Rhian Sugden is counting down the weeks until she meets her baby boy.
The 37-year-old model shared a sweet video on her Instagram page on Wednesday showing off her growing belly.
The star rolled up her gray sweater and rubbed her stomach as she gushed about her energetic baby.
“The baby is getting stronger every day!” “The feeling is so surreal when he moves, gets the hiccups or decides to do the barn dance at 3 a.m.!” she wrote.
Referring to her husband, actor Oliver Mellor, 42, she added: “Oliver spoke to him in my belly button yesterday and got kicked in the face!” 10 more weeks!! #preggo #pregnancyhumor #babywhale.”
Rhian Sugden is counting down the weeks until she meets her baby boy. The 37-year-old model shared a sweet video on her Instagram page on Wednesday showing off her growing belly
The star rolled up her gray sweater and rubbed her stomach as she gushed about her energetic baby. “The baby is getting stronger every day!”
Rhian recently announced that she is expecting a boy, admitting that it has “always been her dream” to have a son and that she will give birth to her baby boy on May 4th.
Rhian, who wants to have a second child “soon” after spending £150,000 on eight rounds of IVF, said she was “over the moon” about the news and that she and her husband of five years, actor Oliver Mellor, 42, have already done this I've picked out a few possible names.
The star told Closer: “It's always been my dream to have a little boy, I don't know why but I've always imagined having a mini football team.”
“Oliver never said what he wanted, but when we found out it was a boy he had the biggest smile on his face. “We’ve already decorated the nursery and picked a few names – we like Tommy and George so far.”
Rhian also opened up about her arduous journey to motherhood, admitting that she suffered from depression, anxiety and an eating disorder while trying to conceive.
She said: “I dreaded Mother's Day or when friends shared news of their pregnancies because it didn't work for me.” I was brainwashed.
“Every time I had my period I was like, 'Ugh, I'm not pregnant again' and felt bad for the rest of the month.”
Rhian added that she and Oliver became convinced they wouldn't be able to conceive and “started planning for a good life without children.”
Referring to her husband, actor Oliver Mellor, 42, she added: “Oliver spoke to him in my belly button yesterday and got kicked in the face! '10 more weeks!!'
Rhian recently announced that she is expecting a boy, admitting that it has “always been her dream” to have a son and that she will give birth to her baby boy on May 4th
After finally getting pregnant, she gushed that her son was “a miracle” and that she wanted to have another child as soon as possible.
She joked that her pregnancy had caused the couple to become inventive with their sex positions due to her belly and the fact that she wasn't allowed to sit on her back.
Rhian said that although they are “still very active in the bedroom”, their sex life is “a bit strange” as Oliver doesn't like the idea of the baby watching from her womb.
This came after she revealed that her OnlyFans page was funding her £150,000 IVF treatment and explained that she earns up to £1,000 a day for posting topless or nude photos on the site .
Rhian shot to fame in 2010 when her “texting affair” with married Vernon Kay came to light. Vernon's marriage to Tess Daly survived the scandal.
The glamor model, who has also been linked to the “canceled” Russell Brand, married Oliver in 2018.
Oliver is particularly known for his portrayal of Dr. Matt Carter was known in Coronation Street from 2010 to 2013, but also appeared in EastEnders and
In 2012, Rhian appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and was the third person to be evicted.