Lauren: “I’ll give birth on TV – after a blow-dry!”
Following her pregnancy announcement, mum-to-be Lauren Goodger is not only plotting a reality show with her newborn, she’s also getting her glam squad on standby to film the little one’s arrival
❛ SHE’S PINCHING HERSELF AT THE THOUGHT OF HAVING A BABY AND A WEDDING RING ❜
She’s made no secret of her desperation to be a mum, and Lauren Goodger has been delighting in sharing her scan pictures and her blossoming bump with fans on social media.
And it could be a taste of things to come, as the former TOWIE favourite has hinted she could be set to make her own baby reality show – replying with a “nodding” GIF when a fan asked if she would consider making a show similar to Sam and Billie Faiers’ The Mummy Diaries, during an Instagram Q&A.
LIVE LABOUR
Now, an insider tells Closer that despite her due date being five months away, Lauren,
34, is already in talks with a production company, and hasn’t ruled out actually giving birth in front of the cameras – like Kourtney Kardashian did when she gave birth to daughter Penelope on KUWTK in 2012.
After previously revealing that she didn’t want to appear on screen looking like a “hot mess”, Lauren is now said to feel that if there’s a deal on the table, she’ll be willing to have her birth filmed. A source says, “Lauren would be happy to do it so long as she can get the glam squad in so that she’s looking her very best to meet her baby. So it’ll be a yes to a TV birth – as long as she can get a blow-dry!”
Lauren has revealed she’s hoping for a “water birth with candles”, and the insider adds that she is eyeing up London’s private Portland Hospital, which comes with a hefty price tag of anywhere between £6,000 and £30,000, and is where the likes of Victoria Beckham and Liz Hurley have given birth. With her reported net worth of £2.1m, Lauren can easily afford the best for her baby, previously saying, “I was born to be a mummy”.
The reality star suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage with then-boyfriend Jake McClean in 2013, when she was competing in Dancing On Ice, and previously revealed she had an abortion aged 20 when she was with ex-fiancé Mark Wright.
Despite telling fans on Instagram that she’s feeling “exhausted, achy, fed up and sick”, the insider says Lauren is embracing pregnancy. She’s super-excited and has become an absolute “pregzilla”. She’s refusing to wear maternity clothes yet, she’s just opting for stretchy Lycra.”
PROPOSAL
The source adds that fitness fan Lauren has ditched her usual workouts for gentle exercise like walking, is making an effort to eat healthily, and is “enjoying the changes in her body”.
Her new curves have certainly caught the eye of her boyfriend
of four months, Charles Drury, 23, as the insider reveals that the couple, who are no strangers to sharing their sex life on social media, are closer than ever in and out of the bedroom, and are planning a wedding for the not-so-distant future. The source adds, “Lauren was hoping Charles might propose on Valentine’s Day, but she thinks it’ll happen sooner rather than later. She’s pinching herself at the thought of having a baby and a wedding ring – it’s all perfect!”