LOVE Island star Laura Anderson is pregnant with her first child, The Sun can reveal.
Laura, 33, and Footballers Wives actor Gary Lucy, 41, will welcome a baby into the world one year after meeting on Celebs Go Dating.
The reality TV star and Gary were spotted at their first scan together last week in Glasgow, and pals revealed she is so excited to become a first time mum.
They told The Sun: "Laura is seeing this as a fresh start as she has wanted to be a mum for some time.
"She is so excited and knows that Gary is a great dad to his four kids with his ex.
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"She has wanted a baby for a while and she can't wait to start this new chapter in her life."
Laura confirmed the pregnancy on Instagram today with a sweet video that showed her baby bump growing and gave fans a glimpse at her baby scan.
The TV favourite penned: "Our hearts are full ???????? Baby Lucy due Summer ‘23"
Her followers rushed to congratulate her, with Love Island star Faye Winter penning: "Congratulations beautiful ???? so happy for you"
And Tasha Ghouri said: "AHHH!!! Congratulations angel"
Laura shared snaps from her first Christmas with Gary in her post.
It comes after they were hit with split rumours in January when it appeared that they had unfollowed each other on Instagran.
But Laura swiftly denied their relationship was in trouble and said she had been teaching Gary "how to block a troll" on the social media site, and that they had followed each other back.
Gary found fame on Hollyoaks playing a footballer called Luke Morgan.
The TV hunk then gained a legion of fans when he joined racy show Footballers' Wives in 2002.
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Since then Gary has enjoyed roles on The Bill and Casualty, as well as stints on reality TV including 2014's Dancing On Ice.
He returned to Hollyoaks in 2017 after a 15 year absence, and split from his wife Natasha a year later.
The former couple share two sons and two daughters.
Laura was a hairdresser and a flight attendant before she won a spot on Love Island in 2018.
She initially coupled up with Wes Nelson until he got eyes for Megan Barton Hanson when she entered as a bombshell.
Since leaving the villa, Laura has kept herself in the spotlight, racking up over 1.5 million followers on social media where she shares sexy snaps and sponsored posts.
Laura previously dated Dane Bowers but they split for good last August.
They got back together in 2021 - three years after she first dumped him for cheating.
At the time, she revealed how she was able to trust her boyfriend again and how they were trying for a baby.
She opened up about her relationship last year saying: "Relationships only really ever work out when you both love each other equally, which is something that is actually quite hard to find, and is often down to timing."
