Scarlett Moffatt has opened up about her pregnancy struggles, revealing her first trimester was “hell” in a candid social media post.
The 35-year-old, known for Gogglebox and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, shared a selfie from bed, looking exhausted as she addressed fans praising her “glow”.
She wrote: “Also for those lovely ones saying I'm glowing, let me tell you the first trimester was HELL lol.
“I was driving to jobs and having mini sicks, then filming getting hot and cold flushes and migraines.
Scarlett Moffatt opened up about her pregnancy struggles
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"So I'm now accepting compliments lol thank you.”
The star, who is expecting her second child with fiancé Scott Dobinson, said she began showing at around 14 weeks and joked about cravings for cheese in “every form”.
She announced the pregnancy just over a week ago in a heartfelt video featuring the couple’s son Jude, who spoke excitedly about becoming a “big brother” as Ms Moffatt held up her scan alongside Mr Dobinson.
She wrote at the time: “We honestly can't believe we're writing this.
The star is expecting her second child with fiancé Scott Dobinson
|"After everything, we feel unbelievably lucky to be able to say our family is growing."
She described the baby as a “miracle”, adding: “One little miracle gave us Jude, and now he's going to be a big brother.
"And if there's one thing we know for certain, it's that he is going to be the most amazing big brother.”
The couple said they remain “grateful, so excited and still a little bit in shock”.
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Ms Moffatt posted the candid message on her Instagram story
|The news carries particular significance following the pair’s difficult fertility journey, having spent four years trying to conceive their first child.
In a remarkable twist, Ms Moffatt discovered she was pregnant just one day before attending her first IVF consultation.
Speaking previously to her I’m A Celebrity campmates, she reflected on the emotional toll of trying to start a family.
“When all you want is a family, it's really hard when that doesn't come naturally or easily, you question yourself, is it ever going to happen?” she said.
“It's just really hard. It just makes life feel heavier.”
The TV star has also spoken candidly about suffering a miscarriage after Jude’s birth.
Scarlett Moffatt and Scott Dobinson have been dating since 2018
|“After Jude, we tried again and got quite far along and miscarried it and it was just I remember Scott's mam and dad took Jude for the day and me and Scott just laid in bed crying and it was just awful,” she said.
Ms Moffatt described the grief of pregnancy loss as “mourning a life that you imagined”, adding: “It's just really sad. We have to just be so grateful that we've got ours.”