Pregnant Ferne McCann reveals she has been struck down with crippling morning sickness as she shows off her baby bump for the first time
FERNE McCann has been struck down with crippling morning sickness and headaches since she got pregnant.
The TV star opened up about her baby news in an emotional interview on This Morning today, and showed off her baby bump for the first time.
During the chat with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Ferne admitted she has suffered weeks of extreme morning sickness.
She broke down in tears as she lifted the lid on her nightmare ordeal following the arrest of her ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins on suspicion of involvement in an acid attack in east London.
Ferne said: "I've had nausea, headaches - I don't know why they call it morning sickness because it's been morning noon and night."
She went on to talk about whether she will find out the baby's gender, and she declared she is "70%" sure she doesn't want to know.
The TV regular added: "I am about 70% not wanting to find out.
"It will be a lovely surprise."
Ferne spoke out on her pregnancy for the first time since her Collins’ arrest, and the former Towie star struggled to contain her emotions.
She revealed the last few weeks have been “stressful” last few weeks – but insisted her main priority is her unborn baby.
Ferne found out she was pregnant just days before her ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins was arrested over a horrific acid attack in a London Nightclub.
Speaking to Holly and Phil, the emotional star said: “It has been such a stressful surreal situation to be in.
“I’m actually feeling good and positive because I’m pregnant, it’s given me strength and hope to get through this.”
Asked how she first found our she's expecting a baby, Ferne said: "Missing a period was my biggest indicator. I was really worried, I bought two tests.... I took one test and I just didn't believe it.
"Then I did the other one and until you have the first scan, you still don't believe it.
"The first scan is amazing. You bond with your baby for the first time.
"I got over the initial shock and I'm just so excited, I feel like this is a blessing."
Speaking about hearing the heartbeat, Ferne added: "It felt like a massive relief, it's a magical moment. It's just mental being pregnant, I still can't quite believe it."
It was Ferne's first TV appearance since The Sun revealed she was pregnant.
The former Towie star has been lying low since her ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins was arrested over a horrific acid attack in a London Nightclub.
Ferne discovered she was expecting just days before Collins, 24, was accused of being involved in the acid attack at a Dalston nightclub which left 20 injured and two people blind in one eye.
Collins went on the run following the attack in the early hours of Easter Monday.
After a police appeal and manhunt for Collins, he was finally apprehended six days after the incident in Rushden, Northants.
In dramatic footage obtained by The Sun, Collins was tasered by a squad of 30 armed police as he was arrested — in his underpants.
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