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ITV sports pundit Laura Woods has announced that she and Island of love Star Adam Collard is set to welcome his first child.
Woods, 37, and Collard, 28, shared the news with fans over the weekend on social media.
The sports presenter posted a photo of her pregnancy ultrasound, accompanied by the caption: “Hello, baby.”
In the background of the photo you can see the couple's French bulldog.
Although Woods has disabled comments for the post, it attracted hundreds of thousands of likes after Collard shared it on his own account, where he has more than 1 million followers.
Woods and Collard went public with their relationship in October last year. However, the couple kept their relationship private until recent months, during which they shared photos together and interacted with each other's social media posts.
Earlier this month, Collard celebrated Woods' birthday on Instagram, sharing photos of them together.
The reality TV star has previously said he wants to get married and have children. “I am protective, whether it’s with Laura, with my family or with my friends. I want to get married. I also want to have children. I’ve always thought, what kind of person will I be? How can I protect my children?” he said.
Speaking about what kind of father he will be, he said: “Obviously I've never had a child, but I don't think I'm going to be spreading the word about it. [social media]I want them to have a fair fight and the opportunity to not be judged immediately.
“As long as my inner circle knows exactly who I am, I don’t care. I think you have to take everything with a grain of salt.”
The pair met after Collard saw Woods on TV commentating on a Lionesses match. Woods had been the lead presenter for ITV's coverage of the 2023 Women's World Cup.
“I followed her on Instagram because I had watched a Lionesses game or something and then I DMed her because she put a funny meme on her story,” she said in the Get a cheeky gossip show last year.
“The funny thing about the story is that, as a football fan myself, I didn’t actually know who she was.”
Collard rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth season of Island of love In 2018, he gained a reputation as a “player”. His behaviour on the show was also criticised by viewers and led to Women's Aid, a domestic abuse charity, issuing a warning about spotting signs of abuse.
The decision to bring Collard back Island of love for a second release in 2022 was heavily criticized.
He has previously been romantically linked to other… Island of love Star Zara McDermott and Kate Moss's younger sister Lottie.
In addition to her role as a commentator for ITV, Woods has previously worked for Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports. She began her work as a presenter doing behind-the-scenes interviews on darts coverage for Sky Sports' YouTube channel.
