Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas reveal gender of their baby By Press Association September 29 2019, 4:13 pm September 29 2019, 4:13 pm Share Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas reveal gender of their baby Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/pressandjournal/entertainment/tv-film/1854206/lucy-mecklenburgh-and-ryan-thomas-reveal-gender-of-their-baby/ Copy Link Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas (Ian West/PA) Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas have announced that they are having a baby boy. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mecklenburgh revealed the sex of their first child in a video on Instagram. The clip showed her reading the results to Thomas, who sat beside her expectantly. “It’s a boy,” she said excitedly, as the actor shouted with joy and threw his arms in the air. View this post on Instagram We are having a ….. 🤷🏻♀️💖💙❓ • • • His reaction! 🤣 he couldn’t hold it in any longer!! @ryanthomas84 ❤️ it’s mad I always knew the gender as soon as I found out I was pregnant 🤰🏻xA post shared by Lucy Mecklenburgh (@lucymeck1) on Sep 29, 2019 at 2:31am PDT Appearing close to tears, he hugged Mecklenburgh. “I knew it was a boy, I knew, I knew,” she said. “You know what I just knew, it’s not a surprise to me.” View this post on Instagram Blue is for…..? 👶🏽💙🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽A post shared by Ryan Thomas (@ryanthomas84) on Sep 29, 2019 at 2:24am PDT The couple have been in a relationship since 2017 after meeting on Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls. Thomas, who played Jason Grimshaw in Corrie from 2000 until 2016, proposed during a holiday in Italy in June this year. They announced in August that they were expecting a baby.