By Emily Sheridan


Just two and a half months after announcing they were trying for a baby, Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid are expecting their first child.

The former glamour model, 28, is 11 weeks pregnant with her first child.

The couple's baby news comes just five weeks after Reid, 36, proposed to her on an Irish chat show.

We're pregnant! Alex Reid and Chantelle Houghton are expecting their first child together


The giddy blonde tells OK! magazine: 'Oh my God! I'm pregnant. Let me through - I'm going to be the yummiest mummy there is.

'I'm milking it, trust me. I've told my friends and family, if I'm going through it, you're all going through it.
'I don't know exactly when the baby was conceived... I found out four weeks ago.'

The couple revealed they were trying for a baby in August after Houghton revealed she had a low fertility.

At the time, Houghton claimed doctors told her in-vitro fertilisation was her only hope of getting pregnant.

Baby on board: Houghton and Reid were unaware of her pregnancy when they holidayed in Florida six weeks ago

But given she's nearly three months along, it appears the reality star fell pregnant immediately when she began trying.

The Big Brother stars were on the verge of starting IVF treatment when Houghton did a pregnancy test from Boots.

Despite her luck at pregnant so quickly, she has hit out at sceptics who may have questioned her fertility issues.

She explained: 'I've been seeing a private doctor and he said: "Well, you've proved them wrong, haven't you?"

'Alex and I have spent thousands on private fertility treatment. All the tests and consultations. I have all the drugs at home. It does make me question these doctors. But then again, maybe it really is a miracle.'

Impromptu: Reid proposed to Houghton on The Saturday Night Show in Ireland last month


No doubt Reid will be pleased his fiancée's pregnancy has silenced those who accused him of 'shooting blanks' when he was trying to have a baby with estranged wife Katie Price.

Reid and Price underwent two courses IVF treatment last year after struggling to conceive for six months.

Because Price has already had three children, critics unfairly accused Reid of being infertile.

But he proudly spoke of his virility at the time on his Twitter page, saying: 'Two specialists both confirm I have above average sperm production and working great.'

Houghton and Reid announced their engagement last month after a whirlwind six month romance.
They started dating in April after meeting at Fate Awards in Belfast, just a few weeks after Houghton's high-profile split from TV presenter Rav Wilding.

But they will have to wait until Reid divorces estranged wife Katie Price, following their separation earlier this year.
No doubt both will be hoping their second marriage lasts longer than their first after both couples separated just 10 months after their weddings.

Reid wed Price in Las Vegas in February 2010 after seven months of dating, while Houghton tied the knot with Samuel Preston in April 2006, just four months after meeting on Celebrity Big Brother.


source:dailymail