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Katie Fitzpatrick

'It was a massive shock' - Pregnant Dani Dyer reveals update on twins announcement as she reveals EastEnders icon dad's brilliant reaction

Former Love Island winner Dani Dyer recently delighted fans as she announced that she's expecting twins with her West Ham footballer boyfriend Jarrod Bowen, and now she's provided more surprising details. Dani, who won the ITV2 dating show Love Island back in 2018, took to Instagram to answer questions from well-wishers.

Dani, 26, who has a two-year-old son Santiago, took to her Instagram to reveal that she is pregnant again. The reality star daughter of EastEnders legend Danny Dyer posted an adorable snap of Santiago posing with pictures from her ultrasound on a sign saying: “I’m going to be a big brother to twins."

She typed about their baby news: "We have been keeping a little secret...Our little TWINS. So excited to meet our babies and watch Santi be the best big brother. The biggest surprise of our lives but feeling SO blessed...our family is getting a lot bigger and we can’t wait."

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Chatting with followers on Instagram Stories Dani revealed that she's five months pregnant next week, and they're twins are identical. She said: "I haven't bought anything yet."

Speaking about her symptoms she said in the first tirst trimester she'd suffered headaches. "Not severe though and went away with a paracetamol," she added. Dani also had severe nausea and felt "soooooo tired and thirsty, constipation!!!" and she also suffered "wind pains" and was "really emotional."

Dani has shared her surprise at having twins (Dani Dyer/Instagram)

She says she still gets emotional and "really tired by the end of the day" as well as suffering heartburn, and "breathing a lot heavier." Dani says she's also "obsessed with spicy foods, vinegar, pickles, gherkins." She told fans: "I could eat a bowl of mash with vinegar and tobasco every night."

When she was asked by one follower if it was a shock to find out she's carrying twins, she said an early scan had only picked up one baby. "Yes a massive shock! I had an early scan at like eight weeks and they only picked up one baby," she replied.

"Then when I went back at 12 weeks we found out it was twins we laughed the whole day we didn't believe her at first. Was a really special moment"

(Dani Dyer/Instagram)

Dani then opened up her messages to share the hilarious reaction from her dad Danny Dyer, who played EastEnders legend Mick Carter. "Hold up. Are you f****** joking me?????" he asked.

"Dad I can't believe it They missed it on the scan and now it's come up as identical twins," she told him. "WTF. Oh my f***** god," he exclaimed. And she cried jokingly: "Helppppppp."

Dani also revealed a surprising piece of information about having twins. "So Jarrod has twins on his side of the family. Howevere we are having identical twins so they do not run in families anyone can have them! Which I never knew until we found out."

Dani welcomed Santiago, her son with her ex Sammy Kimmence, in January 2021. In December 2021 she went Instagram public with Jarrod.

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