Pregnant Bake Off star Laura Adlington reveals gender of unborn baby after nine year fertility battle
PREGNANT Bake Off star Laura Adlington has revealed the gender of her unborn baby.
The TV star, 36, shared the exiting news on social media, following
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Laura Adlington has revealed the gender of her unborn baby
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The baking queen announced she was pregnant in April
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Laura competed on GBBO in 2020
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Now, the mum-to-be has shared more exciting news with her fans.
They shared a cute picture of themselves holding up a blue baby outfit.
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In a lengthy post next to the sweet snap, Laura revealed that the couple had bought the outfit when they started trying for a baby nine years ago.
Continuing the post, The Great British Bake Off star said: "Well, earlier this year, as many of you know, our prayers were finally answered.
And recently we found out we're having a little boy.
"I'll be honest: part of me had hoped for a girl.
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"But looking back, we never bought a girl's outfit – just this one.
"So maybe that's the universe's way of saying this was always meant to be.
I was on Bake Off and cruel trolls mocked my fertility battle - it shattered my confidence, says Laura Adlington
"Now, this little outfit isn't just a symbol of hope. It's waiting, just like we are, for the little boy who was always meant to fill it."
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The star admitted she had "quietly decided to give IVF a try" over the last year.
She shared a photo of her smiling alongside Matt while holding a baby scan in her hand.
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Laura revealed her and husband Matt are having a baby boy
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Laura wrote: "After 9 years of infertility, we are very excited (and still a bit in shock) to be expecting our little IVF miracle in October.
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"I know announcements like this can be really painful, especially if you're in the thick of waiting or grieving, so please feel free to mute or unfollow if you need to and know I'm sending so much love your way.
"It's been such a really long, and to be honest lonely road to get here – something many of you will know if you've followed me for a while or listened to the podcast.
"We'd honestly made peace with the idea that having children might not happen for us. But about a year and a half ago, we quietly decided to give IVF a try.
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The TV star has 'quietly been going through IVF' over the last year
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"We kept it to ourselves and decided not to share online (or even with family) just so we didn't put more pressure on ourselves.
"We had an unsuccessful round and a cancelled round, and then found out a couple of months ago that I was finally pregnant.
"I'll be sharing a bit more over the coming weeks about our journey to get here but for now we're just really excited to share our news with you all. We honestly can't believe our luck."
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Two years before, Laura appeared The Great British Bake Off and made it all the way to the final, but lost out to the series' youngest-ever winner Peter Sawkins.
The baking queen opened up about her struggles to conceive.
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