Love Island’s Marcel Somerville has announced that his girlfriend Rebecca Vieria is pregnant with his first child.
The Blazin’ Squad star, 34, also emotionally revealed that the happy news comes one year after Rebecca tragically suffered a miscarriage.
Marcel, who recently nearly died after a scary hospital stint, shared that he discovered he was going to be a father while recording in the studio.
Oh baby! Love Island’s Marcel Somerville has announced that his girlfriend Rebecca Vieria is pregnant with his first child (pictured in 2019)
The couple are yet to find out the gender of their first child together and are going to their first scan next week.
He told OK! Magazine: ‘I was in the studio with my headphones on and she tapped me on the shoulder.
‘She had loads of pregnancy tests in her hand, just to make doubly sure. It was crazy! It’s my first baby and I’ve been waiting a long time for this, so it’s just mad.’
Upsetting: The Blazin’ Squad star, 34, also emotionally revealed that the happy news comes one year after Rebecca tragically suffered a miscarriage
Marcel and Rebecca have been together for 14 months, they celebrated their one-year anniversary in May. They first met at a London nightclub in 2018.
The couple revealed that they had been trying for months and it ‘took a little while’ to get pregnant after they tragically suffered a miscarriage.
Marcel shared that their miscarriage happened ‘very early’ in the relationship and that the ordeal brought them closer together.
Lovely stuff: Marcel, who recently nearly died after a scary hospital stint, shared that he discovered he was going to be a father while recording in the studio
He told the magazine: ‘We both took it really badly. It took a little while for us to get over it, but it did make us stronger because when you go through something like that, it makes you be there for the other person.’
The couple added that they ‘still worry’ during their current pregnancy and that Rebecca took ‘100 tests’ to make sure she was pregnant.
It’s happy news all-round for the cast of Love Island 2017 as Marcel’s co-star and close friend in the villa, Camilla Thurlow is expecting her first child with beau Jamie Jewitt.
Sweet: It’s happy news all-round for the cast of Love Island 2017 as Marcel’s co-star and close friend in the villa, Camilla Thurlow is expecting her first child with beau Jamie Jewitt (pictured on the show)
Camilla, 31, and Jamie, 30, both met on the ITV2 dating show and they announced the reality star’s pregnancy in May.
It comes after Marcel recently revealed that he nearly died after being rushed to A&E with COVID-19 symptoms.
Talking about the scary incident during the interview, the musician revealed that he discovered he has Type 1 diabetes and he was unknowingly suffering with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA).
Another Love Island baby! Camilla, 31, and Jamie, 30, both met on the ITV2 dating show and they announced the reality star’s pregnancy in May
The former Blazin’ Squad star gave an update from his hospital bed in June after being admitted with ‘violent vomiting and passing out’.
Marcel shared that it had been a ‘very hard few days’ and being rushed to hospital was the ‘worst’ moment of his life.
The musician shared a video of himself hooked up to wires in a hospital bed as he candidly shared: ‘It’s been a very, very hard few days for me. Thursday was literally the worst day of my life. I nearly died.’
Scary: It comes after Marcel recently revealed that he nearly died after being rushed to A&E with COVID-19 symptoms, he has since discovered he has Type 1 diabetes and was unknowingly suffering with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Marcel then thanked fans for their prayers and blessings, he emotionally added: ‘Keep sending them my way because I need them, thank you so much, big love, Marce.’
In June, it was reported that Marcel had been rushed to hospital amid fears he had contracted COVID-19, which has now been revealed as Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
The former Blazin’ Squad star was admitted to hospital after ‘violet vomiting and passing out’, according to OK!.
Worrying: The former Blazin’ Squad star gave an update from his hospital bed in June after being admitted with ‘violent vomiting and passing out’
A source told the news outlet: ‘Marcel has been feeling unwell for a few days and didn’t have any energy. One day he vomited violently and then passed out.
‘He’s been admitted to hospital and has a fever and is still feeling weak. He’s been in hospital for two days and they’re still awaiting test results to rule out coronavirus.’
MailOnline contacted a representative of Marcel Somerville for comment at the time.
Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the reality star has been spending his time in lockdown with his stunning girlfriend Rebecca.
While she did not publicly speak of her beau’s hospitalisation, Rebecca did take to her Instagram Stories to repost his most recent snap on the image-sharing platform, along with the caption: ‘Love you.’
Marcel and Rebecca celebrated their one-year anniversary in May, with the muscle-bound musician posting a touching tribute to his belle on social media.
Happy couple: Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the reality star has been spending his time in lockdown with his stunning girlfriend Rebecca
Sharing a snap of himself planting a kiss on Rebecca’s cheek, he wrote: ‘Happy Anniversary @rebeccavieirax my sweetness! Mad spending our anniversary on lockdown but there’s no one in the world I’d rather be spending 24/7 with mama.
‘Love you so much! We’ve had a mad year, if they only knew! But we’re here about to start the next 365 Let’s Go, I’m so ready.’
For her part, Rebecca uploaded an image of the pair posing for a selfie together in a car, as she stated: ‘Our First Ever Anniversary…
‘It’s been probably the hardest year ever but throughout it all you have been by me and held me up, when I almost lost myself God sent me you and I look at you as a blessing everyday..
”Anniversary in quarantine but your still making every second special, since midnight actually…❤️ ready for the future my life @marcel_rockyb…❤️.’
London native Marcel appeared on the 2017 season of ITV2 dating show Love Island, in which he placed fourth alongside then-girlfriend Gabby Allen.