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Serena Williams has shared the heartwarming moment she told her daughter she was expecting her second child. 

The pro tennis star caught the sweet conversation on camera as she sat down with her husband Alexis and their five-year-old daughter Olympia to tell her the wonderful news before they announced it to the world at the Met Gala.

Posting the video to YouTube, Serena titled the clip Olympia’s Surprise, as the footage starts off with her showing a positive pregnancy test and saying, “Super happy. Just praying that it keeps working”.

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The video then cuts to the 41-year-old sat down and talking to the camera, revealing that her daughter has been commenting on her changing body.

“Olympia does not know right now that I am pregnant, but she did call me fat, and then she got really, like, stressed out”.

“I tried not to take it personal, ‘cause I'm like super into fitness, but I'm like, ‘Uhh, am I?’”, Serena admitted before adding, “I'm really, really excited to see her reaction”.

Serena can then be seen with Alexis by her side as they tell Olympia the exciting news that their family is expanding. 

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“Remember how you've been praying for a little sister or brother?”, Williams began. “Well, we went to the doctor, and it turns out I'm not getting fat. But I have a baby in my belly”.

Clearly over the moon, Olympia asks, “What, are you kidding me?”, before her dad confirms, “You're going to be a big sister”.

Joyfully, the five-year-old hugs her mum and her blossoming baby bump as Serena undoes her jeans and lifts up her top to have her full bump on display. 

Olympia then gets up and runs around the room as she exclaims, “I’m so excited”.

“You got a lot of work to do. You gotta do a lot of work getting ready to be a big sister”, Alexis teased. 

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Many of the tennis player's fans headed to the comments of the clip to share how cute it was and to say how happy they are for their family as the prepare to welcome another little one into the world. 

One fan wrote, “I don't think there's anyone who deserves this happiness more than Serena she has blessed us with 3 decades of AMAZING TENNIS what a great way to live life now”.

“You deserve it all, Serena. Olympia is so excited. Praying for healthy baby”, penned a second fan.

“To say Olympia was excited is a understatement!! So heartwarming and adorable!! I’m so very happy for you , Alexis and Olympia. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful and sweet family moment with us”, added a third. 

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Una Healy has broken her silence on her alleged ‘throuple’ with David Haye and has set the record straight on what their relationship really was. 

The singer spoke to Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally on their podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me about the rumours of her being in a ‘throuple’ with boxer David Haye and Sian Osborne. 

Une revealed she and David met on the celebrity dating app Raya before she and David started seeing each other and explained, “Dating him is the right term because that's how it was, it wasn't a throuple. We had a lovely relationship”.

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“I straight out asked him, ‘What are you looking for?" because I did a Google and I was like, ‘Well, I'm probably going straight from the frying pan into the fire with this fella because he did exactly to his wife what my ex husband did to me’. I didn't like that”.

Healy told Vogue and Joanne that Haye said, “I’m single but I don't believe that the traditional relationship exists anymore”.

The Up singer then revealed that she and David spent more time talking online and would meet up whenever Una was in London.

“It was casual, it wasn’t serious…I was happy enough with it. It was in a romantic capacity”, Una admitted.

“He was very honest that I wasn't the only woman he was seeing, I was very aware he was seeing other people. I knew he was being honest and it's not like I was being cheated on. I knew he wasn't husband material, just a bit of fun and I was enjoying it”.

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David was also seeing Sian while he was dating Una and she revealed she was worried the public may think David was cheating on Sian with her if the three of them weren’t seen together, which is why they decided to spend time with each other.

“At least if we were all pictured together, we're all a happy family, there's nothing sinister going on… He doesn't label, he's never called her [Sian] his girlfriend”.

“So I did meet her and she was a really nice girl but there was nothing going on there so it wasn't a throuple”.

Una then spoke about when she, David and Sian went on a holiday together. She reflected back on it and said, “The honesty was there and I found that attractive. I remember on the flight over he was in the middle seat and he had one hand on her leg and one hand on mine”.

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“I said to him, ‘What am I doing?’, and he goes ‘You're having a midlife crisis but don't worry so am I!’, and I thought ‘She's [Sian's] not because she's 10 years younger”.

In terms of Una and Sian’s relationship, there wasn’t one. “There's no dynamic there – she's not my girlfriend – he's both our boyfriend”. 

After realising she didn’t want to continue dating David as she’s a monogamous person, Una revealed, “I just thought, ‘I'm out, you can have him’. He can have whoever he wants because one [woman] will never be enough for him”.

Joanne jokingly added, “You were hoodwinked into a throuple”, to which Una agreed, "I was! I was in a way".

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Amy Dowden has shared the heartbreaking news that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. 

The Strictly Come Dancing star took to Instagram to announce the worrying news but promised fans she’s ‘determined to get back on the dancefloor’.

Posting a message to her 394K followers, Amy explained, “Hey all, I've got some news which isn't easy to share. I've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer but I'm determined to get back on that dance floor before you know it”.

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Many famous faces, inducing Amy’s Strictly co-stars, rushed to the comments to send her supportive messages. 

Professional dancer Karen Haur wrote, “We love you and we are here with you in every little step . You are strong and you will beat this”.

“We are all in this with you!! Sending all our strength. And you will be with us in the less than 8 counts. We love you Amy”, penned Gorka Marquez.

Oti Mabuse added, “Sending you love and power and all the strength – you’re such an incredible woman, love you Amy! Take care of yourself”.

Amy also spoke to Hello to explain further details of her diagnosis, revealing that she found a lump in April before heading on her belated honeymoon to the Maldives. 

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“I was in the shower and I felt this hard lump in my right breast, I was in shock; I checked again. I thought, ‘Right, it could just be period-related, or so many things’. I decided I was going to keep an eye on it for a few weeks. On holiday, putting body lotion on every day, I was noticing it.”.

“I started to check it less because it was worrying me, and I didn't want to flare my Crohn's up. Then, once we were back home, I went to do a  show with Ben and I was putting some shimmer on and the lump felt so much bigger. I just knew I needed to go to the doctors”.

After going to the doctor, Amy revealed, “Everything happened so fast within that day. I went on my own and didn't tell anybody, but when I was there, the nurse said to me, ‘You need to have somebody here’, and that's when Ben found out”.

“They told me it was looking very suspicious and to prepare for the worst, hope for the best. They did the biopsy and then we had a wait”.

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“All I wanted to know after I was told was, ‘Ok, what's the plan? How long until I’m back on the dance floor?’. My doctor explained to me that there are three grades, and three is the most aggressive, but they feel like they've caught mine early and to not be too alarmed because grade 3 would be expected in somebody of my age”.

The pro dancer added that her doctors don’t know what stage cancer she has yet, but after more testing, she’ll know the full diagnosis.

“They are still gathering all the information, but the treatment will definitely include surgery. I don't know what stage the cancer is yet, until I have an MRI scan and a biopsy on a second lump they have found in the same breast. Once they’ve got that, they can give me a full prognosis”.

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Stacey Solomon has shared an emotional message for her son Rex as she celebrates him turning four years old. 

Stacey revealed she was close to tears as she realised how much older her little boy was getting. 

Taking to Instagram to share selfies of herself, her husband Joe and their son to her 5.6M Instagram followers, the 33-year-old penned a heartwarming tribute. 

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She wrote, “4 whole years of you Rex. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PICKLE. Wow that has flown faster than we could have ever imagined”.

“I can not believe how big you’ve gotten especially in this last year. Next stop big school”.

“What a kind, happy, caring, special young man you’re growing up to be. Mummy & Daddy are so proud of you Rexy. Too the moon and back always!”.

Solomon added, “P.S if I see one more video of people telling me you only have little kids for four years I’m going to cry. It’s not true they’ll be your baby forever and you’re doing amazing”.

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Many of the Loose Women panellist’s fans headed to the comments to wish Rex a happy birthday. 

One fan wrote, "How are our babies starting school in September? I’m not ready for this! Rex, you gorgeous little pickle! You make my heart smile".

"Time goes soooo fast doesn’t it! Hope Rex has had a fab birthday!", penned a second fan.

A third added, "Happy birthday Rexy!!!! Wow, that’s really flown over, and what a gorgeous young man he is growing into – so grown up with his short hair too".

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After Rex got home from school, Stacey revealed how his day was. As he held up a Spiderman birthday card and smiled from ear to ear, Stacey wrote, “Our little birthday boy is home from school & he’s telling us all about how his friends sang to him and he got a card from nursery”. 

The mum-of-five also posted a collection of videos of Rex from him as a newborn to taking his first steps to playing outdoors. 

Stacey told her followers, “I’m crying, we are all watching videos of Rex over the years and showing Rexy. These are his favourite ones”.

The Tap to Tidy author also shared a snap of her son looking up at the sky to see the moon and revealed the family enjoyed a takeaway for dinner as part of their birthday celebration.

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Laura Anderson has revealed that she has been robbed as she prepares to welcome her first child into the world. 

The former Love Island star is expecting her first child with Hollyoaks actor Gary Lucy and discovered that her car was robbed yesterday.

Laura has taken to her Instagram Stories to tell her 1.5M Instagram followers about the scary incident of her car being taken.

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Firsty, Anderson posted a selfie and wrote, “Someone just stole my car. Nice”, before adding, “When you realise the f*****s were in your flat and took your spare key. Huge thank you to Scotland Police you guys have been amazing”.

Laura then went into more detail about the robbery and told her followers, “Hey gang, how's it going? Thanks for all your messages. I am actually fine. It's only a car, right?”.

“Hopefully the insurance will cover it. But the fact that someone's potentially been in my house when I've been away – thank you social media – erm, yeah it's scary”.

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The 34-year-old continued, “If you have a Range Rover, definitely get a Ghost or Immobiliser… I think that's the only way that people can't steal them”.

“I don't even want it back at this point, I just want my insurance and maybe just get a different car or something”.

“My neighbour got robbed as well. Probably shouldn’t say how I know the people got the keys, but anyway”, she added.

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The former reality TV star then explained that she is looking for somewhere new to live. 

“If I didn’t want to move already, I want to even more now. Yeah, I’ve been trying to look for a place that’s a bit bigger, obviously Baby will be coming. Also, it’ll be nice to be in a safe place”.

Laura has been away on a trip in Texas, America, where she attended a baseball game, went to the Houston Space Centre and saw an art exhibition, among other tourist attractions. 

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Tired of your beau/brother/dad making sexist remarks about women drivers? Us too! Luckily, a study has found that women are actually better drivers.

According to price comparison website Confused.com, women are better and safer on the road. They had a look at driving offences, driving test statistics and insurance claims of both men and women to see who really ruled the road.

The study revealed that even though women tend to take longer to pass their test, they are more careful when driving. Ladies were less likely to be found guilty of driving offences like speeding and ignoring a stop sign.

Men were more likely to commit major driving offences like drink-driving and driving without any tax or insurance. This also meant that women were less trouble with insurers as they weren’t likely to make a claim.

Women may be less confident behind the wheel but that leads to them being more cautious.

This works in their favour, especially as they are less likely to be the cause of road traffic accidents.

Someone’s gender doesn’t determine whether or not they’ll be a good driver, but we’ll happily accept what this study says. 

Remind your other half of this study the next time he is giving you grief about driving too slowly!

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Chrishell Stause and her partner G Flip have got tattoos of their vows after revealing that they tied the knot earlier this month following a year of dating. 

The Selling Sunset star and singer secretly tied the knot in Vegas and shared the wonderful news to Instagram, where Chrishell explained, “Love doesn’t always go as planned… Sometimes it’s immeasurably better”.

Now, speaking to People about their wedding and the lead up to their big day, G Flip revealed the couple got their wedding vows tattooed. 

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Not revealing exactly what their vows were, the 29-year-old said they were, “Not going to share them, but we've got them tattooed…Some, some of them”.

The singer-songwriter admitted they were, “freaking out about my vows, trying to get that right. ‘Cause I wanted to say how I was feeling, so I had to tap into my songwriter brain and think of the words of how to describe what I'm feeling”.

“So yeah, it was all a little, little bit nerve-wracking, but it was like just so beautiful. And it was just so fun, and it was just so us… It was really, really cute”.

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G Flip then went on to speak about the public’s reaction to them and Chrishell being an item after Strause was previously dating her boss at The Oppenheim Group, Jason Oppenheim, and split just five months before she and G Flip confirmed their romance.

“It's interesting that people care so much, but like, you know, we're just living life. We're just like two people who spend every day with each other, and we make each other so happy”, they admitted. 

“It feels pretty normal to me… it's great finding someone that you just wanna spend every second with and this… Makes you happier. And Chrishell's just f***ing so awesome. I just love her so much. She's so beautiful and such a ray of light in my life”.

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Amy Childs has opened up about her labour when welcoming twins Billy and Amelia into the world. 

The former star of The Only Way is Essex gave birth to her twins last month and delivered them via emergency C-section. 

Describing their labour as ‘traumatic’,  Amy revealed that Billy had a prolapsed umbilical cord, resulting in him having to stay in the neonatal unit. 

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Speaking to OK! about their birth, the 32-year-old revealed, “Obviously, I had a birth plan – but they don’t always go to plan. Two days after we came back home, Bill said, ‘That was traumatic’. They were definitely five days we are never going to forget”.

“But we documented it all for the show and I really can’t wait for everyone to see it. It is an eye-opener. I was looking at Bill thinking, ‘Oh, my God, what have we been through?!’. Being a first-time dad he was not expecting this”.

“Billy had a prolapsed cord. It’s really rare. The midwife was amazing, she knew the cord was there”.

She continued, “Afterwards, he was in the neonatal unit, so my Bill put me in a wheelchair to go down to the other ward to feed him – he had all wires around him. I fed him in the night and went back to the ward”.

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“I didn’t want to leave him. Millie was with us. I said to Bill, ‘I’ve got Millie so you go and sit with him for an hour’. We took it in turns to go and see him. It was really sad. I didn’t want him to miss out on anything”.

“Two days later, he was back with us. We are giving him all the cuddles in the world. It wasn’t plain sailing – it’s a bit of a blur! But they are here now and they are fine. I am very much a positive person”, the reality TV star concluded.

Amy’s new reality show Amy Childs: The Twin Life will go into more details about her and her fiancé Billy preparing for their twins to make an appearance, as well as life as a family-of-six, with Amy’s older children Polly (5) and Ritchie (4), after the twins arrive.

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Will Young and Jessie Wynter have moved onto a new adventure in their relationship as they touched down in Australia yesterday to spend time with Jessie’s family.

The lovebirds met on Love Island and have been inseparable ever since as Jessie spent time working and living on Will’s family’s farm with him after they left the villa.

As Wynter was set to return back Down Under alone, Farmer Will surprised her by leaving farm life behind for a while and tagging along so he can spend time with her friends and family. 

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Sharing an update after landing in Sydney, Will posted photos of their first day in Australia together and revealed he has met his girlfriend’s sister and nan to his 687K Instagram followers. 

Alongside snaps of them exploring Jessie’s hometown and reuniting with her sister, Will captioned the post, “DAY 1 of Australia. I met Jessie’s nan nan and sister today. What an amazing day we have had”.

“We started of the day by going to Jessie’s nan’s house and saw some of the family which was magical. I tired my first Australian coffee and also my first Yo-chi. They were both amazing!”.

The 23-year-old closed off by adding, “We then went on to do a workout, and headed back to have a family dinner, where I surprised nan nan with flowers:) SMASHED the first day”.

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Fans of the Love Island couple hurried to the comments to share how lovely it was to see the pair of them still going strong and taking the big step of going to Australia together.

One fan penned, “You two might be my favourite relationship to come out of love island, this is all very wholesome!”.

“Have the best time you too. you have proved every body wrong to how much you both love each other and you have both been real and genuine from the start love a happy ending and you too both deserve all the happiness together”, wrote a second fan.

A third added, “Awwwww you two, just loving the pics of your Australian adventures”.

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Jessie also commented on the post to say it was, “A day I’ll remember forever”.

After reuniting with her sister, Jessie shared a message about the importance of her family and having Will by her side.

Writing to her 897K Instagram followers, the former reality TV star explained, “Feels so surreal to have Will here with me here in Sydney to be able properly introduce him to my family as well!!”.

“I can’t wait until I head back to Tassie to see the rest of the fam!! My family are so important to me and it has felt so weird the last few months not being able to see them in person, especially with all the crazy things that have been happening in my life! It sort of feels like a small part of me was missing but now, I can feel whole again”.

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Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Spain over the weekend and have now shared gorgeous photos from their big day. 

The former Made in Chelsea stars officially tied the knot with an intimate ceremony at a registry office in Chelsea last month and held their second wedding celebration in Seville last week. 

Jamie has taken to Instagram to share photos from their ceremony and after party as fans wait eagerly to have an insight into their special day.

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In the stunning collection of black and white snaps, Jamie can be seen tearing up as Sophie walks down the aisle in her long-sleeved lace gown and beautiful veil. Another picture shows the newlyweds sitting together surrounded by their nearest and dearest as they enjoy the meal after the ceremony.

A video captured the moment they shared being cheered on by their guests before cutting their six-tier wedding cake as sparklers go off behind them. 

Laing sweetly captioned the post, “I can’t believe this has happened, I want to do the magic all over again”.

Many famous faces headed to the comments to congratulate the pair on their marriage.

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Love Island’s Antigoni wrote, “Obsessed”, while The Only Way is Essex star Jess Wright said, “Congratulations guys”.

The couples' former Made in Chelsea co-star, Lucy Watson, penned, “Beautiful, congratulations”.

“Congratulations!!!! Oh my she’s so beautiful”, added Coronation Street’s Catherine Tyldesley.

The NearlyWeds podcast host also shared a snippet of his moving wedding speech to his 1.1M Instagram followers.

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He sweetly said, “You’re smart and clever in so many more ways than me but you never praise yourself. You allow me to be centre of attention, but we all know who the real star is”.

“But most importantly, you love me for who I am. I can’t think of anything better than spending the rest of my life with you. I love you so much. Thank you so much. Let’s all get drunk”, the 34-year-old concluded.

Jamie popped the question to Sophie at the 5-star Rosewood Hotel in London in December of 2021 with a series of touching notes.

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Ireland’s leading fundraising platform, iDonate.ie, is working with TV presenter, breakfast radio host and busy mum of three Lucy Kennedy, to help launch their marathon competition for fundraisers, ahead of the Mini Marathon season in June.

Lucy, who is a big supporter of Irish charities and an advocate for women making time to look after their mental and physical health, is working with the fundraising platform to help make fundraising easier for women taking part in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin and participants joining the Cork City Marathon this summer.

iDonate have launched an initiative that will see participants who fundraise using the platform for the Women’s Mini Marathon or Cork City Marathon, entered into a draw to win a holiday worth €2,500. Anyone who raises over €100 for a charity on iDonate will be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, as well as a €2,500 donation to their chosen charity.

Marathon participants can set up a personal fundraising page on iDonate now for either of the June marathons to be in with a chance to win.

Speaking about the launch of this fundraising initiative, Lucy said she is proud to be supporting an Irish business and believes the June running events are the ideal goals for women who want to make more time for themselves.

“I love the idea that iDonate has created a way for people to easily raise money for charities they feel passionate about, whilst also being able to support an Irish, family-run business at the same time,” she said.

“The Mini Marathon gives women a great opportunity to get out into the fresh air and start moving after a long winter and there is nothing better for both our physical health as well as our mental wellbeing. As a busy mum of three, it’s crucial for me to get some time to take a walk and get outside. I’m up so early for the breakfast show, that I make time for my walks with Riley in the evenings. That’s my me time!

Whether you walk the mini marathon with a friend, or you want to set a goal to improve your fitness, I would encourage everyone to dust off their runners, set up a fundraising page on iDonate and get moving. If nothing else, the fantastic prize that’s up for grabs should serve as a good motivator!"

IDonate is committed to making giving easier, with a range of fundraising offerings available to Irish consumers. The Irish owned, family run business has supported over 4000 causes since its founding in 2011 with over 2 million donors nationwide.

Most recently, iDonate has provided support on a huge number of national fundraisers, including some noteworthy campaigns such as the Charlie Bird Hand of Friendship Walk with Samaritans, the LauraLynn Locks of Love Campaign and Run 100, an Irish Heart Foundation initiative, to name a few.

Speaking on the launch of the latest competition initiative, Alan Coyne, Chief Technical Officer at iDonate, said:

“We’re delighted to announce the launch of our marathon fundraiser giveaway and we want those who choose iDonate to know that they are supporting a family run, Irish owned business creating local jobs. We hope that our latest initiative encourages people to not only raise much needed funds for so many crucial charities nationwide, but also to look after their own needs and wellbeing. Getting outside and moving towards a fitness goal, however big or small, can make a huge difference to our health and any funds you raise while doing so will make a difference to the charities that we support.

We look forward to seeing lots of Irish causes benefiting from this year’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon and Cork City Marathon and to seeing even more Irish fundraisers using iDonate this year."

To set up a personal fundraising page on iDonate, visit www.idonate.ie and simply click, ‘start a fundraiser’.

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Binky Felstead has had fans rally around her to show support after she admitted to feeling like she could ‘cry at anything and everything’ in a new update after welcoming her son into the world. 

The former Made in Chelsea star welcomed the birth of her baby boy, Wilder, just last month with her husband Max Darnton. 

Binky has shared an update of life as a mum-of-three and revealed her ‘baby bubble has burst’ to her 1.4M Instagram followers. 

Posting a snap of her and baby Wilder, Binky opened up about returning back to her regular routine after being ill since giving birth. 

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The 32-year-old explained, “So my ‘baby bubble’ has officially burst. Not for any reason other than I’ve got two other kids & I really can’t lie around all day- nor do I want to anymore really”.

“I’ve been sick for 3 weeks now, on antibiotics AND definitely feeling just a bit ‘meh’ again. Another tricky week apparently week 6 … you’re in the thick of it & just getting on as best you can but no rest, help or chocolate is helping the tiredness”.

“The flowers & presents have stopped being sent & I’m desperately waiting for that first smile that’s not a dream or a ‘pop pop’!!”.

She continued, “I feel like I could cry at anything & everything & know I’m overthinking, driving myself mad. My breastfeeding journey is coming to an end for various reasons”.

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“BUT I’ve got my 6 week check this week ( hurrah!) & that makes me happy as I know I’m going to be able to start moving again soon if I get the ‘all clear’. Giving something back to myself”.

The reality TV star closed off by adding, “Sending love to anyone else in the same boat! You’ve got this x Tomorrow is a new day #fourthtrimester”.

Many fans of Felstead rushed to the comments to share their support for her candid update and to applaud her honesty. 

One fan wrote, “Sending so much love to you Binky. you’re amazing – and I can’t wait to see you hopefully next week if all good. Keep looking after yourself as well as all your babes”.

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“The postpartum journey is a complete rollercoaster. Be kind to yourself and feel the feels. Tomorrow is another day, you will feel differently and remember you are looking after your gorgeous people the best you can”, penned a second fan.

A third added, “That fourth trimester stage is sooooo hard, you are doing amazing!”.

Binky’s mum also left a message for her daughter that reads, “Proud of you darling, always remember tomorrow is another day, and they’re going to be glorious things to buy, friends to laugh with- fabulous places to go – and your ancient Crone of a mother to look after”.

As well as being mum to newborn Wilder, Binky has a five-year-old daughter named India and one-year-old son, Wolfie.

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