Ali Bastian has revealed that she is pregnant with her first child just months after suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage.
The former Hollyoaks actress, 37, is expecting with husband David O'Mahony with the couple's due date falling days after their first wedding anniversary.
Ali said she and and fellow actor David were feeling 'incredibly lucky' as she showed off her blossoming bump for the very first time.
Speaking to Hello! Magazine , Ali said: "The moment I found out, I was so excited I could hardly speak."
Ali also bravely spoke for the first time about her miscarriage on New Year's Eve.
"It took a while to process it emotionally," she said. "I had been so excited – I'd wrapped up the pregnancy test and put it in the Christmas tree for David.
“I think I was a bit naive about how fragile it all was.”
David, who stars in the West End production of Mamma Mia!, said Ali was going to be a 'brilliant' mum.
Ali, who starred in Strictly Come Dancing in 2009, said that her morning sickness had been so intense that she could not go near a fridge or dishwasher during her early pregnancy.
In March Ali and David will celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
The pair tied the knot at London's Old Marlyebone Town Hall surrounded by their showbiz pals.
Ali and David, who met at a showbiz event in 2016, invited Danny Mac, Westlife's Kian Egan and wife Jodi Albert to their nuptials and described their big day as "magical".
"It was everything I dreamed of and more. It really was the happiest day of my life," Ali told OK! magazine.
David added that they "absolutely" want to start a family, telling the magazine: "We hope we are blessed with children – we both come from brilliantly large families and would love to add to them at some point in the future."
Read Ali Bastian's full new interview in the latest edition of HELLO! out now.
