Frankie Essex is pregnant with twins with her partner of three years, Luke Love.
The former The Only Way Is Essex star admits she was surprised she got pregnant so quickly after coming off the Pill last year.
And then it was a double whammy when she found out she was expecting twins.
"I was just so shocked!" she told new! magazine. “How we found out was really lovely.
"The lady scanning me was focusing on one baby and was then like, ‘What else do we have here then?’ and I was so shocked and asked, ‘Are we having twins?’ I burst out crying, tears of happiness. It was just so beautiful. It was lovely.”
Frankie found out at an early scan that she was expecting non-identical twins.
"It was such a shock, but it’s a blessing and we are so over the moon," she said. "It’s amazing. As soon as we told the family, I asked if twins run on either side and as far as we all know, they don’t."
And Frankie's brother Joey Essex can't wait to become an uncle.
"He is so excited. His face was the best – I’ve got a video of him reacting," she said. "He just kept smiling all day. He checks up on me. He and Luke are really close, which is really nice."
Frankie is due to give birth in the summer and is already in her second trimester - and feeling better for it.
The 34-year old suffered nausea in the first few months of her pregnancy.
"The first trimester I felt so sick and dizzy and could only eat dry food," she said.
"I was waking up in the night. Now, I’ve got so much more energy."
Frankie hasn't found out the sex of her babies yet but is planning to.
"I didn’t want to, but as soon as we found out we were having twins we both agreed that we’d find out," she said.
"I would have wanted it to be a surprise, but I think I’ve already had the biggest surprise!"
Frankie stopped taking the contraceptive pill but expected to give her body time to adjust before falling pregnant.
"Luke suggested I come off it, as it took one of his friends two years to get pregnant, and we wanted to try soon, plus I wanted to let my body go back to normal," she said.
"But then, after the first period I had, we got pregnant!"
Frankie was so shocked she didn't tell Luke for a week.
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"I was trying to keep it a secret, so I could tell him on his birthday," she said.
"But then I had such bad morning sickness that I couldn’t wait any longer."
Frankie chose a special way to tell her boyfriend they are about to become parents.
"I got him a little card where you had to wear 3D glasses to see it. It said, 'You’re going to be a daddy,'", she said.
"He was so happy, he was speechless and gave me a big cuddle. I cried tears of joy, it was a really emotional moment."+
Frankie and her personal trainer boyfriend, 32, are currently renovating their new Essex house into their dream family home.
"We’ve just moved into our new house, which is getting renovated, so I can’t help but try to help and he’s like, 'What are you doing?' If he catches me trying to vacuum, he’ll just take it off me!" she said.
But despite the shock of expecting twins and becoming a mum sooner than planned, Frankie can't wait.
"I love looking after people, so I hope I’m going to be a good mum!" she said.
"It’s so overwhelming, being pregnant with all the emotions you go through. But with having the house, I’ve had a lot to focus on."
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