Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas reveal gender of their baby
Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas have announced that they are having a baby boy.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mecklenburgh revealed the sex of their first child in a video on Instagram.
The clip showed her reading the results to Thomas, who sat beside her expectantly.
"It's a boy," she said excitedly, as the actor shouted with joy and threw his arms in the air.
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Appearing close to tears, he hugged Mecklenburgh.
"I knew it was a boy, I knew, I knew," she said.
"You know what I just knew, it's not a surprise to me."
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The couple have been in a relationship since 2017 after meeting on Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls.
Thomas, who played Jason Grimshaw in Corrie from 2000 until 2016, proposed during a holiday in Italy in June this year.
They announced in August that they were expecting a baby.