'I'm going to be the yummiest mummy there is': Chantelle Houghton pregnant with Alex Reid's baby

By Emily Sheridan


Just two and a half months after announcing they were trying for a baby, Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid are expecting their first child.

The former glamour model, 28, is 11 weeks pregnant with her first child.

The couple's baby news comes just five weeks after Reid, 36, proposed to her on an Irish chat show.

We're pregnant! Alex Reid and Chantelle Houghton are expecting their first child together


The giddy blonde tells OK! magazine: 'Oh my God! I'm pregnant. Let me through - I'm going to be the yummiest mummy there is.

'I'm milking it, trust me. I've told my friends and family, if I'm going through it, you're all going through it.
'I don't know exactly when the baby was conceived... I found out four weeks ago.'

The couple revealed they were trying for a baby in August after Houghton revealed she had a low fertility.

At the time, Houghton claimed doctors told her in-vitro fertilisation was her only hope of getting pregnant.

Baby on board: Houghton and Reid were unaware of her pregnancy when they holidayed in Florida six weeks ago

But given she's nearly three months along, it appears the reality star fell pregnant immediately when she began trying.

The Big Brother stars were on the verge of starting IVF treatment when Houghton did a pregnancy test from Boots.

Despite her luck at pregnant so quickly, she has hit out at sceptics who may have questioned her fertility issues.

She explained: 'I've been seeing a private doctor and he said: "Well, you've proved them wrong, haven't you?"

'Alex and I have spent thousands on private fertility treatment. All the tests and consultations. I have all the drugs at home. It does make me question these doctors. But then again, maybe it really is a miracle.'

Impromptu: Reid proposed to Houghton on The Saturday Night Show in Ireland last month


No doubt Reid will be pleased his fiancée's pregnancy has silenced those who accused him of 'shooting blanks' when he was trying to have a baby with estranged wife Katie Price.

Reid and Price underwent two courses IVF treatment last year after struggling to conceive for six months.

Because Price has already had three children, critics unfairly accused Reid of being infertile.

But he proudly spoke of his virility at the time on his Twitter page, saying: 'Two specialists both confirm I have above average sperm production and working great.'

Houghton and Reid announced their engagement last month after a whirlwind six month romance.
They started dating in April after meeting at Fate Awards in Belfast, just a few weeks after Houghton's high-profile split from TV presenter Rav Wilding.

But they will have to wait until Reid divorces estranged wife Katie Price, following their separation earlier this year.
No doubt both will be hoping their second marriage lasts longer than their first after both couples separated just 10 months after their weddings.

Reid wed Price in Las Vegas in February 2010 after seven months of dating, while Houghton tied the knot with Samuel Preston in April 2006, just four months after meeting on Celebrity Big Brother.


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'I've never had so much sex': Alex Reid and Chantelle juggle IVF and natural methods as they try for baby

By Nadia Mendoza


Happy families: Alex Reid and Chantelle Houghton, pictured here at the Amika event for London Fashion Week, are trying for a baby


After a whirlwind seven months, Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid have decided to start a family together.

But following a battle with bulimia and years of dieting destroying her body, the couple have turned to IVF as well as overdosing on natural methods.

The blonde reality star, who notoriously shot to fame after being the only non-celebrity to win Celebrity Big Brother in 2006, cannot rely on biology alone and Alex, who won CBB in 2010, sees the obstacle as 'a challenge'.


Alex, 36, told OK!: 'It's a big leap for us. It's only seven months since we got together. It's not a decision we've taken lightly at all.

'Chantelle has been saying: "Oh you can back out if you want!" No way. I've thought about this long and hard and it's what I really want.'

Speaking of her trips to the IVF clinic, Chantelle, 28, said: 'It's all really positive. I've had tests done. They can help us.

'I've had a lot of scans and horrible, painful things done to me.'

But despite help from the professionals, there is a chance the duo can conceive naturally without the egg being fertilised in a laboratory.

Alex added: 'I've never had so much sex. I was complaining to my mate, "She wants sex in the morning, she wants sex all the time." He was like, "Really? Stop moaning. Soon enough you won't be able to get any."'

And while Alex has a history of rushing into things, notably marrying former flame Katie Price after seven months together, he claims: 'I am normally so careful not to do things hastily.'

The pair also revealed they have chosen baby names already, but refused to ruin the surprise.

He credited his relationship with Katie for leading to his meeting to Chantelle, alluding to the turn of events as a 'Sliding Doors' effect.

The cagefighter revealed he has lost respect for his ex-wife after she branded their dirty laundry in public and even claimed he was so scared of her during their time together that he couldn't breathe.

However, love conquers all and speaking of his new girlfriend, he said: 'It is a fairytale. This wasn't the plan.

'Sometimes I have to pinch myself. I'm really in love.'



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