Influencer and author Emily Clarkson, the daughter of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, has announced that she and her husband Alex Andrew are expecting "another little girl".
The mum of one posted the happy news to her social media, writing: "Our baby girl is going to be a big sister." She also opened up about suffering the same crippling condition as Kate Middleton -hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes extreme nausea and sickness during pregnancy and sometimes requires hospital treatment.
Emily and Alex are already parents to Arlo Rose, born in February 2023, and the little one featured in the pregnancy reveal video which Emily shared with her 310K Instagram followers on Friday, 12 July.
In the adorable clip, Emily, who is a huge advocate of body positivity, shows off her growing bump on the beach, alongside her publicist husband Alex, who lifted little Arlo Rose up to kiss her mum's tummy.
Alongside it, Emily wrote: "Our baby girl is going to be a big sister... so so so so excited to share that we’re expecting another little girl. so much harder to hide this time around."
Emily said keeping her pregnancy under wraps had been "made harder by HG", which refers to the debilitating condition hyperemesis gravidarum. It causes pregnant women to experience sometimes crippling nausea and vomiting, and leads some to require hospital treatment.
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, suffered with it through all three of her pregnancies, and said it was "a challenge" to feel so "utterly rotten".
Emily said the condition had been "a huge and hard part of this pregnancy so far". She continued: "I want to talk a lot more about that, and I will, but for now, here’s our wonderful news, we’re over the moon."
It's not clear exactly how far along Emily is in her pregnancy, but it is likely she waited until passing the first trimester (12 weeks) before announcing it.
Fans of the influencer and presenter, who started up the Have A Gos (HAGS) – a group that encourages women to compete and have fun in “intimidating sporting events”, were quick to congratulate her - and point out that she likely ran the 2024 London Marathon while pregnant.
One wrote: "Oh my goodness! Congratulations. So hang on… does this mean YOU RAN THE LONDON MARATHON PREGNANT?! you bloody superhero xxxx." Emily responded to the comment with three "eyes" emojis.
Her followers were also quick to offer her support for her HG. One comment said: "As a fellow HG survivor I absolutely empathise with you! It is horrendous and so misunderstood, I hope you have a good support network and are able to take measures to protect yourself."
Another wrote: "Please please please talk about HG. I had it for 9 months in each of my pregnancies and it was traumatic to say the least. I definitely have PTSD and honestly didn’t think I could go through with the entirety of my second pregnancy."
