Stacey Solomon recently announced she's expecting her fifth child with husband Joe Swash - but she shocked fans when she took to Instagram to confirm her due date.
The 33-year-old Loose Women star and former X-factor contestant said it was "a real surprise" when she and husband Joe found out they had another baby on the way, and she thanked fans for their kind messages.
Now Stacey has told her 5.4 million followers that they are expecting their new arrival very soon, as she shared a sweet update with fans.
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She said is "much further along" than she expected. Captioning the photo, she wrote: "Coming soon… Much sooner than we thought. When we found out we still wanted to have that first few months you usually would to adjust and get excited and enjoy it to ourselves, but that didn’t leave us with very long left.
"So this time next month we will be getting ready to say hello to a whole new pickle. So grateful. While we had some time off we thought we better take some memories before it’s too late @chelseawhitephotog ©️ who took our wedding pictures took these photos for us. Happy Friday Everyone."
Stacey told her 5.4 million followers it was a "huge surprise" but was delighted to be welcoming "another little pickle". Writing on Instagram, she said: "So grateful & can not believe I’m saying this… Another little pickle is on the way… A HUGE surprise, but one that we are so thankful for to the moon & back bub."
It comes after she confirmed news of her pregnancy earlier this week. In the caption on Instagram, she wrote with emojis that she and Joe were now parents of five. She added: "So grateful & can not believe I’m saying this… Another little pickle is on the way… A HUGE surprise, but one that we are so thankful for the love to the moon & back bub @realjoeswashy."
Stacey shares one-year-old Rose and three-year-old son Rex with Joe and is also a mum to 14-year-old Zach and ten-year-old Leighton, and step-mum to Joe's 14-year-old son, Harry.
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