The Homeland star, 39, wore a flowing baby blue dress, which was tied around the waist to accentuate her changing shape.

Glowing: Claire Danes showed off her growing bump as she tried to hail a taxi in New York City on Wednesday after announcing she was well into her second trimester

Glowing: Claire Danes showed off her growing bump as she tried to hail a taxi in New York City on Wednesday after announcing she was well into her second trimester

The actress, who shares son Cyrus, five, with husband Hugh Dancy, teamed her dress with a pair of comfortable white buckled sandals.

Claire shielded her eyes from the sun in a pair of wayfarer-style sunglasses as she stood in the road waiting for a ride. 

The star wore her strawberry blonde locks in a relaxed style with her hair swept back off her face.

Claire appeared to mask her baby bump as she stepped out on a stroll with her husband earlier this week.   

Expecting: The Homeland star, 39, wore a flowing baby blue dress, which was tied around the waist to accentuate her changing shape

Expecting: The Homeland star, 39, wore a flowing baby blue dress, which was tied around the waist to accentuate her changing shape

It looked like a chilly day in the city as the star covered up in a thick, wool coat that tied at the waist, completely obscuring her tummy.  

Claire revealed her happy news in an interview on Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show last month.

The actress also said she and actor Hugh would not reveal the gender of their baby until the birth.

The couple met on the set of Evening in 2006, and announced their engagement in February 2009. They married in a secret ceremony in France later that year.

Happy couple: The actor appeared to mask her baby bump as she stepped out on a stroll with her husband Hugh Dancy earlier this week

Happy couple: The actor appeared to mask her baby bump as she stepped out on a stroll with her husband Hugh Dancy earlier this week

Claire has previously admitted she would be a 'lousy stay at home mom', and is glad she waited until later in life to have her children.

'I’ve always wanted to have kids, but I’m glad I didn’t until now,' she told ELLE magazine in 2013.

'When I was thinking about [working and being a mother] originally, I was really nervous about it. 

'I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn’t suit me. I feel so fortunate, in that I’ve had this arrow-straight focus that I wanted to act.' 

Adding to the family: Claire already shares son Cyrus, five, with her husband of nine years (pictured together in October 2017)

Adding to the family: Claire already shares son Cyrus, five, with her husband of nine years (pictured together in October 2017)

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