Megan McKenna and her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke shared the happy news on Thursday that they were expecting their first child together.
The former TOWIE star, 31, and the athlete, 26, have had a whirlwind romance and have only been together for just over a year.
Last June Megan announced the news that she was engaged to Oliver after just five months together.
The pair went from strength to strength since they were first spotted together in February of that year, and after a romantic getaway to Montenegro, Megan revealed they’d taken things to the next level.
It’s unclear exactly when they began dating but they went public with their romance in March last year when they were seen leaving a London hotel together.
Megan McKenna and her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke shared the happy news on Thursday that they were expecting their first child together
The former TOWIE star, 31, and the athlete, 26, have had a whirlwind romance and have only been together for just over a year
She shared photos of them enjoying a trip to Paris together that month and gushed in the caption that Oliver was the ‘perfect person’.
Megan wrote on the platform at the time: ‘The perfect trip with the perfect person.’
The month after they gave their first interview about their blossoming relationship as Megan revealed they had met through ‘mutual friends’.
She said: ‘Our first date was just so lovely – we’ve been inseparable ever since. We literally do everything together and I’m so happy.
‘He’s such a lovely person and I’m really positive about everything – my life and my relationship.’
Then in April last year Megan paid tribute to Oliver on his birthday with a sweet post.
She penned: ‘From the moment I met you I knew it was a 4ever thing. Happy birthday to the most incredible person I know.’
Oliver has since suggested that the pair met on New Year’s Eve in 2022.
Celebrating 2024 beginning, he wrote in a post: ‘Happy New Year my love, to think last NYE we’d only just met.’
It’s unclear exactly when they began dating but they are understood to have gone public with their romance in March last year (seen pictured for the first time in March 2023)
Megan and Oliver went Instagram official with their romance in April 2022 during a romantic trip to Paris together
Megan made the happy announcement about her pregnancy on her Instagram on Thursday as she shared a sweet montage of clips
Last June Megan announced the news that she was engaged to Oliver, 26, after just five months together
Sharing a video montage of their holiday, she penned: ‘YES YES YES a thousand times YES. You have opened up a world I never thought was possible’
Just three months later they revealed their engagement.
Sharing a video montage of their holiday to Montenegro, she penned: ‘YES YES YES a thousand times YES. You have opened up a world I never thought was possible.
‘I love you Oliver Burke… here’s to forever my future husband ♥️’
The adorable video showed Megan being surprised by Oliver as he got down on one knee after enjoying a romantic boat trip to a secluded location in the Balkan country.
Oliver responded to the sweet post by commenting: ‘I promise to love you for the rest of my life. I can’t wait to grow old with you my wife to be.
‘I love you. Forever. And always ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️’
In the video, Megan flashed her stunning pear shaped diamond engagement ring, which Nilesh Rakholia, Director at Abelini, praised for its unique design.
He told MailOnline: ‘The pear-shaped diamond is renowned for its elegance and individuality. Its distinctive teardrop shape signifies grace, femininity, and a touch of playfulness.
‘Megan has always exuded confidence and a sense of adventure, and the pear-shaped diamond beautifully captures these qualities.
‘The ring itself features what appears to be a stunning 5 carat diamond and platinum band.’
Then last August the couple showed off their new matching tattoos in Amsterdam.
Megan took to Instagram to share snaps of the fresh ink which read ’22’ on their forearms to mark the year they met.
She donned a blue crop top, black joggers and a cap while lying on the chair in the tattoo studio.
Meanwhile, Oliver looked casual in a white T-shirt while taking a loved-up snap with Megan during the romantic getaway.
Megan penned: ‘Your just a stranger that became my favourite person in 22’.
Megan recently left Essex to live in a new home with Oliver.
She penned in a post last September as she beamed in a selfie with Oliver: ‘Our new adventure begins’.
Megan also shared a snap of the movers van outside her house and one of several boxes stacked high.
She wrote: ‘Bye Essex it’s been fun’.
Megan found fame on The Only Way Is Essex where she was known for her fiery outbursts and arguments.
During her time on the show she had a tumultuous on-off relationship with co-star Pete Wicks.
The pair – who had a famously fiery relationship – called it quits when Megan discovered in September 2016 that he had been sexting his ex Jacqui Ryland.
They briefly got back together while Megan was pursuing her musical ambitions in Nashville, but it sadly wasn’t meant to be.
However, the pair managed to quash any animosity after they both signed up to Celebs Go Dating in 2019.
After Pete Wicks, the Celebrity X Factor winner enjoyed a romance with the late Love Island star Mike Thalassitis.
Megan recently left Essex to live in a new home with Oliver. She penned in a post last September as she beamed in a selfie with Oliver: ‘Our new adventure begins’
Last August the couple showed off their new matching tattoos in Amsterdam. Megan took to Instagram to share snaps of the fresh ink which read ’22’ on their forearms to mark the year they met
They have enjoyed several romantic holidays together since meeting last year
The couple were seen on several occasions but by July 2018 they split and Megan went on to appear on Celebs Go Dating.
On the show she explained that she fell hard for Mike, who tragically died in March 2019 at the age of 26,
‘I don’t really want to talk about it sorry. But I feel that’s all I want, I want that love back,’ she said on the E4 dating show.
Before Pete and Mike she also dated Ibiza Weekender stars Jordan Davies.
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