TV presenter Scarlette Douglas, best known for fronting A Place in the Sun, has announced she is pregnant with her first child. The 39-year-old, who is engaged to fitness instructor Kyle Murray, shared the news with the couple's followers on Instagram on Sunday.
Alongside a photo of the pair smiling in front of a display of balloons and teddy bears, the couple wrote: "The exciting news is finally here! We're over the moon to announce…We're having a baby!!!!!!"
Congratulatory messages from friends and fans
The announcement drew a wave of congratulatory messages from friends and followers. Former co-star Laura Hamilton replied: "Amazing news xxxx". Married At First Sight psychologist Charlene Douglas wrote: "Yay! Amazing news....soooo happy for you both. Congratulations."
Other followers added comments such as "Congratulations to you both!!! Such lovely news", "Oh wow, this is the bestest news. Congratulations guys", and "Congratulations beautiful that's such sweet news, happy for u both."
Egg freezing journey and motherhood plans
Douglas, who presented A Place in the Sun from 2015 until 2022 and appeared on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in 2022, has previously spoken openly about freezing her eggs. She now hosts Can't Sell, Must Sell and Worst House on the Street.
During an appearance on ITV's Lorraine, she told guest host Christine Lampard: "I never thought I'd be 37 with no man, no husband, and no baby." She added: "Being a career-driven woman is fantastic but I do want to have a family so I have to take my future into my own hands and prepare myself for having kids at a later date."
She also described the egg-freezing process as overwhelming, saying: "I wasn't prepared at all, if I'm honest. I had looked into it but until you actually get there and you get given all of the medication." She added: "That moment for me was so overwhelming because I realised I'd have to be injecting myself every day to get to a point where my eggs are healthy enough to take out."
Timing and future-proofing
Speaking at the Ideal Home Show, Douglas explained why she felt the timing was right: "I have no more excuses. I have to get it done and future-proof as much as possible. I didn't realise that at 35, not only do our eggs diminish in terms of how many we have, but the quality of them too."
Douglas recently attended The Baby Show in London, and the couple's announcement marks the start of their journey to parenthood together.
