Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas expecting second child

‘Here we go again’ ❤️

Author: Hannah MellinPublished 8th Nov 2021
Last updated 8th Nov 2021

Lucy Mecklenburgh has announced that she is expecting her second child with her fiancé Ryan Thomas.

The couple are already parents to son Roman, who is 20 months old.

The former TOWIE star announced the news on Monday afternoon 8th November, sharing an adorable snap of herself and Roman showing off their bellies on Instagram.

She simply captioned the photo: ‘Here we go again @ryanthomas84.’

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The happy news comes two months after Lucy and Ryan experienced “every parents worst nightmare” when she rushed Roman to hospital after finding him "blue" in his cot.

After the ordeal, Lucy and her fiancé, former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, both took to social media to show their love and appreciation for the NHS.

She said, “Although mentally we as a family may never fully recover, we feel extremely blessed to have our special boy home in our arms and it has truly opened our eyes to all the hardworking superheroes working in our hospitals who didcate their lives to helping others and how extremely lucky we are to have these incredible medical services free for us all in the UK.

“Thank you NHS and all the charities that support the NHS.”

She since shared warning signs to look out in the hope that her story will help others.

Explaining that she was initially worried as Roman appeared to have a cold and was struggling with a wheeze during the day, Lucy revealed it was in the middle of the night when things turned from bad to worse.

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