Original Geordie Shore cast member Charlotte Crosby has shared the clever ways she was able to hide her pregnancy from her unsuspecting friends.
The Sunderland-born social media sensation announced that she was expecting with boyfriend Jake Ankers yesterday evening, sharing a heartfelt message to her followers on Instagram. She also shared her thoughts on the pregnancy via a YouTube video 0- touching on how she felt ahead of telling her closest pals about the exciting news.
The 31-year-old filmed the announcement from a swimming pool in Dubai, six years after suffering a devastating ectopic pregnancy, which the star admitted that she could have died from - reports The Mirror.
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In the video announcement, she told fans: "It's four days until I tell Holly [Hagan] and Sophie [Kasaei]. I can't tell you how hard it has been keeping this from two people who know us better than anyone - and especially Sophie because I'm with her all the time!
"I don't know how I've done it! There's been a couple of times where she's actually been guessing and she's asked us a couple of times 'You haven't been out in a while, are you pregnant?' and I'm like, 'No, I just haven't fancied it.'
"Sometimes when I'm out with my friends I've had to hold their glass of wine in a Boomerang so that Sophie thinks that I am drinking just to try and throw her off the scent.
"So honestly, when I say I can't wait to tell them, I cannot wait to tell them. It's going to feel like a weight lifted off my shoulders."
Friends and fans flocked to congratulate the star, with Scarlett Moffatt gushing: "Congratulations beautiful," while TOWIE's Amber Dowding wrote: "Oh I’m so happy for you! Congratulations."
Lateysha Grace commented: "Ohhh my god !!!! Charlotte I’m so f**ing happy for you ! I could cry !!!!"
Another pal wrote: "Ahhhhh. Well here we are my beautiful best friend everything you ever wished for coming true! Years of chats with you about this moment and im sooo happy. You are going to be the best mumma and I can’t wait to be there every step of the way (well except from the actual birth because that’s a step too far) I love you sooooo much and so proud of everything you’ve become! You deserve this! Congratulations to you and Jake."
