Lucy Mecklenburgh reveals she’s pregnant with second baby with Ryan Thomas
LUCY Mecklenburgh has revealed she’s pregnant with her second baby with fiance Ryan Thomas.
The ex Towie star shared their happy news on Instagram today.
Lucy, 30, penned: “Here we go again @ryanthomas84”
Ryan’s former Coronation Street co-star Catherine Tyldesley – who is also pregnant again – replied to the post: “Yeyyyyyyyyyy Huge congratulations my loves! ”
Another pal said: “Oh huge congratulations to you all ”
She became a mum to Roman, now 19 months, with her partner Ryan, 37, last year.
The couple was faced with “every parent’s worst nightmare” in September, when Lucy found Roman turning blue in his cot.
He was rushed to Basildon Hospital before being transferred to St Mary’s Hospital, London, and put on a ventilator.
Thankfully, after his viral-induced wheeze, Roman is doing well, but now uses an inhaler twice a day to help his breathing.
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She told The Sun last month: “It was very, very scary. And we didn’t really leave his side for a week. The doctors and the nurses were incredible,” she says.
“He’s absolutely fine now and has us all cracking up.”
With help from their family, friends and fans, Ryan -who shares daughter Scarlett with ex Tina O’Brien – have since raised nearly £20,000 to buy high-tech equipment for St Mary’s and provide on-site accommodation for parents so they can be near their children at all times.
Lucy and former Corrie actor Ryan started dating in 2017, after meeting on Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island, and got engaged in Italy two years later.
But their nuptials are on the backburner for the moment, with Lucy joking that they struggle to make time for dates, so organising a wedding could take them a while.
“Life is different now – there’s more communication but less spontaneity,” she said.
“It’s a different dynamic, but it’s just as special, if not more so. We’ve become a really good team. But it’s hard [to make time for each other]. I still don’t think we’ve got that balance perfect, but we work on it.”