Nervously gripping a confetti tube, Kirstie Stanway-Thorne looks up at her husband Gareth and grins.
“I’m sure it’s a girl,” the expectant mum tells Woman’s Day, before twisting the base to release an explosion of blue – yes, our photoshoot has doubled as a gender reveal.
“Oh, my God, it’s a boy?!” she laughs. “Amazing! Not what I was expecting. I really, in my heart of hearts, thought it was a girl. I wasn’t even contemplating a boy. I even saw a little