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ANNOUNCING THEY ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD RHIAN SUGDEN AND OLIVER MELLOR THE MODEL AND HER ACTOR HUSBAND TELL OF THEIR HAPPINESS AFTER SIX YEARS OF I.V.F HEARTBREAK

‘It still doesn’t feel real. We were convinced it would never happen. Our lives are going to change so much’ Rhian

Gently cradling her baby bump, model Rhian Sugden glows with health and happiness in the arms of her husband, actor and proud dad-to-be Oliver Mellor.

After six years and eight gruelling rounds of IVF, the couple have revealed exclusively to HELLO! that they have finally succeeded in fulfilling their dream of expecting a baby.

“We’re over the moon,” says Rhian, 37, who is 16 weeks pregnant. “Our lives are going to change so much, which is very exciting.”

Oliver, 42, who starred in ITV’s Coronation Street for two and a half years, says: “I can’t wait for the baby to be born. I’ll pump my fist to the sky and shout: ‘I’m a dad!’ It’s given us a new lease of life.

“I have such a spring in my step, and love to play music and dance around the

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