Bump special: Reality babies on the way!
TV stars Danielle Armstrong, Lucy Mecklenburgh and Millie Mackintosh are all awaiting their first babies in 2020
‘I’m a little bit overwhelmed’
After announcing earlier this month that she’s having a baby with childhood sweetheart Tom, Danielle Armstrong kept the surprises coming with a lavish gender reveal party.
The star – who in September said she’d found love with her “best friend of 22 years” – last week confirmed the pair will have a girl after throwing a pink-themed bash, celebrating alongside pals and former TOWIE co-stars Ferne McCann and Jess Wright. She’s thought to be due to give birth in May.
Danielle, 31, split from her boyfriend of two and a half years, Daniel Spiller, in June, before getting together with Tom, whose full name she hasn’t publicly revealed. Sharing a photo of them with the ultrasound scan, she wrote, “The best part of us will be you.”
She added, “I’m so excited. I’m actually a little bit overwhelmed to be honest, and my fun hasn’t stopped.”
‘I’m in awe of my body’
Her son is due in February – the same week pal Lydia Bright is expecting a daughter – and Lucy Mecklenburgh reveals the besties have high hopes for their children’s futures.
Lucy – who revealed her baby joy in August, two months after actor beau Ryan Thomas popped the question – says, “I fell pregnant really quickly so it was a massive shock. It’s amazing to share this with my best friend. We’ve said they might end up dating in the future or even marry one day!”
It hasn’t been easy for Lucy, 28. The star said her morning sickness was so bad she slept on the toilet floor and vomited constantly. But the fitness guru insists she’s “embracing” her pregnancy body. Sharing a bump picture on Instagram recently, she said, “I’m in awe of my body. When I became pregnant, my priorities changed for the better.”
‘I can’t wait to feel that bond’
She proudly displayed her bump during a photoshoot in Miami last week, and
Millie Mackintosh says she can’t wait to meet her first child with husband Hugo Taylor. Millie, 30, who is 16 weeks pregnant with a baby girl, recently said, “I feel very lucky. I can’t wait to feel that bond and for her to sleep on my chest and breathe in that baby smell… Hearing her heartbeat for the first time [during a scan] with Hugo by my side was one of the most amazing moments of my life so far.”
The former Made In Chelsea star – who was previously married to Professor Green – has been getting in lots of parenting practice by babysitting for her former co-star Spencer Matthews, looking after his one-year-old son Theodore. Millie said, “Theodore is so sweet. It was hard when he cried and we were so relieved when he settled down to sleep. Everyone says it’s different when it’s your own.”