Lucy Mecklenburgh said she found the first three months of pregnancy “pretty brutal and lonely” as she was unable to share her good news with everyone.
The former The Only Way Is Essex star and Ryan Thomas announced they are expecting their first baby together a few days ago.
Sharing a photograph of herself in a bikini on
Instagram, she also said she was starting to “fall in love with and embrace” her new pregnancy body. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lucy Mecklenburgh (@lucymeck1) on Aug 26, 2019 at 11:57am PDTMecklenburgh titled her post ‘body image’ and wrote: “Trying to keep this under wraps especially whilst on holiday really wasn’t easy. I’m now over 12 weeks and I’m starting to fall in love with and embrace my new, ever changing… ever expanding body.
“I’m in awe of what my body is doing, creating another human! Yes one human I was worried with how big I got very quickly it was twins haha!
“For the first time I feel content in myself and how I view my body. It feels like as soon as I became pregnant my priorities changed and I must admit this is definitely for the better.”It feels like as soon as I became pregnant my priorities changed and I must admit this is definitely for the better.The mum-to-be added: “My journey hasn’t been plain sailing the first three months have been pretty brutal and quite lonely as you can’t really talk about it and feel like your lying to everyone constantly.
“So now I’ve had a little more down time (mainly with my head down a toilet!) I’ve been writing a blog about my pregnancy journey so far and there’s no filter! I wanted to share my highs and lows.
“I’m just finishing it and I’ll share the first instalment with you guys soon.”
She announced her pregnancy news on Instagram, captioning an image of former Coronation Street star Thomas unwrapping and holding up a baby onesie. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lucy Mecklenburgh (@lucymeck1) on Aug 24, 2019 at 12:07pm PDTShe wrote: “Best birthday present I’ve ever had. Love you, Ryan Thomas.”
The couple got engaged in June while on holiday in Italy. They have been in a relationship since 2017 after meeting on Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls.Related... This Woman Had Brain Surgery While Awake – Now She Has A 'Miracle Baby' 1 In 8 Employers Still Hesitate Over Hiring
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