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Love Island star who made history in first same-sex coupling announces pregnancy

Love Island star Katie Salmon has announced the thrilling news that she's expecting a baby with her fiance.

Katie revealed on Christmas Day that she was engaged to her partner Harry.

The reality star, who made history as the ITV2 dating show Love Island's first same-sex coupling with the late Sophie Gradon in 2016, said she was the 'happiest girl alive' after Harry popped the question.

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Katie has now revealed that she and Harry, who moved to Thailand to start a new life last February, are going to be parents - and she says it's their 'biggest blessing.'

"Been Busy Creating Life," she wrote with a moving video montage starting from the moment she saw her pregnancy test result and gasped 'oh my god.'

The montage shared on her Instagram shows Katie's baby scans and smitten Harry lovingly kissing her growing bump.

She wrote: "First came love, then came you! 6 months pregnant with our biggest blessing.

"I’ve kept this between close friends and family for a while but my beautiful baby bump is getting hard to hide."

Writing to their baby she said: "We love you so much already baby and cannot wait to meet you.

"I couldn’t do this journey with anybody else other than my best friend. 2022 my favourite year off all, the year I marry my love and we become a family."

Fellow Love Islander Olivia Bowen, who also recently announced she was expecting with her husband Alex who she met on the show, commented: "BABE. So happy for you guys."

And Harry wrote: "2022 is going to be amazing. I love you so much and can’t wait to meet you."

On December 25 she shared a joyous photo of the couple as she flashed her engagement ring.

"HE ASKED ME TO BE HIS WIFE My best friend, my twin flame," she penned.

"The love of my life asked me to marry him and made me the happiest girl alive!!!!

"My baby, we’ve been through so much together and built so much, I cannot wait to share this next chapter with you and take your hand in marriage forever.

"I love you so much I have no other words to say! The best Christmas … YES, YES YES."

Katie first shot to fame when she appeared on the second series of Love Island and coupled up with beauty queen Sophie, who tragically took her own life in 2018.

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